We have applied for centralised registration in service tax in last month and collected the service tax after appling for service tax.

Please suggest whether we have to deposit the service tax in this month or we should deposit the tax once we got the ST-2.

A service provider was raising a bill of Rs. 90000 every month. It has also taken registration under service tax rule. But it is neither attaching the declaration nor claiming service tax in the bill.
Whether the company receiving the bill is allowed to take credit of the service tax on the gross amount paid to the vendor i.e. on Rs. 90000.

How do we calculate service tax liability in case of abatement?

Whether a manufacturing company is reqd to pay service tax on carriage inward or outward incurred by it?

we have already paid service tax @12.36% on Mob advance receipt basis. After reducing the service tax @10.3% we have charged service tax in bill @10.3% but clients have recoveed mob advance and also service tax amount @12.36%(which paid against mob. adv.) from our bill. we are financialy lost.
Pls. give us a opinion for Convince our client.

When a person deposits his service tax on due date by cheque payment, but cheque is realized after the due date. Does he attract late payment of service tax ?

Service Tax Rs. 5 lacs due on 6 july 2010

paid on 10 july
20 july

Which proviosn would be attracted
u/s 75 (13%pa interest)
OR
or u/s 76 (200 per day or 24% pa which is higher subject to Rs. 2000)

and why ?

A registered partnership firm (i.e. registered under service tax) has been converted into private ltd, company. What should be done for service tax due to such conversion?

Exporter is IT Comapny and providing IT Services outside India which are out of preview of service tax. Company is unable to utilise CENVAT CREDIT of service tax.

What is relevant date or last date for claiming refund of cenvat credit under rule 5 of CENVAT credit Rule?

What are the important documents for filing ST-1?