if we received any money in advance is this money inclusion of tax or how to treat it for eg:- a received 5,00,000 if we have to calculate service tax payable how we calculate 500000 x 10.3/110.3
or 500000 x 10.3/100 ?

ST returns has to be filed online now.
What about the return which are pertain to FY 2010-11 ?

I have not file St return for the second half of FY 2010-11. Can I file belated return manually or this aloso needs to be filed online ?

Please advise...
Thanks.

Dear Experts,

Please clarify me that one of my client is going to provide vehicles on hire to other company. These vehicle are provided with drivers and petrol expenses. The hire charges are fixed on monthly basis. Whether this service is covered under Rent a cab service or under Supply of Tangible goods for use Services. Company's main business is of trading goods. Please reply soon. Its urgent!!

Thanks in advance
Sanjay Verma

Dear sir/ madam
In case of transportation business, if a transportation agency provides a service, some trucks in a factory premises to dump material here & there in factory itself. The Factory pay a sum to the transportation co.
In this case who is liable to pay service tax.
Is here, anything like if services providing in factory only and not on the road then the transportation co. is liable to pay service tax....>?

When is service tax to be paid?

I received advance of Rs. 1 lakh in April 11, however I would be providing services in the month of May and June.

Should I pay service tax in April or in May and June on the basis of services rendered.

Please guide.

i want to file my service tax return ST-3 for the period april-11 to sept-11 manually but e-filing compulsory from oct-11 then what to do for return of above period i.e.april to sept-11. manually or e-filing?
please advice.

I have not submitted my ST-3 for the period 2009-10. i would like to submit my ST-3 in the month of sept i.e.25.09.2011.
what would be my penulty for late submission of ST-3 RS.2000.00 or RS.20,000.00.
plz give me in details.

If an University renting it auditorium hall to an outsiders then is it liable to charge and pay Service Tax?

I have noticed that one of the restaurnt in Patna charges Service charges a part from service tax and VAT on their total Bill value for booking a banquet for lunch,Kindly view your points on the same, Bill details are as follow.

(conference wid spl lunch @ Rs.550.00 for 43 person)

Rs.550.00*43 = 23650.00
Servc chrg@5% = 1182.50
---------
Total 24832.50
VAT@13.5% = 3352.39
Servc TAX@6.18% = 1461.57
--------- Total 29646.46


Rgds.
Tanweer
9934361710
tanweer0710@gmail.com

HI,
I WANT TO KNOW THAT CAN I FILL NIL RETURN FOR THE PERIOD AY 2008-09 TO TILL DATE
BECAUSE BUSINESS HAS NO TRANSACTION FOR THE SAID PERIOD AND FROM 1-10-11 IT IS COMPULSORY TO FILE ONLINE RETURN AND WE WANTS TO CLOSE OUR BUSINESS - REGISTRATION NUMBER WILL BE SURRENDER.
FOR SURRENDER WE HAVE TO FILE OUR RETURN BUT THEIR IS HUGE PENALTY FOR THEIR YEARLY rS. 40000 . SO TOTAL PENALTY 20000*6=rS.120000.
HOW CAN I SAVE PENALTY AND FILE MY SERVICE TAX RETURN - URGENT