What books are required to be maintained for Service Tax??
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Is E-payment of ST & E-filing of ST return mandatory for all assessees??
Plz help me ASAP??

can anyone provide with a table of services that come under the ambit of service tax along with their applicable rates for FY 2008-09?

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Company is in the business of booking accomodation other then tour package for client along with cook and other facilities, accomodation which are given for stay is taken on lease by another sister concern company. how much service tax in to be charged for accomodation and what about the luxury tax and if any other tax applicable, pl let me know. Thanks

Please tell me the rate of interest and the period for interest i case of delay in payment of service tax.I am working in a company ,we had not not deposited the service tax to govt account within 5 june ,for the month of May 08 .In this case how much interst i have to pay to service tax departmnet .

The information Technology has come under the perview of Service tax (Customisation of Computer Softwares)

I am not clear whether the budget has passed the above amendment.

URGENT PLEASE !!!

A Company in the business of manufacturing of excisable / non excisable goods.

The Company is paying Service tax to Job Work Charges / Labour Charges for excisable / non excisable goods

Can this company avail the benefit of CENVAT Credit against service tax payable to Goods Transpot Agency. ??

Please explain with rules / section framed under Service tax Rules

(1) X Company provides taxable service to Y Company. In turn, Y Company provides taxable services to lakhs of its (Y)Customers.

(2) X Company did not collect and pay Service Tax (about Rs 4 lakhs pm)to the Department. Y Company was collecting Service Tax (about Rs 6 lakhs pm) from its (Y) Customers and paying over the same to the Department regularly

(3) X Company did not ask Y Company to pay Service Tax. So Y Company did not pay Service Tax to X Company and therefore did not claim credit for Input Tax

(3) Now the Department served a Notice to X Company to pay Service Tax WITH RETROSPECTIVE EFFECT.

(4) For future period, Y Company has no objection to pay Service Tax to X Company since Y Company can claim credit for Input Tax, that is, deduct the amount paid (Rs 4 lakhs pm) from amount collected (Rs 6 lakhs pm) and pay only net amount (Rs 2 lakhs pm).

(5) Now problem is about arrears for the old period.

(6)Both X Company and Y Company want to continue to cordial relations. Kindly advise to get over the problem

An Electricity Board purchase power from Independent Power Producers. The EB collect meter rent and meter reading charges from IPPs. Whether these are taxable services ?

An Electricity board receiving power from Independent Power Producers. The EB collect charges for renting meters and taking meter reading from IPPs.

Whether service tax is applicable in respect of:
(1) meter rent, and
(2) meter reading charges.