INTRODUCTION Service tax is a tax on Services. Service tax is not a tax on profession / trade but it is a tax on the service provided in exercise of the profession / trade. It is leviable only if there is provision of service. SALE V/S SERVICE Service is different from sale. The fact that some goods have been used in the course of providing service’ doesn’t make that transaction a sale. The nature of the transaction depends on the intention of the parties. If the parties intended to enter into
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Service Tax Service Tax is a form of indirect tax imposed on specified services called "taxable services". Service tax cannot be levied on any service which is not included in the list of taxable services. Over the past few years‚ service tax been expanded to cover new services. The objective behind levying service tax is to reduce the degree of intensity of taxation on manufacturing and trade without forcing the government to compromise on the revenue needs. The intention of the government
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EXEMPTIONS/AMENDMENTS IN/WITHDRAWAL OF EXISTING EXEMPTIONS Rate of service tax restored to 12% As per section 66‚ the charging section under earlier regime‚ rate of service tax was 12% of the value of taxable services. However‚ the rate of service tax was reduced to 10% vide Notification No. 8/2009 ST dated 24.02.2009. With effect from 01.04.2012‚ Notification No. 02/2012-ST dated 17.03.2012 rescinded the said notification and the rate of service tax was restored to 12% for the period between 01.04.2012 to
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Finance Department of Revenue (Tax Research Unit) *** V. K. Garg Joint Secretary (Tax Research Unit) Telephone No. 011-23093027 Fax No. 011-23093037 E-mail: garg.vk@nic.in D. O. F. No 334/1/2012-TRU New Delhi‚ dated 16th March‚ 2012. Dear Sir/Madam‚ Subject: Union Budget 2012: Changes in Service Tax-reg. It is said that in matters relating to taxes‚ questions rarely change‚ but the answers do. Budget 2012 has‚ however‚ changed a number of questions relating to service tax. 2. No more will the most often-asked
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Introduction This piece of eassy will contain two sections. In this part of the eassy I will discuss the meaning and importance of equity in taxation since Adam Smith included it as one of the Canons of taxation. Equity is defined as “redistributive taxation induces allocative distortions by driving a wedge between the price the consumer pays and the price the producer receives” (Begg et al. 2005‚ p.219). There are two types of equity to be considered: the horizontal equity‚ and vertical equity
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THE IMPACTS OF GOODS AND SERVICES TAX (GST) ON MIDDLE INCOME EARNERS IN MALAYSIA MOHD RIZAL PALIL1 MOHD ADHA IBRAHIM 2 Abstract The introduction of GST in Malaysia has called many arguments from various parties including academics‚ professionals and the nation (would become the taxpayers) on how GST affect goods pricesincrease or decrease. The consumers are worrying of the significant price increases on basic needs when the GST has fully implemented. With the relatively high living costs particularly
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Service Tax Finance Act‚1994 (As amended by Finance Act 2009) Act 1994 Act‚2009) The things to be considered for interpretation considered….for Trade Notices Circulars / Court Orders Notification Rules Act Pinnacle Education 2 Introduction Particulars P ti l Finance Act‚1994 ‚ Chapter V (Finance Act) Chapter VA (Finance Act) Chapter VI (Finance Act) Implication I li ti Applicable Law for Service Tax pp Act for Service Tax provisions Advance Ruling on Service Tax •Education
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TOPIC:- GOODS AND SERVICE TAX ---AN EFFORT TO REDUCE DISPARITY SUBMITTED TO MR.VISHVAS CHAKRANARAYAN. SUBMITTEDBY SABA MASOD ROLL NO:- B43 SECTION:- SM1001
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FEATURES OF SERVICE TAX 1. Scope: It is leviable on taxable services ‘provided’ or ‘to be provided’ by a service provider. The services ‘to be provided’ in future are taxed only if payment in its respect is received in advance. Two separate persons required Payment to employees not covered: For charge of service tax‚ it is necessary that the service provider and service recipient should be two separate persons acting on ‘principal to principal basis’. Services provided by an employee to
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1. Levy of service tax | http://www.servicetax.gov.in/st-forms-home.htm 1.1 As on 1st May‚ 2011‚ 119 services are taxable services in India. These taxable services are specified in Section 65(105) of the Finance Act‚1994. Section 64 of the Finance Act‚ 1994‚ extends the levy of service tax to the whole of India‚ except the State of Jammu & Kashmir. Generally‚ the liability to pay service tax has been placed on the ‘service provider’. However‚ in respect of the taxable
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