Is there any restriction on availing cenvat credit for the advertising services used by an organization like service tax paid on telephone lines/mobile bills/insurance premiums/Credit Card Bill paid etc. Our company is registered under Advertising Agency under the service tax regulations. We are not claiming as of today cenvat credit on any of the above services which we use for day to day business.

Dear Sirs,

Is there any restriction on availing cenvat credit for the ancillary services used by an organization like service tax paid on telephone lines/mobile bills/insurance premiums paid etc. Our company is registered under Business Auxillary Services & GTA under the service tax regulations. We are not claiming as of today cenvat credit on any of the above services which we use for day to day business.

Hi Sir,

I want your advice on one matter:

Acompany has an agreement with resorts . it provide business and development service to them and charge professional fee. this company has insured the resorts and paid the in surance premium along with serive tax and has receovered the same from the respective resorts. it is not showing it as expense in its books of accopunts. my query is whether it can claim service tax cenvate or not.

Respected Sir,

One of my clients have received a notice from Service Tax Department as regards to information on wrong availment of Cenvat Credit. In this notice following points are mentioned, which I feel are not appropriate:

1) If the bills do not contain PAN based ST Registration, the bill is not admissible for credit.
2) Personal mobile bills shows address of the company is not admissible if the name is of partner or director of the comapny.
3) If the PAN based number is rubber stamped instead of printed, such bill is not eligible for credit.
4) If the bill is addressed in the name of the branch of the company and the branch is not registered for input service, such invoice is also not eligible for credit.

My views/request on above is:
1)Is there any circular/notification of the department as regards to all of the above points. I have not read anywhere that credit will not be available if PAN based ST registration No. is not there. It only mentions that ST registration should be there. Now, if ST department issues temporary ST No. and if one takes credit for input service recd. from such service provider provider, what is wrong in it.

2) As regards to point 2 above, it is no where mentioned that bills should be in the name of the company. There is one circular which mentions that credit can be taken if the mobile is used for providing output service.

3) For point 3 above, there is nothing in the act or rules that ST reg No. should be printed on the invoice. It is mentioned that bills / invoices should contain the ST Reg no.

4) I agree with point 4 above, that branch should be registered with department in order to avail credit.

I request all to help me in this regards ASAP.

Thanks n Regards,

Dear Experts,

We are service providers, we are expecting our service tax collections to exceed Rs.10 Lakhs.

Currently we are paying service tax quarterly and filing returns half yearly.

Incase if we cross service tax collection of Rs.10 lakhs are there any other Service tax statutory requirements to be complied with.

-Siju

if a person has registered himself and in any 6 months period his turnover is less than 10 lakh then also is he required to file half yearly return and if he hasn't collected any service tax or collected but refunded to its client then also is he required to file return?

Is there any exemption to charge Service tax on rent (commercial property)

Sir,

Mine is a STPI registered 100% EOU and we are into Media Transcription which involves downloading the test files and process it and upload and requires good english skills.


Though we are registered under AP VAT ACT, we have not claimed any refund for all my input taxes.

My question is are we eligible to claim refund of input taxes paid on Capital Goods and Rev Expenses.We started the Company in 2005.As out exports are 0% rated, we are not paying any taxes.

I request the experts to reply.

Thanks in advance.

Suresh Babu

i have trading of generater part. I have a vat no. and service tax No.
My question is to purchase a good with excise. i give a service labour charges with service tax.
I have cenvat credit for purchase excise with labour service tax.
if yes which classifiaction goes.
any proof attached with return ?


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If asssesee is Providing service to his client for Rs.1000/- he receives the cash for Rs.500/- and the balance Rs.500/- as concession in lab testing for an assessee.
My qusetion is wheather service tax is applicable to Rs.1000/- or only to Rs.500/- because lab service is exempt from tax?