We are a growing software company in India and provide tailored softwares to our client base in USA. We are paid in USD and sometimes in INR. My question is, are we required to pay Service Tax on our abroad transactions or is exempted, since we are exporting our services.

Please Guide Anyone !!

Dear all ,

A client company had cenvat credit of Rs 455/- for the quarter Jan-Mar'13.
In the Quarter April'13 to June'13 output s.tax Rs5204/-

After deductions Cenvat credit Rs=5204-455=4749 but by mistake Rd 5204 has been deposited instead of taking cenvat credit of Rs 4749/-

Plz advice was to do?

My quari is related to job work client provid the paper for printing and we are use ink plats for printing electricity for printing how many tax should be charg and please clearify the entry

dear all,

i have a query regarding reverse charging on service tax.


if a advocate provide services of vat return filling, esic, pf returns filling etc not provide any legal profession services to a private limited company then reverse chages applicable on company or not.

service provided by a tour operator for:

1) for international tour is export of service?

2) tour service provided to foreign nationals in India & received in foreign currency is export of service?

3) Tour operator charge s tax @3.09% & paid input s tax @ 3.09% to other tour operator. Would he take input credit of the same?

I am confused about the first the definition of Work Contract which says "a contract in which transfer of property in goods involves Tax as sale of goods"
Now My question is whether it Transfer of property is necessary for a Work Contract.

Then how only repair work will come under the definition of Work Contract

Can service recipient pay service tax on behalf of service provider from his bank account online??? (Excluding cases of Reverse charge & specified services as notified in service tax act)

if yes, then is there any proof/circular/notification in this regard??

We have add sum branches in registration and we about to the submit proof in departament but our company name has also changed.what is the procedure to make changes in name.first amendement is still under approval. pls sugget

what is abatement? what are the uses of the abatement in restaurant service?

Whether is it tenable on the part of the vendor to charge Service Tax on Paintings sold by them? Few vendors are charging VAT on the same? if Service tax is charged, then whether we can take Service Tax input on the same?