My client is in a hotel industry i want to ask one question whether Service Tax and vat tax on restaurant bill are applicable? both taxes are applicable on food bill.

Please suggest me what is the actual law procedures for the same.

Dear All,

As i am running business of Contractor registered with Indian Oil Corp. Ltd (public sector/govt. undertaking)or said as WORKS CONTRACT which includes activities like const. / repair of roads, ecectrical pannels/cables, tank installation, Fabrication, building etc (all the work at petrol pumps). I am paying VAT 4% which is deducted at source & 2% TDS. All the rates of IOCL is inclusive of all taxes.

Plz let me know is the service tax applicable on us & if yes how much tax is applicable on us?

The service tax is applicable from 01-06-2007 as on work contract or from 10-09-2004 ? plz advice the date.

plz let out a easy way as we have very little profits in our business.

Some of our services includes which are exempted from service tax ?

Service tax shall be levied on two condition on restaurant service. first AC furnished and second one is LICENSE to SERVE the Liquor.


the question is whether service tax shall be levied on Temperory licence also???

Like we only provide service of liquor when customer give us L-49.

kindly answered asap.

hi..i am dnyaneshwar

we are sub travel agent (Non IITA)

Hotel Booking Charges : 1.03 % Service Tax on gross Amount

Tour Operator : 2.575% Service tax on gross Amount

Cab Hire :4.12% Service Tax on gross amount

air ticket : 10.30 % charge on only management fees (not on basic fare & airline taxes)

so please anybody tell me above all rates are correct ???

Hi, I run a sole proprietor web agency which deal with web design, web development , seo / sem/ppc , social media marketing , social media optimization , website maintainance , dedicated web hosting, mobile solutions and creative online marketing.
I want to know which service falls under service tax .
The company is based in Bhubaneswar, Orissa. And the list of taxable services under orissa are listed here http://as.ori.nic.in/cenexbbsr/index_bbsr1.htm
Please help me out.

Thanks.

Dear Experts,

could you please inform me the GO. NO. for extra bed charges comes under the service tax for tariff Rs. 1000 and above. Asper the the service tax department clarification No.FNo.334/81/2011-TRU, they had not mentioned about extra bed charges, whether comes under the service tax nor not.

Pls reply me

With Regards
R Saravanan

one of my client is doing the business of cargo services but in fact he is charging the frieght with service tax as it is charged by Airlines and pass on total amount to Airlines and for that Airlines provide him an Income in the name of Rebate & Discount.
My question is that is my client is liable to show the total amount collected and paid to airlines in his Service tax return and secondly he can charge service tax on Rebate & Discount?
or he should file his return as NIL return.

Hi,
Can an Exporter claim refund of Service Tax paid by him. Here the point is to be noted that the Exporter is already enjoying the benefit of Duty Draw back. Please reply.

Dear Experts,

Can you please clarify the following queries

1. Below mentioned Service tax payment due dates is correct or not.

5th of next month by cash / cheque mode
6th of next month by ECS mode
On march - due date is 31st march of the same month.

Payment made by TR 6 Challan

2. Filling of return
ST 3 for half yearly once 25th of Apr / Oct

3. In hotels, we require to file any other service tax return for monthly / quarterly

Please clarify the above.

With Regards
R Saravanan

Sir,
i m providing taxable restaurant services and after abatement of 50%, then how can i present a Invoice to customer.
ex.
Room rent10000
laundry 100
telephone 100
total 10200
Sevice tax
on 5100 (i.e 50% if bill) @ 10.3%525 is it right???