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Self assessment under service tax has been started in the year 2001. In any self assessement taxation system, the onus is on the assessee to make true disclosure of all statutory information required to be disclosed. Non/wrong disclosure of any material information could result in allegation of suppression or deliberate wrong disclosure which may result in invocation of larger period of 5 years along with imposition of penalty which now has become mandatory. Apart, this could result...

Ready Mix Concrete (RMC) is being off late used often in the construction industry, which reduces the time and also the cost effective, before the concept of RMC there concrete mix was prepared in the site of construction and was used there. With the robust system of RMC, may of the contractor and builders are installing a captive RMC plant within the site. All such contractors/builders are claiming exemption from payment of excise duty vide notification 12/2012-CE dated 01.03.2012 vide Sl....

Different practices are being followed with respect to payment of service tax on TDS portion in respect of import of services. It is not clear for the assessee whether to pay service tax including TDS or to pay net of TDS. In this article, brief analysis of relevant provisions has been made to clear the confusion which exist in minds of assessee.   

In case of few specified services, service receiver has been made liable for payment of service tax as per Section 68(2) of Finance...