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FAQ - Service Tax Voluntary Compliance Encouragement Scheme

  CA RITUL PATWA    16 August 2013 at 12:18

Service Tax Voluntary Compliance Encouragement Scheme, 2013 has been proposed by the Finance Minister in budget for the year 2013-14, to encourage the defaulters of Service Tax, who have not declared and paid the Tax Due for the peri



Tax on food

  v. srikanth    13 August 2013 at 12:48

The Finance Act, 2012, which came into force on 1.6.12 has overhauled the laws relating to service tax by making sure that everyone pays service tax. Even your chauffer or your neighborhood auto rickshaw driver will be required to pay service tax in



Understanding Place of Provision of Services

  Madhukar N Hiregange    12 August 2013 at 11:15

Place of Provision of Services Rules 1. Introduction Under earlier method of taxation(positive list based) the services which was provided in India was taxable. Section 66A was introduced to tax services which



No Need to file Service Tax Return if No Service Tax payable

  Bimal Jain    12 August 2013 at 11:04

Dear Professional Colleague, No Need to file Service Tax return (ST-3) when no service is rendered during the relevant period and even not required to opt for VCES We are sharing with you an important judgement of the Honble Kolkata Tribunal



Service Tax Amendment - 2013

  vikram sharma    09 August 2013 at 13:02

Speech of Finance Minister in Lower House (i.e., in Lok sabha) on Service Tax in respect of non filing of Service Tax Return cited below: While there are nearly 17,00,000 registered assessees under service tax, only about 7,00,000 file ret



Reimbursement of expenses not chargeable to Service Tax

  Bimal Jain    08 August 2013 at 17:16

Dear Professional Colleague, Reimbursement of expenses not to form part of taxable value for Service Tax We are sharing with you an important judgement of the Honble Madras High Court in the case of Commissioner of Service Tax Vs. M/s. Sang



Sunday Ka Satyanash!

  MudraMantri    05 August 2013 at 07:40

Rahul and friends went to a restaurant near Indra Nagra, Bangalore. The Idea was to spend the little cash that was left with them on good food and to rejuvenate for next day, Monday!! Little cash, since its the last week of the month.



Suggestions to FM- CBEC on VCES

  Madhukar N Hiregange    01 August 2013 at 12:14

Voluntary Compliance Encouragement Scheme VCES Suggestions to make it Successful CA Madhukar N Hiregange The VCES scheme purports to be for the 17 lakhs non filer and non payers. It is a variation of several amnesty scheme we have see



No Service tax on notional interest on security deposit for rented premises

  Bimal Jain    27 July 2013 at 13:54

We are sharing with you an important judgement of the Honble CESTAT, Mumbai in the case of Magarpatta Township Development & Construction Co. Ltd. Vs CCE [2013-T



Service to self - Is unjust enrichment applicable?- Service Tax

  RENGARAJ R.K    26 July 2013 at 15:41

Respected Editor, You have given recognition to me by publishing my article on 5th of this month which had a hit of more than 3500, and now am submitting an important article on Unjust enrichment based on the CESTAT, Ahmedabad judgment which will be