We are manufacturer of Equipment which attracts ED at the time of sale.Painting of Equipment has been offloaded to some painting contract who is responsible for supplying and applying of paint. Contractor raised Invoice with Vat for supply of Paint and raised Service Tax invoice for apply the paint.We have difference opinion regarding applicability of service tax since final product attributable to ED. Please advice, whether its covered under Mega exemption or service tax to be paid to contractor.

we are engaged in providing "consultancy engineering service". one of our clients has recd order in Dubai. So, in turn, we are asked to provide service at Dubai. So, we are physically providing services at Dubai but raising bill on our client at Indian address as he has no business place in Dubai. In this case, do we need to charge any service tax on our client?

Dear Sir/Madam,
While filing return for a person who is newly registered for service tax whether he should take exemption of Rs. 10 lacs in return or not? If yes under which section he should take that exemption?

In case a builder wants to claim CENVAT credit then he cannot avail the benifit of abbatement of 70%.
what will be the amount on which he has to charge Service tax.

hiii experts,

a manufacturing company wants to purchase trucks for the transportaion of its product to the purchaser and to receive material from saller (means for the transportation of its goods and raw material) and charge the same cost to purchaser. so is there any service tax liability on this transaction and if yes then who will be liable to pay it.

If an assessee engaged in supplying temporary labour to a company engaged in seismic survey and data acquisition. Assessee receive the labour charges along with his service charge of 7.5% of total labour payment.

Whether Service tax leviable on this service is on 7.5% service charge or on total payment (i.e. labour payment+7.5% Sr. Charge)?.

If ST is leviable on labour payment+7.56% Sr. Charge then is there any provision for abatement in ST.

Service tax Payment Periodicity is monthly or Quarterly

Is the period for filing the service tax return has been changed to half yearly from Oct 2012?

service tax is always paid by service provider?


Separate returns will have to be filled if multiple services are provided?

are the above statement true or false
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Dear sir
If (i)the director of a pvt co.uses the cab service for some official purpose (ii)hired a cab for providing support service to banks..
Can these two situations attract reverse charge mechanism.

Thanks