WE ARE c&F AGENT AND DISTRIBUTOR OF PETROLEUM COMPANY.WE HAVE RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM SERVICE TAX DEPARTMENT UNDER RULE 5 OF SERVICE TAX ACT 1994. THEY HAVE ASKED US TO PROVIDE ALL DETAILS REGARDING SERVICE TAX AND REGARDING INPUT SERVICES. PLEASE GUIDE US WHAT IS THIS RULE 5.WHAT ARE INPUT SERVICES AND HOW CAN WE UTILIZE INPUT SERVICES.IF WE DO NOT PROVIDE INFORMATION TO DEPARTMENT.WHAT CAN THEY DO.

DEAR ALL

PLEASE TELL WHAT IS THE DUE DATES OF INDIVIDUALS, FIRMS, HUF, COMPANIES SEPARATELY AND HOW MUCH INTEREST FOR DELAY PAYMENT OF SERVICE TAX

THANKS IN ADVANCE

Sir,

I have turnover more than 10 lacks from the lighting & decoration service in buildings & temples (there is no involvement of .“pandal or shamiana").
Please tell me about the service in which covered such type of service.
Thanks & regards,

Nitin

From February 2009, Service Tax Rate had changed to 10.3%. Sir, I want to know, on payment of service tax, split up goes like Service Tax 10%, Education Cess 2%, Secondary Education Cess 1%. Or else, service tax 10% and Education cess 3%. When i submited my half year return of service tax, problem arises that rate should be splitted to education cess and secondary education cess. Hence, i had to pay the Secondary edu. cess in excess. Pls let me know.

Dear Expert(s),
I am the sole proprietor of a regional website. I publish mainly regional information and some advertisements to cover the cost of maintaining the website. I recently registered for service tax under the category of "advertisement" as that is the service that fetches revenue. (The online regional info is free for all.) Is that the right category? The only other relevant category is "online information & database access or retrieval". That is not an exact match since I do not provide database services. Pl. advise.
Thanks,
Usha

Dear Sir / Madam,
we are doing 1st time return (registered on 29/6/09)Please tell me below doubts:

1. we are not billed so can we not required to file return? or need to file NIL return

2. can we take input from 29/6/09? or 01/04/09?(registered on 29/6/09)

3. we would like to use ST input in Excise input so is it required to show in service tax return?

4. return filing due date is 25/10/09 but it is falling on sunday. we are planing to file return on 26/10/09 so can we not liable to pay penalty or not?

5. to file return by online how we will get the user id & possword from website or range office?

Kindly give me you valuable suggestion

Thanks & Regards

Venkatesh
venkatesh14@gmail.com

Can any of the friends explain the difference between "Rebate" and "consideration". The Service Tax Department in a case has issued SCN as to why service tax should not be levied on "Rebate" received from the Government. The STD "presumes" that the rebate is given by the Government department as a "consideration" for unspecified "services" for which there is no proof/evidence documentary or otherwise.
S. Krishnamoorthy

If i want to find the jurisdiction of an assessee. From where i can find?
Hope the commissionerate is been divided in to many division? Cany any one help me on how they are been classified?

kinldy tell me, what is the maximum time limit to get register under service tax act for a new firm

We are manufactureing Company & we are Import Purchase from outside the country We apponited CHA for custom clearance for consignment.They Issue us Clearnces bill including Service Tax.

I have the query on that can we take a Cenvat Credit of those service tax amount or not
pl help me on that