dear sir,
can u tell me what are the recent changes made in Works contract service?? how much service provider has to pay and how much service receiver has to pay??

hai friends any one give the details of service tax rate from financial year 2006 to 2012?

i wana to know the code under which service tax need to deposit "business support services"


its urgent please reply it quickly

Dear Tax Gurus,

I have started a private limited company in india last year which is dealing with a CA firm of UK . My company in India provides Accounting services to the UK Based Firm . Money was sent to us directly in Pounds which gets converted in INDIA Only. Now please tell do i have to pay service tax or is it free for our services ?

Please reply as i have been wandering here and there with so many different opinions .

Thanks

as we know that service tax code for payment of tax has been changed w.e.f 01/07/2012...but what if an assessee has paid service tax under the same old code for the period july to sept 2012? is there any remedy for this?

As a SEZ unit are we liable to pay service tax on GTA.
If Yes, can we take cenvat credit of such amount paid for GTA.

or, as a SEZ unit are we liable to pay service tax on all service received under reverse charges mechanism?

Query for the members..........., Entry 15 in Mega Notification 25/2012-ST dated 20 June 2012, exempts "Temporary transfer or permitting the use or enjoyment of a copyright covered under clauses (a) or (b) of sub-section (1) of section 13 of the Indian Copyright Act, 1957 relating to original literary, dramatic, musical, artistic works or cinematograph films;". Now my question in this regard is that suppose if A Ltd buys a software from X Inc., USA who provides the license keys over email. A Ltd has to download the .exe file from vendors website and install in its computer and activate the license using license key so at to begin using the software. Please confirm firstly whether this activity falls under Entry 15? Secondly, please describe that is there any guidance on what is the 'type of use’ and 'type of enjoyment’, referred to in the said exemption?

Client Providing Commission Agent Service (BAS) with HO at Kolkata and 6 Branch Offices. He is paying Service Tax since the date of Applicability on all the amount received against Bills raised (Including Service Provided from Branch). He is following Centralised accounting systems (But Registration taken for HO only). In the last months Audit Party of Service Tax Audited his account for 2007-08 to 2010-11, Since client having branches at different places and availed Input Cenvat Credit on Telephone / Mobile Bills at that Branches which was not registered nor client having the centralised registration, so all the Cenvat Input of Service Tax will be Disallowed. even we had paid on the Output Service Tax on the Services provided from that Branches. Need Case law and Opinion to defend the case. Thanks in Advance.

As per service tax exemption notification, restaurants which satisfies both the conditions as mentioned below will be exempted from Service Tax, • Should not have air conditioning or central heating in any part of the establishment • It should not have a license to serve alcoholic beverages. Most of the restaurants have air-conditioning in certain parts of kitchen to handle perishable goods, but may not have air conditioning in the sitting area where guest eats food. What will be the service tax applicability in these cases???

One mess contractor is giving morning tea, breakfast, lunch & dinner in an Educational Institute Hostel where food preparation, place & equipment is provided by educational institution. The Contractor only goes to the hostel and prepares the food and no further activity is carried out by him. The place of hostel where food is served is Non AC and neither alcoholic licence is served there. Is the activity of Contractor liable to service tax???