Please tell me whether Govt. body engaged in providing construction services is liable to pay service tax??

Dear Sir,
Consider this example of a Food Restuarant issuing a bill for Rs. 400/- for food and service tax thereon Rs. 41.20 and service charge Rs. 50/-.
Query:
1.Whether Service tax is applicable for Selling foods?
2. Whether the Restuarant Collect VAT instead of Service Tax, it is correct?
3. If service tax is applicable, It should be charged on Selling foods or in Service charge as above mentioned?

dear all,
if service tax applied in transporting business and the examption of s.t.on transporting


thanks,

Please guide me regarding, is there service tax applicable for works contract carried out for construction of officers quarters for "Life Insurance Corporation of India" or exempted service.

please.

Any latest legal developments regarding taxablity of sale of software (VAT + Service Tax).

How we can get the credit of service tax after completion of the project? For Example :- A 3 star hotel is just finished the construction and now it will be in operation in the coming days? So could we get the credit of the service tax which we have paid at the time of construction. Please give answer in detail that on which category of services it will be applicable or on which it is not?

Dear All,

Please let me know whether the service which has been performed in another country though the invoice is raised by the indian company and submitted to the customer attracts service tax.

Hi,

We are a Service provider & has got Service Tax Regn No. The invoice amount is very low and the number of inovices will be very high. Whether we can sent the invoices in PDF Format to our clients by e-mail ? Whether this requires any registration with Service Tax Authorities ?

Thanks & Regards
Rajesh K

SIR,
WE HAVE PRIVATE LIMITED COMPANY AND REGISTER IN EXCISE AS A DEALER EXCISE REGISTER WE HAVE PASS THE EXCISE TO OUR CUSTOMER BY FIRST STAGE DEALER.
NOW WE HAVE FACING SOME PROBLEM THAT EXCISE DEPARMENT ASK US TO TAKE REGISTRATION OF SERVICE TAX AND DEPOSIT SERVICE TAX OF TRANSPORTATION PAID BY US TO TRANSPORTER.
WE HAVE TRY TO TAKE RECEIPT FROM TRANSPORTER AFTER CHARGE SERVICE TAX BY TRANSPOTER.AND THEY SHOW IN THEIR rECEIPT ALSO THAT THEY HAVE COLLECT THE SERVICE TAX FROM US.

SO PLEASE ADVISE ME STILL WE REQUIRE TO TAKE REGISTRATION OF SERVICE TAX.

Dear Experts,

My S.T no. which I have taken before a year still now I have filled any returns. and now I decided to start from this year so How can I know from internet/service tax website about my s.t ( active or inactive)
Also tell me what kind of penalty I have to paid against not filling any return. Pls advice me


Thanks in advance