My Client is a software developer in India (Proprietorship concern). They entered into Memorandum with the UK company for rendering services and the 4500 $ is paid every month. the client does not raise any Invoice to the UK company. Can anyone analyse the service tax applicability on this ??

Dear Sir,
What is the service tax rate on work contract- either 4.8% or 12%?

Please clarify.

Dear all,
Freight Rs. 600 relating to the particular consignee(who is a specified person and liable to pay the freight), and the total freight charged including others carried in the same truck Rs. 4500, whether the first mentioned consignee need to pay ST on freight?

dear sir ,
i have one query regarding service tax return
suppose due to some past error & non proper filling of service tax return service tax officer charged interest and penalties both on us & we paid
(suppose it was for F.Y 2008-2009 & 2009-10) so my question is shall i show these penalties & interest on this years service tax return, means in F.y 2012-13 because i paid these amount in may' 2012 if yes than in which column i have to show?

and for f.y 2012-13 also i have paid some interest on late payment


thank you sir

Dear Colleagues, One of our client providing a Taxable service and at the same time they providing service to SEZ unit as well.so my query is do we need to reverse the CENVAT Credit which we have utilised..

Can a rectification application u/s 74 and appeal with Commissioner (Appeals) be filed simultaneously against a Service Tax order passed by an Assistant Commissioner? The order contains a mistake. If I am not filing the appeal till my rectification application u/s 74 is decided, will the filing of appeal become time barred?

One of my friend has business of Labour Assembly. So I would like to ask whether he has to register for service tax and sales tax both or only service tax registration after turnover exceeds Rs.10 Lacs.

As in their business no material is purchased from outside,material is alloted by their client and he has to supply labour only. So whether sales tax registration is required as his consultant ask him to register both.

Please clarify whether loading and unloading services provided by a good transport agency will liable for service tax under GTA service? If yes, whether abatement 75% will be available on loading and unloading services?

As per new provisions supply of manpower comes under reverse charge method.As per notification No:30/2012 dated 20.06.2012, Supply of manpower for any purpose by any individual, HUF, or partnership firm, whether registered or notm including AOP, located in the taxable territory to a business entity registered as of BODY CORPRTATE, loacated in the taxable terrioty, will reverse charges method.Here my question is Service provided by Body corporate to a Partnership firm also the same procedure will applicable or not. Please advise me .

Dear Sir,
One of my client is a job worker, and some of his clients are deducting service tax while making payment to him.
Now my client is willing to obtain service tax registration. After getting registration, how he can claim servise tax deducted by his clients. Whether his clients will issue a deduction certificate like -(as form 16A issued for income tax deduction).
Please advise me.