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Central Government issues Notification to Provide average Rates of Service Tax Refund for a wide Range of Goods Exported from India

   04 January 2012 at 10:49

Adds to E-Enabled Service Delivery to Exporting Community, Limits Public interface and Reduces Transaction Costs in obtaining Refunds The Central Government has issued a notification today to provide average rates of service tax refund, ranging fr

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Simplified scheme for the refund of service tax

   04 January 2012 at 10:18

An announcement was made by Hon’ble Finance Minister in the Budget Speech 2011 for introducing a simplified scheme for the refund of service tax paid on services used for export of goods on the lines of drawback of duties. To implement the

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Date of filing half yearly service tax return extended again to 6th January 2012

   30 December 2011 at 10:22

F. No. 137/99/2011 Service Tax Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Central Board of Excise and Customs, ********** New Delhi, the 29th December 2011 ORDER NO 3 /2011 Service Tax In exercise of the po

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Service Tax Refund to exporters through the Indian Customs EDI System (ICES)

   19 December 2011 at 17:52

Circular No. 149/18/2011-ST F.No.354/66/2011-TRU Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Central Board of Excise & Customs (Tax Research Unit)

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Clarification on levy of service tax on distributors/sub-distributors of films and exhibitors of movie - regarding

   15 December 2011 at 10:30

Circular No.148 / 17 / 2011 - ST F.No.354/27/2011-TRU Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Central Board of Excise and Customs Tax Research Unit 153 North Block, New Delhi Dated: 13.12.2011 To Chief Commission

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Service Tax Dept empanels for CA/ICWA for audit of Service Tax assessees

   22 November 2011 at 12:14

The Service Tax Department invites Expression of Interest from Cost Accountants for conducting special audit of Service Tax assessees. For Detalis Please Check The Attached File...

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Finance ministry seeks to widen service tax net

   19 November 2011 at 12:32

Revised paper has 22 items in negative list of services that wont be taxed, a reduction from 28 in the original one All government services that compete with the private sector, construction of more than one house and even air-conditioned t

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All your daily use services to be taxed from April

   19 November 2011 at 12:32

Almost all the services you use daily — or even occasionally —are going to cost more as the government proposes to cast the tax net as wide as possible. Travelling in air-conditioned railway coaches to house rent — if it’

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Revised Concept Paper on the negative list approach to taxation of services

   19 November 2011 at 10:28

Revised Concept Paper on the negative list approach to taxation of services

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Draft Circular on Refunds in Service Tax

   12 November 2011 at 15:30

Draft Circular on Refunds in Service Tax

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