how is the utilisation of service tax credit.? can it be availed only if the expense is paid? Or can I avail service tax input credit as soon as the invoice received even if payment is not made.?

suppose a trading company, as a part of its sale doing some installation services also, for which the company is liable to pay service tax. The company has made some imports from outside India, and has paid huge amount of CVD.
Since the company is a trading company and not doing any manufacturing activities, can it avail the credit of CVD?. Can CVD be set off agaist Service Tax Payable..?

will the basic exemption limit of rs 800000 be deducted from the total receipts to arrive at the figure that is taxable under service tax.
is there any such provision for a first time service tax payer?

we have received rent inculding service tax whan we deduct tds inculding service tax ore not.

MR. A is civil contractor. Turnover apprx 40 Lacs. Majorly engaged in residential civil works and interior work for corporate offices etc....whether he is laible to pay service tax?

If yes then can he be covered under works contract category and pay tax under composition scheme @4%. (Other Facts -He has taken registration under vat tax and he is paying tax @12.5%)

Dear Sir,
We are an educational institution, conducting various technical courses. We intend to give training to professionals in technical field. The fees which we will be charging, should we add service tax to it?
If we conduct tests on machines and give them certificates and charge them as testing fees, should we add service tax for this too?
Is service tax exempted for educational institutes and engineering colleges?
Thanx

i want to know that if in an association has to two types of flat, one of them service charges is less than rs.3000/- p.m. and second is greater than rs.3000/- p.m., in this case service tax aplicable on all property

Whether detention charges paid to the Carrying & Forwarding agency (say GTA's)will attract the provision of service as in the case of GTA's? Whether such charges shall be treated as part of transport expenses for applicability of Service Tax?

please tell me whether service tax is applicable on machinery hire charges in case of a limited company.

CAN SOMEBODY EXPLAIN ME THAT TERM ABATEMENT WITH EXAMPLE.I DON'T HAVE COMPLETE KNOWLEDGE REGARDING THAT TERM PLZ HELP ME OUT