Dear All,

A company has let out a portion of their office from June 2005, and was paying service tax on rent from June 2007 i.e. from the date of applicability of the service tax on renting of immovable property.

In Fy 2007- 08 the rent receipt was Rs 10,80,000/- and it paid service tax accordingly.

In Fy 2008 - 09 the rent receipt from April 2008 to July 2008 was Rs. 90,000/- per month and from Aug 2008 to March 2009 the rent was Rs 60,000/- per month . (The reduction in rent collection was because at the time of renewal of Rent Agreement the company has reduced the area let out by taking back some portion for its own use)

The company had paid service tax up to July 2008 and stopped collecting and paying the service tax from Aug 2008 as the total rent for the period Fy 2008 - 09 comes to only Rs 8,40,000/- which is below the exemption limit of Rs 10,00,000/-

Now the service tax department is saying once a company crosses the exemption limit of Rs 10,00,000/- in any financial year (in this case it crossed the limit in Fy 2007 -08 and but below the limit from Fy 2008 -09) the company cannot again avail the exemption in any subsequent years as per the service tax notification no 6/2005 dated 01.03.2005.

Kindly clarify whether the company has to pay service tax for Fy 2008 - 09 and Fy 2009- 10 (In Fy 2008 -09 the total rent receipt is Rs 8,40,000/- and in Fy 2009 - 10 it will be Rs 7,20,000/-)

Regards

Subramanain
Bangalore

Dear All

Please clarify my query on Service tax matters :

1. Our Client is working as broker of agriculature produce and processed goods like DOC etc. since long. Previously his mother was proprietor of the firm and after her death in F.Y. 06-07 our client is looking after the affairs of the firm as proprietor.

2. He has received a notice from the superintendent of Service Tax asking for submission of the details for the F.Y. 2004-05 and 2005-06 of the Commission as he has not paid the Service Tax on Commission.

3. His commission for the year 2004-05 was 203736/- from sale/purchase of agricultural produce and 357609/- from Sale/purchase of processed goods. In the F.y. 05-06 his gross commission was Rs. 415698/-.

Pls suggest in the matter what we should do. Is it a time barred case or not ............ ?
The assessee has already submitted the figures and financial statements to the Deptt.

Waiting for the reply

Thanks in advance

CA Rohit Vijaywargiya
Gwalior
Mob. 9301100575

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If the assessee is availing basic exemption limit,Is it mandatory to e-file ST-3 return from now onwards..???

Here there is any one solve my problem tax amount is Rs.146404/- and how much the interest/panelty charges should pay (service is Clearing & Forwarding Agents)

urgent

Thanx
Srinivasan

we are giving the DD of Janseva bank (Shikrapur, Pune) towards the service tax payment to Maharashtra bank (koregaon Bhima, Pune). We are submiting the challan & DD on 5 of the following month to bank. Bank acknowledge the dd & challan on 5 but bank are affix the stamp on 7. as per bank they will give the stamp after clearing the DD.

I want to know whether this is late payment or not? if this is late payment then what we will do?

Dear sir

please let me know the tax code for Late payment of service tax(interest)

thanx

srinivasan

Dear Experts,

Actually my client is into granite manufacturing business and they have central excise registration certificate.
1)they paid audit fee to statutaiary auditor. Statutaiary auditor charged service tax in their bill.
2)our client appointed a internal auditor and he been paid monthly internal audit fee,internal auditor charges service tax.

My querry is wheather input service tax can be claimed or not.

Please give your advice with explaination.

Regads,

Singh.K
Consultant.

Dear Sir,

My friend is doing medical transcription export service, the turnover will be above 10 lakhs, does service tax is applicable for this service, wheather registration of service tax is necessary.

please guide us.

thanking you,
K.Manikaraj