25 August 2012
What do u mean by a Centralised accounting system?
An entity has 3 branches in 3 states. It has the same name. Single PAN No. At the year end, a single balance sheet and a single P & L A/c is made of all the 3 premises. Is it a centralised Accounting System?
25 August 2012
Centralised accounting system or centralised billing system in service tax, the billing & accounting of all the services provided by service provider and all the services provided where ever in India has to be billed and accounted in single premise.
That billing address need to be informed with department and that service tax registration has to be taken in the particular jurisdiction
30 August 2012
When you are given centralised registration under service tax, then billing & accounting has to be done centralised address mentioned in the service tax certificate.
30 August 2012
Purpose of centralised registration, Assesseee has to maintain the billing & accounting system in the centralised registration place also need to raise the bills from there and pay the service tax & submit the returns to the particular jurisdiction only.
please refer the department FAQ dated 29th September 2011 Q.2.8. points given as below
Service providers having centralized accounting or centralized billing system who are located in one or more premises, at their option, may register such premises or office from where centralized billing or centralized accounting systems are located and thus have centralized registration. Commissioner of Central Excise/Service Tax in whose jurisdiction centralized account or billing office of the assessees exists, is empowered to grant centralized registration in terms of sub – rule 2 & 3 of Rule 4 of Service Tax Rules,1994
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