hi all,
pl may someone tell me what is defination of "Input Services"?
mean to say (a)may we consider the services provided by a service provider from manufacturing a final product and upto Sale?

or (b)it's only services which are used upto manufaturing the final product?

(c)further if above (b)called input services, can we avail the Service tax credit, provided by a sevice provider inbetween, after manufacturing a final product and upto sale the same?

pl reply ASAP

Does anyone know of any judgement passed in any court in India , in favour of landlords as far as collecting service tax amount from the tenents is concerned ???
Our tenent is refusing to pay the tax though the lease was written well befoe 01.06.2006 when this tax did not exist .

Is this a good excuse to get the place vacated , as we are not getting the Full rent ??

An assessee has filed an option for availing exemption vide notification no. 4/2007 dated 1.3.2007. He wants to continue to avail exemption during the financial year 2008-09. Do he has to file any document for continuation of exemption or not?
Secondly if he does not wish to avail exemption during 2008-09, do he has to file any document for the same? Shall he charge service tax in the year 2008-09 from the first bill or from the bill when service provided exceeds 10 Lakh? Do he has to pay tax from the very first receipt in 2008-09 or when it crosses 10 Lakh.

Are there any levy of service tax on Homestays run by Tour Operator in Delhi?

can an assessee avail cenvat credit on capital goods purchased before getting the registration with service tax department.

A private limited company entered into an agreement with the Builders for construction of Roads to the site where construction of Flats, Villas, School etc are going to be done by the builders. Amount charged by pvt ltd company 1.25 crore

The private limited company gives the contract to another company for the construction of the road for 1.00 crore

Whether the private company is liable to service tax who is actually not doing constrction of the road directly?

My question is that if I am running the business of transport services. The builty as at To Be Paid basis i.e. payment is made at the delivery point by the party. If I booked the materil for Jammu & Kashmir from Kochi. Whether Service tax is impossed on this transaction, as ON j&k THERE is no servbice tax liability.

my exam is due in nov. 2008. my query is that i dont know which 32 services are to be read for examination purpose.there are several services but specifically it has been issued by c.a. institute that only these 32 service are to be read.you are kindly requested to provide information for the same. thanks

can A company also pay Service tax on line.Is it compulsory?Can company also file the Service tax return online?

Service tax provider shouldnot collect and pay service tax if his gross billing is less than 8 Lacs for the year.Now Till February our billing is less than 8 Lacs and in march Bill from a special client was rs. 2 Lacs. Now we have to pay tax on different or whole billing?
Please guide...