Present rate.of service tax & effective date(ref notification no)

When is 14% ST rate would be applicable, is it from 1st Apr15 or later date.

we have hired cars on contract with the registered owners of the vehicle for the use of business and paying reverse charge @40%. The CENVAT credit taken on the reverse charge paid was objected by the Audit team on the ground that it is available only to those who are engaged in transportation service like fleet owners. Plz explain.

Dear sir
in respect of work contract under reverse charges the service provider has charged 100% service tax instead of 50%, but mistakenly the service recipient has also paid this 100% service tax amount to service provider under reverse charges.
please let me know. can service recipient (company) avail 100% cenvat credit or not if not also tell me the procedure to rectified it.

plz reply urgently

Dear all
please solve my Query.
we are construction partnership firm and had taken contract from xyz pvt. ltd. company for original work and materials is supplied by partnership firm. but my partnership firm has given this contract to another firm (individual)now this individual firm has charged 12.36% ST on full amount. plz tell me
my partnership firm is also registered in ST as well as in TDS also. can i avail this ST input credit paid to individual and what is the partnership firm liability to deduct TDS on the bill of individual.
plz reply

Dear all
plz let me know in the contract of repair &
maintenance. the condition for applicability of RCM...

from 1st april 2015 what is service tax rate applicable

in april month what should be charged 14 % or 12.36 %

Dear Experts,

Please Help me about Cenvat Credit of Service tax paid under GTA,

We are service receiver of Transportation Service, hence we liable for payment of service tax under GTA due to Reverse charge Mechanism...

Can we Claim this paid service tax as cenvat credit to fulfill liability of our service tax..???
if Yes, When we claim the same.???

Dear Sir

our client is manufacturer, they purchased goods from a vendor who arranged transportation facilities for them,and consequently vendor paid freight amount and service tax under reverse charge and claimed both components from client company as reimbursement.

now my question is whether the client company can take credit of service tax on reimbursement made to vendor????