Please tell me about different rates of Service Tax.

I have some bills of a Travel Agents and he has charges service Tax at different rates. Is there any exemption or another provision for charging service tax.

If there is any exemption in Service Tax then give me some information about this also.

Dear All

1. Is service tax applicable on Out of Pocket exp. in a debit note issued to client.

2. If we mention in invoice issued to our client, Consultancy charges & Out of Pocket exp then, Is service tax applicable on out of pocket exp.

pls help me.

thanks
rahul

Dear Sir,

we are receiving marketing services for our products from foreign company. i know that it applicable for service tax. but i have doubts in this regard.

pls kindly clarify them..

1) Payment of Service tax thru cenvat credit allowed or not
2) whether new registration for services is required if we already have registration for BAS.
3)what is the rate of tax and which catagories for coverage.
4) we have paid adv payment thru tt on 25.07.08 but not received bill yet from the party. what is the time limit for payment of service tax

In an educational institution, no service tax is recovered or paid on its main activities. The Institute's income is also exempt under IT Act.

The Institute however carries out certain project activities being sponsored by outside agencies and the Institute earns some income. Services such rendered by the Institute under its project activities are subject to service tax.

Accordingly, the Institute is registered for this services under the Act.
For the first time it has paid service tax out of service tax earned on its project activities for the month of March 2008 after its registration. As required under the Act it has also filed return in April 2008 for the first half year period. """"No input tax credit was however taken so far.Though it paid Rs.20,000 as service tax on certain services (security, telephone, housekeeping, AMC etc.) availed by the Institute during 2007-08."""

On the other hand, Institute pays service tax - telephone bills, Security services, AMC contracts, Housekeeping services etc. Such services on which tax is paid cannot be clearly segregated as to relating to

(i)the Institute activities which is exempted from any service tax
(ii) project activities of the Institute (which is subject to service tax)

Problem:

Now in the month of July 2008 the Institute has further earned service tax (say Rs.50,000)on its project activities and it is required to be deposited by 07-08-2008. But now Institute wants to avail input service tax credit.

Please clarify

1. Whether the Institute can avail of input credit to the extent of 20% (Rs. 10,000)of Rs.50,000 service tax payable in August 2008 by
a. taking input credit from the service tax paid (say Rs. 8,000) from April 2008 to July 2008 on common services (telephone, security, housekeeping,AMC etc.)
b. taking input credit of balance Rs.2,000 (i.e.Service tax payable in August 2008 Rs.50,000 minus Rs.10, 000- {Rs.8,000 as per 'a' above and balance Rs.2000 from 2007-08) from the service tax paid (Rs.20,000)during 2007-08.


2. For availaing 20% input credit, What register/records are to be maintained. Please indicate under which section it is specified.

3.What is procedure for assessment.What is to be done for this?

4. Whether the institute can avail input credit of more than 20%. Please specify the section/ clause of the ACT and under what terms and conditions

If Service tax is applicable to rental income also and to which extent

HI ALL

CAN I TAKE CREDIT OF SERVICE TAX ON INPUT SERVICE THROUGH PHOTOCOPY OF BILL/DUPLICATE BILL
IS ORIGINAL BILL NASSERY FOR SERVICE TAX CREDIT ?
PLEASE GIVE ME NOTIFICATION NO.

Hi All

Is it necessary to make payment to the service provider before availing the credit of service tax of any input service?

Kindly provide reference to any notifications/ circular etc. in support of your answer.

Hi i just had a query on Service tax filling. Following are few of the queries i had in the new form:

1. How should the Premise be Registered? Is there any seprate registration number or we can use the STC number?
2. If we have multiple premises can we take set off against the other premises?
3. Same way if we have multiple Taxable services can we set off against any of the other services?
4. Can we have set offs between Premises and taxable services?
5.What can be the amount that can be included in money equivivalent?

Regards,
Sumana

we are a manufacturing industry

my question is if i appoint a broker for transporting my raw material from suppliers place to my factory and i just pay him his commission for rendering those service and amount of freight as reimbursement.

it is to be noted that i am not paying directly to the transporter and i am not getting any consignment note.


weather there is any liability on my part to pay servcie tax on gta.

one more thing here who is laible to pay service tax and to whom good tranport agency should issue c note

if m giving coaching classes at home and have a turnover of Rs. 1.5 L, M i eligible to charge service tax...???

What is the basic minimum limit of turnover for service tax...???