Service Tax News


Big 4 Consulting Company booked for allegedly evading service tax

   23 June 2007 at 05:03

Nothing could be worse news for a Big 4 Consulting Company, known as Top Tax Advisor to MNCs; and which claims to have hired a team of over 10 dozen "great" Tax Experts on Compensation ranging upto Rs 2 Crore Per Annum; itself being booked by the Ser

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Service tax on works contract

   06 June 2007 at 03:55

Section 65(105) of the Finance Act, 1994 defines the taxable service in respect of various categories of services. The Finance Bill, 2007 seeks to introduce sub-clause (zzzza) to clause (105) as below: -"(zzzza) to any person, by any other person in

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Service Tax on House Property

   06 June 2007 at 03:53

Service Tax on House PropertyApplicable from 01/06/07.Mr. Finance minister in the budget for the year has levied an Indirect tax on the let out of property. Tax will be charged in contracts where the property is rented or leased out for commercial pu

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Seven More Taxable Services w.e.f 1st June 2007

   22 May 2007 at 21:09

PTI[ TUESDAY, MAY 22, 2007 07:39:59 PM] NEW DELHI: Seven more services such as commercial property renting, fax, pager and content for telecom will become costlier from June 1 with the government bringing these services under the tax net. This will t

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Service Tax Notifications --New

   20 May 2007 at 01:23

Notification No. 17/2007-Service Tax, Dated 12-5-2007 Notification No. 18/2007-Service Tax, Dated 12-5-2007 Notification No. 19/2007-Service Tax, Dated 12-5-2007 Notification No. 20/2007-Service Tax, Dated 12-5-2007 - (Service Tax (Third Amendment

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Service Tax on Work Contract

   11 May 2007 at 01:41

SERVICE TAX ON WORKS CONTRACTSection 65(105) of the Finance Act, 1994 defines the taxable service in respect of various categories of services. The Finance Bill, 2007 seeks to introduce sub-clause (zzzza) to clause (105) as below: -"(zzzza) to any pe

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Confusion over service tax

   24 April 2007 at 08:19

Annual Supplement To Foreign Trade Policy: The Day After Aday after the Annual Supplement to the Foreign Trade Policy 2004-09 wasunveiled, confusion prevailed over a key pronouncement related toservice-tax benefits for the Indian exporters. At a CI

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Stock options must be taxed at employee level

   06 April 2007 at 05:08

Industry chamber FICCI has urged the Finance Ministry to amend the budget proposal of imposing Fringe Benefit Tax (FBT) on employee stock options (ESOPs) at the hands of the employer. Instead, ESOPs should be taxed only as perquisites or capital gain

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