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Notification issued to exempt the legal services provided by senior advocates

   07 June 2016 at 16:30

Seeks to amend notification No. 25/2012 - Service Tax, dated the 20th June, 2012, so as to exempt the legal services provided by senior advocates to a business entity with a turnover up to rupees ten lakh in the preceding financial year.[TO BE PUBLIS

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ST3 returns filing due date extended to 29th April

   25 April 2016 at 23:52

The Central Government has extended the date of filing of ST-3 returns to 29.04.2016 from 25.04.2016 owing to certain difficulties being faced by the taxpayers in the ACES application. Order 1/2016 -- Service Tax dated 25.04.2016 has been issued in t

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Applicability of service tax on services provided by Govt

   15 April 2016 at 11:18

Clarifications regarding Services Provided by Government or Local Authority; Any Service Provided by the Government or a Local Authority to a Business Entity has been Made Taxable with Effect from 1st April 2016.

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New service tax return form notified

   09 March 2016 at 16:44

[TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY, PART II,SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (i)]Government of IndiaMinistry of FinanceDepartment of RevenueCentral Board of Excise and CustomsNew Delhi, the 8th March, 201618 Phalguna, 1937SakaNotification

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Main reasons for rejection of service tax return

   23 December 2015 at 17:08

This is to inform you that some returns got rejected after uploading of the XML file for the ST3 return period 2015-2016 Apr-Sep, mainly due to the following reasons.1. Incorrect selection of return type - whether it is ?Original? or ?Revised? retur

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Accounting code for payment of Swachh Bharat cess

   17 November 2015 at 11:49

Circular No. 188/7/2015-STDated the 16th November, 2015 F. No. 354/129/2015-TRU (Pt.)Government of IndiaMinistry of FinanceDepartment of Revenue(Tax Research Unit)***Dated the 16th November, 2015.To Principal Chief Commissioners of Customs and Centra

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Clarifications on Swachh Bharat Cess

   13 November 2015 at 10:40

Swachh Bharat Cess will come into effect from 15th November 2015, at the rate of 0.5% on all services, which are presently liable to service tax. This will translate into a tax of 50 paisa only on every one hundred rupees worth of taxable services. T

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Indirect tax revenue sees a rise of 36.8% in October

   13 November 2015 at 10:40

Indirect Tax Revenue (Provisional) collections during October 2015 increased by 36.8% as compared with collections made in October 2014;Cumulatively, during April-October 2015, Indirect Tax Collections increased by 35.9% over the collections made dur

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Scheme for speedy grant of refund accumulated in cenvat credit

   13 November 2015 at 10:40

Scheme formulated for Speedy grant of refund of accumulated and unutilised CENVAT credit to help in ease of doing business by unlocking the accumulated credit. Exporters of services today accumulate CENVAT credit on both input services and input goo

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Govt imposes 0.5% Swachh Bharat cess on all services from Nov 15

   06 November 2015 at 23:10

Government decides to impose a Swachh Brarat Cess at the rate of 0.5% on all serviceS presently liable to service tax, with effect from 15th November 2015; Proceeds from this cess to be exclusively used for Swachh Bharat initiatives Swachh Bharat Ce

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