we have paid the service tax for the period of Dec 07 to July 08 on 1/08/08. what will be our penalty

In case a travel agent giving a booking to hotel and against the same hotel give some amount of commission to travel agent
for providing such booking to hotel - In that case can travel agent charge service tax on commission receivable from hotel,

please reply with support of your answer

What is input credit on service tax & CENVAT Credit?

Please tell me about TDS to be deducated on CHA bills.
As some concern deducation under section 194C and some 194J.
However the CHA containg that as they working as a contractor and therefore TDS should be deducation under section 194C.

If a CHA fall under 194J ? if yes ,any case law board clearification is there ?

Dear All,
if an Assessee has discontinue a particular service from the list of other services provided by him.

What is the procedure.

REGARDS
SURESH CHOUDHARY

hello,

I want to know whether service tax is applicable on toll tax or parking charges.
(i.e. if party has paid any parking charges or toll tax then the amount of parking charges will be included before charging service tax?)

We are a manufacturer. Our goods are supplied to our customers by air as well as surface courier. The courier agencies pick up the goods from our door (factory office-place of removal) and deliver it to the door of the customer. Bill of the courier agency is raised on us and it includes service tax. Can we take cenvat credit on these courier bills.

We are a lessee are having the following Clause in our lease agreement, the agreement was entered before service tax became applicable on rent;

"That the payment of rent as provide herein shall be subject to tax deducted at source as per the Income Tax Act, 1961 and rules framed there under and any other applicable laws as amended from time to time. Any Fresh taxes/additional levies imposed in respect to the rent payable shall be deducted as and when they become applicable."

Given the above clause, we as a Lessee are liable for service tax payment. Please advice.

A DEALER HAS IMPORT THE CEMENT FROM OUT OF INDIA AND MADE DOCUMENT SALE ( HIGH-SEAS SALE ) TO ANOTHER DEALER, CUSTOME ALSO CLEAR ON 2ND PARTY NAME. WILL THE DEALER LIABLE TO GET REGISTRATION OF SERVICE TAX OR SHOULD DEDUCT THE SERVICE TAX AND WHICH RATE IF APPLICABLE ? ?

Dear Sir,

We are a partnership firm providing BSS services.

We received on account advance payments from the party to whom we provided services and on whom we raised the bills

the amount received as adv ,we used in the business as follows
1.Payment of security deposits
2.purchase of assets.
3.and rest we used for business.

How we can save the interest on this advance payment received.

Please tel the accounting entries and how we show it in our books.

What shoub be our explanation on this in case of service tax query.