Daily Archives: February 28, 2016

Any Services provided by Government to Business Entity will be liable to Service Tax from 01.04.2016 onwards

By | February 28, 2016

Any Services provided by Government to Business Entity will be liable to Service Tax from 01.04.2016 onwards Finance Act (No. 20), 2015 had substituted the words ‘support services’ provided by Government or a local authority to a business entity by the words ‘any services’ under Negative List. Now all services provided by the Government or local… Read More »

Gujarat Budget Highlights

By | February 28, 2016

Budget Highlights for the State of Gujarat  1. E-Commerce Transactions to be covered under purview of Entry Tax It has been proposed to impose Entry tax on the goods coming in the State through e-commerce as the trade of State dealers is affected adversely & also the State suffers loss of tax revenue due to… Read More »

No Service tax on News service by an independent journalist

By | February 28, 2016

Service tax And an independent journalist Question : Is there any Service tax , if  an independent journalist renders service of Collecting and providing news ? Answer,  NO As per Point No 17 of Notification No. 25/2012-Service Tax Dated 20th June, 2012 ,Central Government, exempts the following taxable services ” Services by way of collecting or providing news by… Read More »

Chairman of Private Bank is Public Servant under prevention of corruption Act

By | February 28, 2016

Issue Whether the Chairman, Directors and Officers of Global Trust Bank Ltd. (a private bank before its amalgamation with the Oriental Bank of Commerce), can be said to be public servants for the purposes of their prosecution in respect of offences punishable under Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 or not ? Held Under Clause (viii)… Read More »

Contract of Company (in liquidation) with its employees comes to an end on the passing of the winding up order

By | February 28, 2016

Issue : What is the  relevant date upto which workmen’s dues in winding up need to be calculated ? Held On the relevant date upto which workmen’s dues in winding up need to be calculated, it is to be noted that under Section 445(3) of the Companies Act, 1956, the contract of the Company (in… Read More »

JURISDICTION OF PANs OF TRUSTS SUBMITTING ITR-7

By | February 28, 2016

SECTION 139A OF THE INCOME-TAX ACT, 1961  PERMANENT ACCOUNT NUMBER  JURISDICTION OF PANs OF TRUSTS SUBMITTING ITR-7 FOR ASSESSMENT YEARS 2014-15 AND 2015-16 AS ON 28-1-2016 LETTER F.NO.DGIT(S)/DIT(S)-3/AST/CIT EXEMPTION JURIS/98/2015-16, DATED 22-2-2016 Kindly refer to the subject matter. 2. Post cadre-restructuring, it has been observed that number of PANs of Trust are lying in non-exemption… Read More »