An Indian Company (A) received a work order for the installation of plant and machinery in Africa. Indian Company (A) want to give subcontract to the branch of another Indian company (B). Indian company Branch is registered in Africa and liable for the local taxes and is fully owned of Indian Company.
My Query is :
1. Whether service tax is applicable if services are executed by the Branch of Indian Company and services received outside India. Payment made by Indian company (A) to the branch of Indian company (B) situated outside India?
2. If services rendered by the branch of Indian company is controlled/monitored by Indian company head office in India and salary and wages of the person working outside Indian is paid in India?
3. Whether branch will be treated as SPV created for tax evasion and service tax will be charged to Indian company. When all the bills executed from the branch and amount received in branch.
Please suggest.

If a person has let out on rent for more than one commercial properties of whether he should opt registration for a single premises or should opt for centralized registration and have to give details of all properties at the time of service tax registration.

Dear sir
I have made excess payment in FY 2014-15 Rs. 18540/- (@12.36%) & shown in ST 3 also.
Same amount could not adjusted in FY 2015-16 (i.e. 1.4.2015 to 30.09.2015). So my question is where this amount to shown in ST 3 ( rules 6(1A), 6(3), 6(4A) or 6(4C). Now rate has been changed how to adjusted this amount. please guide me.
naresh

Whether service tax is chargeable on electricity charges recovered from tenant if the landlord generates the electricity thru DG set...???

My query is that- If mr.x has service provider has enter into contract with xyz ltd for running canteen in xyz ltd's premises and providing service by way of serving food to employees of the company and charges the cash from employees for food. Now in this case, who is service receiver, company or emloyees..?

Dear experts,
One of client has taken ST NO in november 2012 however he is providing service in brand name therefore Ssi exemption is not available to him, since registration he has filled only nil return also he has not paid any ST till date, now he want to surrender the ST no. Plzz let me know can it be done and if i do so then the dept. May ask to produce the bill, books of accounts etc or not plz clarify the consequence for the same.....

Thanx & Regard
Anil Rawat

Is that service tax is levied on rent,, plzz answer

bank has charged penal interest@0.5% for non utilisation of 60%of sanctioned working capital .we have utilizied 38 % in septamber quarter say 60 -38 = 22%under utilisation but bank has charged commitment charges on 100-38 =62% it is unethical .please advice correct method of calculating commitment charges ( as per RBI Guide line). and as commentment charges are part of interest so i think service tax is not applicable on this part please cleaify

sir,
I was service provider for providing my premises on rent and was registered service provider with service tas authority. Now from september 2015 I am no more a service provider with tenant.I had already paid the service tax upto august 2015.

Now my query is :
1. Whether I have to inform the Service Tax Department about this or not If YES than please advice me how to inform the Service Tax Department and what is procedure for the same. and
2. Whether I have to surrender the Service Tax Assessee code back to the department.

A SERVICE PROVIDER IS REGISTERED AND NOW HE IS PROVIDING SERVICES IN DELHI AND NOW HE WANT TO PROVIDE SERVICES IN TWO STATES.SO WHAT FURTHER LEGAL ACTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN.