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

The client has IE Code and wishes to import (from USA) readymade (off-the-shelf) software (this is not custom-made) which they will buy in non-physical form. The same software will be sold to clients in India "without adding any service whatsoever". Do they sill have to collect Service tax on this from the clients here, even though they will be collecting 4% VAT on it. If so, no customer would prefer to pay so much extra when the same software can be purchased directly from USA in 'download' form without attracting service tax, VAT, customs or any other duty. Business of importing readymade software and offering to local clients would make little sense in that case.

What are the conditions should be fulfilled to get the exemption from Service tax?
S.Jegadeesan

A clearing forwarding agent is paying service tax @ 2.5% on transportation from the port to his client.
Now the Ques is

1. whether he can mention in his bill the transportation charges and tax on it @ 2.5% to his client.

2.if yes then rate will be 2.5% or 12.5% because he is not a transporter....and agent also charge above the trasprtation charges paid by him.

3. credit can be taken on this income & exp

Sir
A manufacturing has a few divisions. A Division (Div I) makes componets for another division (Div II). Div I also give some work outside on jobwork basis. The jobworker will raise a service invoice. Can Div I take Service tax Input? Div I further send those parts to Div II which makes final product.

Dear Sir,

A co. have not taken service tax credit from 4 years and now wants to take credit.
The issue is that company is having manufacturing business as well as trading business, in that case the some expenditures are common for both manufacturing as well as trading business.

Please suggest how to proceed in this case. Further how and in what manner provisions of rule 6 will aplly.

Regards,

Praveen Maniyar

Is it require to charges service tax on Sub-contract (WCT) (Construction work including material)work . dealer having registract under works contract services and also having service tax registration .

Awaiting for valuable replies..

can a person registered under maintenance and repair services for service tax claim abatement of 67%

Dear Sir,

We have received a bill for services provided in India from a foreign company for USD 1260. Now we have to bear the tax liability on that. and we grossed up the TDS liability as 1260*10/(100-10)= 140 USD.
Now this being import of services we have to pay service tax as a service receiver. Now the question as to how the service tax liability would be calculated. on 1260 or on (1260+140=1400. or any other method.
Kidnly elaborate the answer.

Our company is engage in chemical manufacturing .and export the finished goods.

we have appointed one shipping company for transportation of material from India to other country .
the shipping company is sending our container through other shipping company .
we want to know that can we avail service tax credit on ocean freight .
our shipping company made debit note for ocean freight ,but they have not separate shown the amount of service tax .
they have only attached the onother shipping company invoice .
can we avail the service tax credit ?