Service tax is collected under the Finance Act. Why is not a specific Act like Service tax Act been enacted?

Mr. A take work from a company to unload the wheet/rice and cement from railway wagan and load it in lorry. Wagan booked by the company. Lorry freight paid by the company. Weheter this service comes under serice tax? if so under what head?If lorry freight paid by Mr. A - what is the effect? Mr. A is authoried by the railway department for clearing work at railway good shed.

I had bank charges to the bank which contains service tax at the rate of 12.36% and we receive service from one of the sub contractor at the rate 4.12% in composition scheme.

Can i set off above service tax i.e (12.36% against 4.12% Compsition Scheme)

While making a e-payment for Interest for Mr A, we had mistakenly entered ST regn of Mr B and processed the payment.
Pl. advise:-
1. if this payment can be adjusted to the
credit of Mr A.
2. if the payment can be adjusted with
regular ST liability in future (not
interest).

My client is in civil contract business.He mainly working in construction in roads and construction of sites ie.Construction of suger factory plats,Development work for Maharashtra Stae Elecricity Board(MSEB)and private Buildings. What are the provisions in service tax in this regard and what precaution we can take.

any who give manpower/operator with his rentle machines and charges operator charges sepratly
if is applicable for registration in other head while registred already in maintenance and repair service

Dear Sir/Madam,

Can you please advise if there is any recent notification for payment of service tax on rent?. Our accountant stop payment of service tax on rent of premises from april 2009.

can someone send link of notification of payment / non payment of service tax or send the link.

what is the interest if payment is to be made ?

A service provider is erecting temporary stalls for exebitions. Is that service taxable? If yes under what category. If the same service is rendered to a foreign client but the exebition is conducted India. Consideration received in Forex. The services were rendered to a foreign client in India. Will that be exempted under Export of Services Rules?

Does Aminities charges falles under this category?As per Service tax Inspector he is of opinion that Aminities is not to be treated as rent & would be charged as Business support service since 1-5-2006.As per SE Inspetor he says that Though Lease Rent Comes under SE tax from 1-6-2007 it was not specify that it will not fall under Busines Support Services for earlier year.
Please quote any case law stating that Aminities is only part of Renting of Immovable propery & not Business Support.

WE ARE MANUFACTURAR EXPORTER FROM HARIDWAR SIDCUL ( UTTRAKHAND )WHICH IS DUTY EXEMPT AREA

WE ARE RECEIVING VARIOUS SERVICES REALATED TO BUSINESS PAYING SERVICE TAX ON THAT
ALSO PAYING SERVICE TAX ON GTA

I WANT TO KNOW THAT CAN WE GET THE SERVICE TAX CRDIT IF YES WHAT WILL WE THE USE OF THIS CREDIT OR CAN WE GET THE REFUND OF THAT CREDIT

HOW WE TREAT WITH THE SERVICE TAX IN THAT AREA

PLS GUIDE

THANKS & RGDS

RK SAINI