SERVICE TAX TODAY
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Vol. 13, Part 1, for the week of March 7 –
March 13, 2008
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statutes
q bill
Finance Bill, 2008
u Speech of Shri P. Chidambaram Minister of
Finance, February 29, 2008
u Finance Bill, 2008
u Memorandum explaining the provisions in Finance Bill, 2008
u Notes on Clauses
q circulars
Central Excise
u Changes relating to excise in Finance Bill, 2008 - Circular D.O.F. No. 334/1/2008-TRU,
dated 29-2-2008
u Explanatory Notes on Finance Bill, 2008
Service Tax
u Changes relating to service tax in Finance Bill, 2008 - Circular/Letter
D.O.F. No. 334/1/2008-TRU, dated 29-2-2008
u Explanatory Notes on Finance Bill, 2008
q notifications
Central Excise
u Section 35B of the Central Excise Act, 1994 - Appeals to the Appellate
Tribunal - Amendment in the Notification No. 24/2005 - Central Excise (N.T.),
dated 13-5-2005 - Committee of Commissioner - Notification No. 9/2008 - Central Excise
(N.T.), dated 21-2-2008
u CENVAT Credit (Amendment) Rules, 2008 - Amendments in rules 2, 3, 6 and
insertion of rules 7A, 15A - NOTIFICATION NO. 10/2008 - Central Excise (N.T.), DATED
1-3-2008
u Section 5 of the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 - Amendments in the
First Schedule - Notification No. 11/2008-Central Excise (N.T.), dated 1-3-2008
u Section 3 of the Central Excise Act, 1944 - Duties specified in First
Schedule and the Second Schedule to the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 to be
levied - Amendment in Notification No. 3/2006 - CE (NT), dated 1-3-2006 - Notification No.
12/2008-Central Excise (N.T.), dated 1-3-2008
u Central Excise (Determination of Retail
u Section 4A of the Central Excise Act, 1944 - Valuation of excisable
goods with reference to retail sale price - Supersession
of Notification No. 2/2005-Central Excise (N.T.), dated 7-1-2005 and
Notification No. 2/2006-Central Excise (N.T.), dated 1-3-2006 - Abatement from
rental sale price for calculation of assessable value under MRP based
assessment - Notification
No. 14/2008-Central Excise (N.T.), dated 1-3-2008
Service Tax
u Service Tax (Amendment) Rules, 2008 - Amendment in rules 6, 7B and 7C -
NOTIFICATION
NO.
4/2008 - Service Tax, DATED 1-3-2008
u Export of Services (Amendment) Rules, 2008 - Amendment in rule 3 - NOTIFICATION NO.
5/2008 - Service Tax, DATED 1-3-2008
u Taxation of Services (Provided from Outside India and Received in
u Works Contract (Composition Scheme for Payment of Service Tax)
(Amendment) Rules, 2008 - Amendment in rule 3 - NOTIFICATION NO. 7/2008 - Service
Tax, DATED 1-3-2008
u Section 93 of the Finance Act, 1994 - Power to grant exemption from
Service Tax - Threshold exemption - Amendment in Notification No. 6/2005 -
Service Tax, dated 1-3-2005 - Exemption of taxable services of total value
below 10 lacs Rupees in any financial year - NOTIFICATION NO.
8/2008 - Service Tax, DATED 1-3-2008
u Section 69 of the Finance Act, 1994 - Registration - Amendment in
Notification No. 26/2005, Service Tax, dated 7-6-2005 - Specified person or
class of persons who shall make an application for registration under
provisions of sub-section (2) of section 69 - NOTIFICATION NO. 9/2008 Service Tax, DATED
1-3-2008
u Service Tax (Registration of Special Category of Persons) (Amendment)
Rules, 2008 - Amendment in rule 3 - NOTIFICATION NO. 10/2008 - Service
Tax, DATED 1-3-2008
u Service Tax (Registration of Special category of Persons) Rules, 2005 -
Registration - Amendment in Notification No. 32/2005 - Service Tax, Dated
20-10-2005 - Form for purpose of Registration - NOTIFICATION NO. 11/2008 Service Tax,
DATED 1-3-2008
u Section 93 of the Finance Act, 1994 - Power to grant exemption from
Service Tax - Transport of goods by road service - Amendment in Notification
No. 1/2006-Service Tax, dated 1-3-2006 - Effective rates of duty for specified
services - NOTIFICATION
NO. 12/2008-Service Tax, DATED 1-3-2008
u Section 93 of the Finance Act, 1994 - Power to grant exemption from
Service Tax - Taxable service provided by a goods transport agency to any person
in relation to transport of goods by road in a goods carriage - NOTIFICATION NO.
13/2008, Service Tax, DATED 1-3-2008
u Section 93 of the Finance Act, 1994 - Power to grant exemption from
Service Tax - Taxable service provided by a person, having his place of
business, fixed establishment, permanent address or usual place or residence,
in a country other than India, and which is received by a hotel located in
India, in relation to booking of an accommodation in the said hotel - NOTIFICATION NO. 14/2008
- Service Tax, DATED 1-3-2008
u Service Tax (Publication of Names) Rules, 2008 - NOTIFICATION NO. 15/2008 - Service
Tax, DATED 1-3-2008