Ease of Doing Business: Service Tax
Reduction in number of levies: Education Cess and
Secondary & Higher Education Cess on taxable services have been subsumed in
Service Tax with effect from 01.06.2015. [Sections 153, 159 of the Finance Act,2015 read with notification No.14/2015-Service Tax, dated 19.05.2015 refers].
Registration in two days: Registration in Service Tax to
be granted within two working days. [ORDER No. 1/2015-SERVICE TAX dated
28.02.2015 refers].
Time limit for taking CENVAT: Time limit for taking CENVAT
Credit of duty/tax paid on inputs and input services has been extended from six
months to one year. [Notification No.6/2015-Central Excise (N.T.), dated01.03.2015 refers].
Simplification in procedure for availment of Cenvat
Credit in certain cases: For availment of CENVAT credit of service tax paid
under reverse charge mechanism, the condition of having made the payment of
consideration to the service provider has been done away with. [NotificationNo.6/2015-Central Excise (N.T.), dated 01.03.2015 refers].
Rationalisation of penal provisions: Penalty provisions in
Service Tax have been rationalized to encourage compliance and early dispute
resolution. [Sections 113, 114, 115 of the Finance Act, 2015 refer].
Digital signature and preserving records in electronic
form: Service Tax assessees have been allowed to issue digitally signed
invoices and maintain other records electronically. [NotificationNo.18/2015-Central Excise (N.T.), dated 06.07.2015 refers].
Withdrawal of Prosecution in certain circumstances:
Instructions have been issued providing for withdrawal of prosecution where a
noticee has been exonerated in the quasi-judicial proceedings and such order
has attained finality. [Circular No.998/05/2015-CX dated 28.02.2015 refers].
If the export proceeds are not received within the
prescribed time period, the exporter has to reverse the Cenvat Credit.
Re-credit of such reversed Cenvat credit has been allowed, if such export
proceeds are received within one year from the specified period. [Notification
No.6/2015-Central Excise (N.T.), dated 01.03.2015 refers].
To bring certainty in the determination of point of
taxation in case of reverse charge mechanism, it has been provided that point
of taxation will be the payment date or three months from the date of invoice,
whichever is earlier. [Notification No.13/2014-Service Tax, dated 11.07.2014refers].
Industry specific measures:
Uniform abatement of 70% from gross value prescribed for
transport by rail, road and vessel. Service Tax in all these cases will now be
charged on 30% of the gross value of such service subject to non-availment of
Cenvat Credit on inputs, capital goods and input services. [Notification
No.26/2012-Service Tax dated 20.06.2012, as amended by the notificationNo.8/2015-Service Tax dated 01.03.2015 refers].
To avoid disputes, exemption in respect of services
provided to Government or local authority or governmental authority, by way of
water supply, public health, sanitation conservancy, solid waste management or
slum improvement and upgradation has been made more specific. [NotificationNo.25/2012-Service Tax dated 20.06.2012, as amended by the notificationNo.6/2014-Service Tax dated 11.07.2014 refers].
Categories of works contracts have been rationalized to
reduce litigation and improve compliance with a uniform service tax of 14% on
70% of the gross value of service. [Notification No.11/2014-Service Tax dated11.07.2014 refers].
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