18 January 2008
I SEE THAT YOU ARE CLUBBING SERVICE TAX AND TDS.BOTH ARE DIFFERENT STATUTORY OBLIGATIONS. YOU REGISTER UNDER SERVICE TAX ONLY WHEN YOUR THRESHOLD LIMIT OF VALUE OF TAXABLE SERVICES REACH RS. SEVEN LAKHS. YOUR LIABILITY TO PAY SERV. TAX ARISES WHEN YOUR TAXABLE VALUE OF SERVICES REACH RS.EIGHT LAKHS PER ANNUM. PL. VISIT WEBSITE www.servicetax.gov.in for more details. DEPOSIT OF SERVICE TAX COLLECTED IS TO BE MADE BY 5 TH OF THE FOLLOWING MONTH. TDS RETURN MAY BE FILED ONLY WHEN THERE IS TDS DEDUCTION.NIL RETURN FILING IS NOT ENVISAGED. R.V.RAO