No Service Tax on Photography

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Prior to 1st July, 2012 Service Tax was levied on specified services.  Taxable Service was defined in Sub-section (105), Section 65.  This subsection is further divided into more then 140 clauses.  Each clause was  defining a distinct activity as taxable

Penalties under Service Tax

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The Penalty Provisions under Service Tax,  have been revamped altogether in the Budget 2015.  These Changes are effective from 14th May, 2015.  A summary of amended provisions is given below. Penalty For Short Payment / Non Payment  of Tax A.           

Detailed Scrutiny of Central Excise Returns

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CBEC has issued instructions regarding Detailed Scrutiny of Central Excise Returns vide Circular No. 1004/11/2015-CX Dated 21.07.2015 .The broad guidelines for detailed scrutiny of Central Excise Returns are as follows : i) Detailed scrutiny of a minimum of 2% and