Dear All,

What are the taxes and duties applicable on RMC (Ready Mix Concrete?

Present our RMC supplier charging state VAT in his bill. We asked him to install plant at our construction site and then we will buy and supply all material needed for concrete mix to him and we will pay service charges to him along with service tax applicable.

My question is my approach is correct? As State VAT exemption is there for our plant, no input tax for us. In this situation how can we avoid state sales tax? Can we go for service contract with him?

Please give your valuable suggestion?

Thanking you,
Swamy.K

Dear Sir/Friend,
General service tax rate is 10% currently. Why the aviation industry, still now, is paying tax @12%(effectively 12.36%) to the Govt. ?

Thanking You.




Makardhwaj Singh

Hi all

Though the service tax paid was more than 10 lakhs we filed the return manually for the 2nd half ended March 2010.

Is there a possibility to ask for waiver of late fees.

Thanks in advance

I had a query If a Foreign Company recieves a contract of Overhauling of machinery from Indian Company( Say A ) and the the Foreign Company outsource that contract to the another Indian Company ( say B ). My query is that when the Indian Company ( B ) will raise the invoice to Foreign Company, Will it be treated as Export of Service and accordingly whether we need to charge the service tax.

Please advice, Is service tax is applicable on tips in case of spa service provided to customer as per under clause -

The Spa services are liable to service tax user sub clause (zw) of clause (105) of section 65 of Finance Act, 1994 which defines taxable service as "any service provided or to be provided to any person, by a health club and fitness center in relation to health and fitness service".

Section 65 (52) of the Act defines 'health club or fitness center' as follows:

"Health club and Fitness center means any establishment, including a hotel or resort, providing health and fitness service".

Further the term 'health and fitness service' has been defined u/s 65(51) of the Act which means "service for physical well being such as, sauna and steam bath, Turkish bath, solarium, spas, reducing or slimming saloons, gymnasium, yoga, meditation, message (excluding therapeutic massage) or any other light service".

Co.A is paying award amt to a cricketer of RS10 lac on behalf of co.B then co.A recovers it from B in the form of raising bill and charging service tax.

the question is-
1.If it is a reimbursement of cost then why service tax is applicable.
2.The co. is not providing any service then why service tax is to be charged in bill.

I would like to know whether this exemption is available every year. or having paid the tax in a year, has one to continue paying service tax next year even when the turnover does not exceed Rs.10 lakhs

Our client is a consultant of landscaping.
They do both consultancy and landscaping on a turnkey basis.
As per 65 of Service tax the Consultancy on Landscaping comes under the category of "Interior Decoration"
My doubt is we are not only consultants but also contractor for execution of work including supply of material and labour.

Please Advise Whether we has to register under
Interior Decoration or Work Contract category under Service Tax

a company, service provider, can take cenvat credit in service tax from fixed asset bill like software, computer equipments etc..

I am athorised dealer for Two -Wheelers for sales Service and Spare.
i have registered under Authorised service Station and recently i have received one notice from service tax Dept.vide cierculer No.96/7/2007 service Tax Dt.23.08.2007 Ref Code No.036.03/23.08/2007 it is mentioned that
"In Course of providing Service we have to charge service tax on entire bill amount"

i want know whether sale of spare part through workshop is chargeble under service tax as it is already charge under vAT.