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..... Exemption from Service Tax
Query (Issue) Started By: - CA AJAY KUMAR AGRAWAL Dated:- 27-9-2016 Last Reply Date:- 28-9-2016 Service Tax
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Kindly share your views on the following:- In the year, where value of Taxable Services exceeds ₹ 9 Lacs he is required to get registration & pay Service Tax when Gross Receipts ₹ 10 Lacs. My question is once he s .....

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..... o starts paying Service Tax & in future his Gross receipts become much less (may be it remains low for 1 or 2 years or for long period) whether he has to regularly pay Service Tax or he will be again exempted when Gross Receipt is less than ₹ 10 Lacs? Reply By MARIAPPAN GOVINDARAJAN: The Reply: It will be again got exempted. But GST is going to be introduced. Therefore, in my opinion, this .....

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..... question would not arise. Reply By CA AJAY KUMAR AGRAWAL: The Reply: Thank you sir very much. But considering GST is not there, what would have been the position? Reply By Rajagopalan Ranganathan: The Reply: Sir, If your turnover falls below the limit of 10 lakhs in any financial year then during next financial year you need not pay any service tax. However unless the registration taken by y .....

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..... ou is surrendered by you, you have to file Nil return on half yearly basis till your registration is cancelled by the Department.. If you have taken registration since you have reached turnover of 9 lakhs and during that financial year your turnover did not exceed ₹ 10 lakhs limit you need not pay any service tax during the subsequent financial year. If you exceeded the ₹ 10 lakhs lim .....

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..... it you have to start paying service tax not only in the financial in which you have exceeded the limit but also in the financial year following the the year in which you have stated to pay service tax. Reply By MARIAPPAN GOVINDARAJAN: The Reply: If GST is not introduced if the threshold limit is down exemption may be available. If the assessee wants to pay tax he may pay the tax, despite the exe .....

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..... mption. Reply By Rajagopalan Ranganathan: The Reply: Sir, What I have stated in my reply date 27.9.2016 may change under GST Law and the rules to be made thereunder. We have to wait for the event to occur. What I have state is pertinent to the law prevailing as on today. Reply By YAGAY AND SUN: The Reply: If there is no service tax applicable, then, it is settled legal position that even fili .....

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..... ng of Nil returns are not required. Rule 7 c. Reply By Ganeshan Kalyani: The Reply: Sir, service tax is applicable if turnover crosses the SSI limit. If registration is taken after crossing the limit of ₹ 9 lacs then payment of service tax is required once turnover crosses ₹ 10Lacs. If in subsequent year, the turnover does not crosses the limit till 11 months of the year and if in t .....

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..... he 12th month the service provided exceeds the limit then service tax would be liable to pay for entire amount from the beginning of the financial year with interest. Reply By Ganeshan Kalyani: The Reply: In GST the threshold limit proposed is ₹ 20 Lacs and for Northern East states ₹ 10 Lacs. Reply By CA Venkata prasad Pasupuleti: The Reply: I agree with the above views expressed .....

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