By virtue of the provision of clause (d) of sub-section (1) section 115 WB, introduced by Finance Act, 2007, an employer is liable to pay Fringe Benefit Tax on any consideration for employment provided by way of any specified security or sweat equity shares allotted or transferred, directly or indirectly, by such employer free of cost or at concessional rate to his employees. The value of the fringe benefit is determined as the fair market value of the specified security or sweat equity share on the date on which the option vests with the employee as reduced by the amount actually paid, by or recovered from the employee in respect of such security or shares.
Letter F. No. 334/1/2007- TRU dated 28-02-2007- The threshold limit of service tax exemption for small service providers is being increased from the present level of Rs.4 lakhs to Rs.8 lakhs with effect from 01.04.2007, by amending notification No.6/2005-Service Tax, dated 01.03.05 vide notification No. 4/2007-Service Tax, dated 01.03.07.
F. No. 137/39/2007-CX-4 Dated : February 26, 2007 Summons are issued in a routine manner, under the signature of superintendent or the senior intelligence officers. (SIOs). The harsh and legal language of the summons not only causes unnecessary metal stress & embarrassment and instills fear in the minds of the receiver but may also become a source of harassment or even unethical practices.
The undersigned is directed to say that Board hereby specifies Director General Service Tax as the authority for the purpose of rule 4(3)(b) of the Service Tax Rules, 1994 for granting centralized registration
It has been brought to the notice of the Board that certain field formations have interpreted that service tax is leviable on certain processing activities undertaken by job-workers in relation to manufacture of Gem and Jewellery sector, for or on behalf of the client, even though such activities does amount to ‘manufacture’ under Central Excise Law.
In the Budget 2004, it was proposed to levy service tax on services provided by a goods transport agency in relation to transport of goods by road
All salaried persons having taxable income as per annual returns under section 206 should be taken on the G.I.R. However notices under section 139(2) or 147 are to be issued only to those persons who have not paid the tax correctly or who are believed to be having some source of income besides salary
