Govt. has issued a notification on reduction of Service Tax with effect from 24.02.09. We are issuing the bills for the rent on immovable property with Service tax rate of 12.36%. My dobut is, in the bill pertaining to the month of Feb'09, what rate should charged. 10% or 12.36%

IF NOTIFICATION NO 8/2009 IS APPLICABLE FROM 24-02-2009 THAN WHAT WILL BE THE CONSEQUENCES IF SERVICES PROVEDED FROM 01-02-2008 TO 23-02-2008 WHETHER IT WILL CHARGED BY 12% OR THAT WILL ALSO CHARGED BY 10%. (IGNORE THE ED CESS AND HSED CESS)

PLEASE CONFIRM.

My client is a service provider she is proprietor. Now she purchase a house . for that she pays service tax. Whether she can avail credit for that amount?

She provides erection and commissioning work.
house purchase for residential purpose

A manufacturer in ahmedabad is having branch office in mumbai.goods are send to mumbai from ahmedabad after payment of excise duty.whether manufacturer can avail credit of service tax paid on input services of branch at mumbai?

the rates of excise and service tax which hv been reduced a day before,

by which date will this effect will take place

by today itself or by 01.04.09

Dear All,

Please advice the exact date for the applicability of reduced service tax of 10%.

Dear All,

As I understand that new S.Tax rates are applicable from 24/2/2009.

My Q's is what is the status of advance payment collected before the new notification ?

Since the payment is collected as advance against the bill to be raised in the month of March'09.

Dear Sir,

I want to know that service tax reduced by 2% (under notification no. 8/2009 dt. 24.02.2009) till what date this rate is
apllicable.

i know that this is applicable from 24.02.2009, but i wanted to know is it applicable to 31.03.2009. if not then is there any time limit for the rate(10%)

Query 1:
Kindly elaborate on separate books of accounts for the purpose of Cenvat availment. is it enough that client maintains sufficient details in the financials or is it necessary to create a company and books entries in the same

Query 2:
Client is company operating in hotel industry. only few line of income is chargeable to service tax. can input credit be taken at 100%

HELLO, THIS ROHIT IS THERE IS SOME ONE WHO GUIDED ME FOR THE PURPOSE OF SREVICE TAX REGISERATION PROCEDURE.

WARM REGARD
ROHIT KUMAR SINGH
KUMRA BHATIA & CO
NEW DELHI