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Point of Taxation Rules - Pain of Taxation?

  CA Pradip Shah    15 April 2011 at 15:14

Point of Taxation Rules Pain of Taxation? by CA. Pradip R Shah e-mail: pradip@pradiprshah.com [Note: This analysis incorporates amendments carried out by Notification No. 25/2011, 26/2011 of Service Tax and 13/2011 Central Excise (NT



Point of Taxation Rules - Pain of Taxation? Part - I

  CA Pradip Shah    26 March 2011 at 18:34

Point of Taxation Rules Pain of Taxation? Part - I By CA. Pradip R Shah pradip@pradiprshah.com Introduction 1.0 In the arena of Central Excise (CE) and Value Added Tax (VAT), principles regarding levy of tax has been settled since



Preferential Treatment to Services Relating to Prefential Location

  CA Pradip Shah    27 December 2010 at 10:56

Introduction:1.0 Statutory enactment is supposed to be drafted in a language which conveys the same meaning to all. This is for the reason that any term conveying varied meanings can lead to chaos as it can be interpreted in varieties of ways over



FAQ on Service Tax on Construction of Residential & Commercial Premises

  CA Pradip Shah    30 June 2010 at 12:37

Introduction:1.0 What changes have been effected by the Finance Bill, 2010 with respect to construction of commercial / industrial premises and residential complexes?Following changes have been carried out by the Finance Bill, 2010.1) Del



Retrospective Amendments-HighTime for Introspection by India

  CA Pradip Shah    01 April 2010 at 12:06

Retrospective Amendments – High-time for Introspection by India - CA. Pradip R Shah pradip@pradiprshah.com Introduction 1.0 In any civilised society, a taxing statute is expected to be prospective i.e. levying the tax on the income / tr



Budget 2010-11 - Levying Service Tax on Medical Services

  CA Pradip Shah    10 March 2010 at 13:53

Budget 2010-11- Levying tax on Medical Services - The Case of Delivering a Deformed Baby By CA. Pradip R Shah e-mail: pradip@pradiprshah.com Introduction 1.0 In order to evaluate applicability of the provision of a statute levying tax, one is



A Primer on Proposed Tax System on Goods and Services

  CA Pradip Shah    18 December 2009 at 18:53

A Primer on Proposed Tax System on Goods and ServicesPart-I: Basic Concept and FrameworkBy CA. Pradip R Shahe-mail: pradip@pradiprshah.com Introduction:With the release of the First Discussion Paper (FDP) by the Empowered Committee (EC) on the propo



Service Tax on I.T. Services - Trapping the Golden Eggs

  CA Pradip Shah    11 July 2008 at 12:30

[This article appeared in “Service Tax Today” Volume 14 Part 1 Page No. 1 dt. 2-5-2008] (Part 2 of a series of 3 Articles) Extension of Service Tax to Information Technology Sector – Trapping the Golden Eggs- II by CA. Pradip R Shah



Extension of S. T. to I. T. Sector - Poaching other Areas

  CA Pradip Shah    07 July 2008 at 18:39

[This article appeared in “Service Tax Today” Volume 13 Part 8 Page No. 169 dt. 25-4-2008] Extension of Service Tax to Information Technology Sector – Poaching other Areas-Iby CA. Pradip R Shahe-mail: pradip_shah@vsnl.com1.0 End o



A Comprehensive Note on Input tax Credit under Gujarat VAT

  CA Pradip Shah    07 July 2008 at 18:20

Input Tax Credit Under Gujarat Value Added Tax Act A Comprehensive Note on Input tax Credit under Gujarat Value added Tax ActBy CA. Pradip R Shahe-mail: pradip_shah@vsnl.comINDEX Description