We are exporting SEO services and Internet Marketing to services all over United States. Do we need Service tax Registration on this.? Can you please guide us if we need to charge service tax on the same. Do we need to apply for Service tax number at all. We are not charging any service tax till now . We do work for website owners in the USA and get payments via Paypal India. The money is paid by clients in USD but comes to our account n INR. Does 10 lakh threshold limit apply to this work too ? SEO services are to optimize customer website to rank higher in the Search Engines.

We are a company providing services of installation & commissioning of solar panels. can we take input credit for professional charges paid to get certification of project, civil works that are carried out for fitting solar panels ?

How to claim credit for the service tax paid on services taken from banks, since we don't receive invoices and neither it mentions service tax separately in statements.????

Does it make a difference in cenvat claim if services has been accounted in a different branch whereas invoices shows name of a different unit???

Please provide links for the law as well.

Thanks in advance....

has nay changed already filed Service Tax Return for Oct to Mar 2016 . will us a revise return for the said period just because of Swach Bharat Cess.

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Hello All,

Please suggest if the service tax is applicable on the following case:

Company takes a residential accommodation on lease and provide the same accommodation to the director of the company.

Doubt:
1. Residential property for residential use is exempted from service tax; but whether this is exempted for companies also

Thanks,
Naveen Kumar

GTA LLP is getting transportation service from other transporter..now whether GTA LLP is required to pay service tax on reverse charge basis on transportation bills received by it from service provider GTA ?

Hello,
We chartered vessel for long term and Owners raising Invoices to us on voyage basis. As per prevailing rules all Agency and port expenses are first paid by Masters and subsequently they pass on those expense to us with a DEBIT NOTE adding further 14% Service Tax on that.

Pl advice,:"Service Tax is already paid once when the agency/Port raised bill to Vsl Owners. Is it correct to add service tax again in Owners Debit note when, actually there is no service provided by them directly."

MY QUERY IS WHETHER REVERSE TAX MECHANISM ( IN RESPECT OF MAN POWER SULLPLY, SECURITY SERVICES , WORKS CONTRACT) APPLICABLE TO APARTMENT OWNERS ASSOCIATION ?

Hello Expert,
my query is ,"if I am providing a service of lodge for rupees below 1000 (declared Tariff) with no discount and my gross receipts in the year exceeds Rs 1000000 " in such a case do I need to register for service tax .

A CA firm with Partners ABC has a turnover of 25 Lacs.
One of its Partners, Mr. A opens his own proprietary firm and renders auditing services and signs BS's.
He continues to be partner in the Firm also and signs BS's as Partner of firm.
Now Turnover of Partnership firm is 17 Lacs and turnover of Proprietary Firm is 8 Lacs.
Q1.Will Proprietary firm of A get threshold exemption of 10 Lacs and not pay Service Tax on 8 Lacs ?
Q2. will clubbing provisions apply and Rs. 8 Lacs be added to 17 Lacs of Partnership firm for Service Tax?