A company received noting asking for accounting records of 2004-05 on 15-6-2011. the records upto 2005-06 is lost. what is the period of retention of records under service tax?

Is service tax also applicable on charging expenses like travling,D.A ,FOOD done by staff of professional firm in connection to giving services

can someone tell me what is the percentage of service tax applicable on room rent and any other surcharge etc and also tell me payment code of such tax

Hi,

One of our supplier charges freight amount on the bill raised by him. We have paid the freight charges. After that he deposited service tax on the freight charges to the Service Tax Deptt. Now he is asking for the re-imbursment of the service tax paid by him of the freight charges.

So if we re-imbrus him the service tax amount, Can we take the credit of the same? and if yes then what docs to be required to do the same.

Regards
Mahendra S Dhatarwal

is it possible to file Revised ST return through online. if Yes then what is the proceedure. pls help

My client is a Marine Surveyor whose job is to survey the ships and give a report. Most of his clients are foreign marine and logistics companies getting their ships surveyed by my client. The payment of his fees is also in foreign exchange.

Can this service be considered as Export of Taxable Service.

Hi,

Kindly advice me on documentation required for intimation of Registered office change to the Serviece Tax Dept.

Change of Registered Office is within the state(Within Hyderabad city) of a Private Limited Company.

Advice needed on any specific form required, enclosures and the addressing authority to mention in letter head.

Thanks,
Krishna Chaitanya.

Sir,
Under which section or notification number is the rate of 4.12% of service tax under composition scheme specified ?? Also tel that whether cenvat credit can be availed on it or not??

Dear All..

An assessee in Kerala have service tax registration for its premises in kerala. Now it opened a branch in Tamil Nadu but billing and accounting are from Kerala office only. What is the procedure for converting kerala office`s registration into Centralised registration?

Thanks in advance..

Dear Sir,
I am a property broker.i want to know that when iam liable to charge my clients service tax?some body tell me that you shoud get first service tax number then only you can charge and that is also after complition of brokrage of Rs.10lacswithin one calender year.is it right?what is the rule and what are the procedures?please help me.thanking you!
neetin vora.