120 Service Tax Accounting Codes Chart- Effective From Dec’ 2012

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120 service tax accounting codes  are once again notified to be used from December 2012 onward for payment and registration time. Only five months ago , in July , CBEC issued a circular by which one accounting code was prescribed for negative list service tax regime  However, now the government will reintroduce sector-specific tax filing codes from December, [...]

Negative List Modified:39 Services Exempt Now !

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Service Tax authorities have notified 34 major services which shall be out of service tax provisions vide the Notification no Notification No.12/2012-Service Tax dt 17/03/2012. However, the negative list was expanded vide notification no 25/2012 by which 39 types of services were defined to be out of service tax.  Every services other than the services [...]

Exporters To Satisfy 9 + Conditions for Service Tax Exemption !

The government has issued notification  42/2012 – ST, DATED 29-6-2012 by which service provided by a commission agent located outside India and engaged under a contract or agreement or any other document by the exporter in India, to act on behalf of the exporter, to cause sale of goods exported by him has been made [...]

Retreading of Tyres liable to service tax

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Retreading of tyres is covered under the ambit of the service ‘Management Maintenance & Repair Service’ and is liable to payment of service tax. You are accordingly requested to advise the Members of your Association to pay Service Tax. The issue dealt by the Service Tax authority was the representation that t ‘retreading of tyre’ [...]

Is Service Tax on Society Formation Correct?

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The demand of service tax  for society or association  formation by builder  is very confusing for many buyers .The reason for such confusion is simple that formation of society / association can neither  be a service nor the cost of construction of flats .Then the question of a customer is very valid why the builder [...]