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ICAI's Recommendations on the Goods and Services Tax

   15 January 2010 at 16:24

ICAI's Recommendations on the Goods and Services Tax

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New Service tax notifications

   04 September 2009 at 12:40

Service tax New Notifications 28, 29,30,31, 32, 33, 34 of Taxable services NOTIFICATION NO 28/2009– Service Tax NOTIFICATION NO 29/2009– Service Tax NOTIFICATION NO 30/2009– Service Tax NOTIFICATION NO 31/2009– Service Tax N

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No service tax on commission paid to MD/directors by the company

   01 August 2009 at 12:58

No service tax on commission paid to Managing Director/Directors by the company Circular No. 115/09/2009 – ST Dy. No. 324/Comm (ST)/2008 Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Central Board of Excise and Customs

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RETURNS CAN BE FILED ONCE A YEAR

   10 July 2009 at 13:50

Services received from goods & transport agents exempted from service tax  RETURNS CAN BE FILED ONCE A YEARAs the exporters have to focus more on export promotion during this time of downturn, they should be freed from these cumbersome proce

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Service tax clarity profit booster for SEZs

   23 May 2009 at 12:52

Govt says refunds can be sought on tax levied on services consumed outside an SEZ Author : Mehul Sheth/DNAThe government has provided the much-needed relief sought by developers or units inside special economic zones (SEZ).Through a notification on M

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Service Tax on Commercial Rent Held Unconstitutional

   21 April 2009 at 12:44

The Delhi High Court has struck down the levy of service tax on rentingof immovable property as "unconstitutional", while deciding 26 writ petitions of different petitioners, by a combined order. The division bench of the Delhi High Court c

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Govt exempts taxable services provided to SEZ

   04 March 2009 at 10:30

Govt exempts taxable services   provided  to Special Economic Zone, and received by a developer or units of a Special Economic ZoneNOTIFICATION NO 9/2009-SERVICE TAXDated: March 3, 2009In exercise of the powers conferred by s

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Govt reduces excise duty, service tax by 2 percent

   24 February 2009 at 16:30

Government today reducedrates of excise duty and Service tax by two per cent.The general excise duty has been reduced from 10 per cent to 8 per cent.The rate of service tax cut from 12 per cent to 10 per cent.Duty on bulk cement has been reduced from

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Service tax return form amended

   03 September 2008 at 17:19

TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY, PART II, SECTION 3 SUB-SECTION (i)   GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE (DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)

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Statement on Service Tax on GTAs

   03 July 2008 at 10:35

The following is the text of statement made by Member, CBEC, Shri V. Sridhar while briefing the media, here today:-“In their communication. addressed to Transport Ministry, the All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) raised the following iss

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