15 June 2014
on a lighter note, well for telling the truth if he is just charging Rs 5000, it is way too less!!
astrology services are not exempted under the negative list, therefore, service tax should be chargeable. however, nothing has been done yet to charge service tax on such services by the department.
you may still register under the "other services category"
for a detailed debate, please refer http://www.taxindiaonline.com/RC2/inside2.php3?filename=bnews_detail.php3&newsid=19361