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Why Service Tax?

Service tax is a form of tax which is to be charged by an assessee in its billing for services it provides across the Country and same has to be deposited to the Government with in specified time.

Any service provider whose billing during the year crosses Rs.10 Lacs is liable to pay service tax as per the government tax rates.

The current service tax rate is 14% flat without any cesses which would be 14.5% from 15th November 2015 as 0.5% of Swachh Bharat Cess will be come in force.

Most of the services provided in India are taxable under service tax and a list of taxable services is provided by Law. A negative list of services, for services that are not subject to service tax is also established recently.

Applying for Service Tax Registration-

Service Tax Registration has to be applied for by means of ST-1 form, which can be submitted online. For the first time users an account has to be created, which can be done through a CBEC’s Portal.

Please note that the Service Tax Registration is a location/premises based which means we have to register separately for different locations. But in case more than one service is being provided from a single premises, registration can be done in the same form.

When done applying for the Service Tax Registration online, a print of the acknowledgement slip is required, which is to be signed and a set of hard copy of the ST-1 form along with the other required documents to be submitted to the commissionerate with whom the assessee is registering.

ssue of the Service Tax Registration-

After the verification of the ST-1 form, the Superintendent shall grant the Service Tax Registration certificate (ST-2) to the assessee within 2 Days of Filing or in other case, send intimation for non-acceptance of Service Tax Registration application. The mode of issue of the ST-2 form can be chosen by the applicant between either online or by post.

The assessee then would be allotted a Service Tax number which would be PAN based quoted in all his invoices.

Documents to be submitted-

Within fifteen days of filling the ST-1 form, self-attested copies of the required documents is to be submitted to the concerned Division and Range.

The documentation requirements varies from assessee to assessee on the basis of its Organisational Structure. Copy of PAN Card of the assessee.

To make all this process simple and hassle-free and transparent, a platform has been designed and launched where you can upload all the required information and documents in an easy manner with a step by step walk-through procedure

We at eFilingPortal.in aim at making all the legal and regulatory requirements easy for the entrepreneurs and extending a helping hand at every stage of business.