We are a 100% EOU manufacturing auto components and exporting to USA. We have a payment terms of DA 60 days with our customer and have shipment terms of CIF Detroit. In June 2006, some of our components were found to be rusty and our customers in USA got the consignment sorted at their plant in USA by a third party sorting agency and deducted the sorting cost amount from payment due to us. Since the rust problem persisted, our customers asked us to directly contract the sorting agency for sorting at our customer's plant in USA, all our consignments after arriving in the plant but before accepting the consignment. The sorting agency directly billed us and we paid them a total of almost 37 lacs in 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 periods. The sorting agency does not have any office in india and all the sorting was done in the USA. Are we liable to pay service tax on the sorting service that was provided in the USA on goods that were in USA at the time of sorting just because we have paid for that service? Looking forward to the experts' opinions at the earliest.

If Mr. A is a Goods Dealer and He have 2 business places one at ABC and other at XYZ.

Mr. A sends His Stock of Goods From place XYZ to Place ABC by a transporter who is not a registered transporter, he just a person having a personal carrier for his personal use.

But then also he carries goods of Mr. A from XYZ to ABC place for Rs. 15,000/-.

The Distance between place XYZ & ABC is 99 KMS.

Is Mr. A liable to pay Service Tax???????

If Yes or No, under what rules(Sec.) of Service Tax Act and circumstances and at what Rate?????

Hello.
Recently there was a notification on 20th May 09, amending earlier notification issued on 03rd March09 and providing exemption from service tax on service consumed for authorised operation carried on by a SEZ developer.

Now my question is this what about the taxability of services provided in between this period i.e.(03.03.09 to 20.05.09).How it will be treated.Whether by way of refund or is it exempted.

Thanks in advance.

hi,
we are in the shipping management business , we manage ships on behalf of ship owner, whatever we spent for expenses ,it is reimbursed later. can we take this as input credit on expenses like telepone, electricity etc.moreover, i would like to know whether our services will be taxable in service tax as we are providing our services to london .

Is tds is deducted on full amt of bill or exclusive service tax

A client is providing both taxable and export services. As per notification No. 10/2008 cenvat is being claimed on proportionate basis.

My query is that the client have substantial amount of input credit brought forward from previous year, can that be claimed in this year with regard to the notification as there is no clarification regarding the same? If not claiming the amount, what is the other alternative?

Pls provide the material through which I can substantiate the same to the client.

I need to know urgently.

Pls let me know ASAP.

Thanks.

Dear Sir,

We have one factory in Jammu. For production @ Jammu we forwarding the Imported material from Chennai port through Concor. for clearing this materials Clearing agents charging us service Tax. In this case the service is rendered in Chennai for the production of Jammu factory.

Here Service tax is applicable or not.

Please clarify.

With regards,
Sathis.

We are a Logistics Co. - billing to customers for import services - shipments are coming from overseas on collect basis - we are billing freight, delivery order charges to customer - we are also charging a charges collect fee for handling shipments on collect basis - my question is - is service tax applicable on charges collect fee or not

hello friends
I am having doubt regarding penalty on non filing of return.
I want to ask:-
(a)If a person is required to file service tax return under section 70(1) then whether residuary penalty of 5000 would be imposerd on him?

(b) is late fee on late filing of teturn under service tax rule of 7(c) in nature of penalty coz if it is in nature of penalty then residuary penalty cannot be imposed.

please help.

Hello

I want to ask you that if rent from a commercial property is the major income of a trust/firm and if Rent exceeds Rs 10 lacs per annum .Shall Service tax would be applicable .Please reply???????