Withdrawal of exemption on various services provided to educational institutes other than pre-school and higher secondary school

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Service tax not applicable on transportation services of goods by a vessel w.r.t. goods intended for transhipment to any country outside India
Services by way of admission to a museum is exempted for the period 01.07.2012 to 31.03.2015
Services provided by the operators of common effluent treatment plant is exempted for the period 01.07.2012 to 31.03.2015
Amount charged by the Credit / debit card issuing banks on the merchant establishment upto an amount of Rs.2,000/- in a single transaction is exempted from service tax
Non-requirement of filing of Annual Return for 2015-16
Exemption to Point of Sale Devices and goods used in manufacture such devices
Levy of service tax under RCM on "online information and database access or retrieval services" – Exemption withdrawn
Clarification on provision of service of transportation by educational institute to students, faculty and staff of such institutes
Non Services shall be payable on Services by way of advancement of Yoga provided by entities registered U/S 12AA of Income tax Act, 1961 for the period “July 2012 to October 2015”
Exemption on services provided by State Government Industrial Development Corporation to Industrial units
Restriction on exemption on services provided by way of renting of precincts of religious place meant for general public
Extension of exemption on services provided by government or local authority to business entity as a telecom service provider
Revised Monetary limit for adjudication of Show cause Notice in Central Excise and Service Tax
Goods can now be procured at concessional rate of duty even by executing a general bond with security
Requirement of enclosing photocopies of Railway Receipts along with STTG Certificate has been omitted for availing CENVAT credit
Admissibility of drawback of customs component even when rebate of excise duties on raw material used in manufacture of exported goods has been taken
No requirement to pay back the amount availed as exemption on procurement of inputs in case the manufactured goods are cleared to Advance License/Authorization
Clarification of exemption on services provided to the Government, a Local authority or a governmental authority with regard to water supply
Clarification on place of provision of service for service provided by freight forwarders on transportation of goods from India
Abatement for transportation of passengers by air, embarking from or terminating in a Regional Connectivity Scheme Airport
Revision of excise returns permitted w.e.f. 17.08.2016
Excise exemption to Aviation turbine fuel drawn by operators or cargo operators
Rate of duty on manufacture of articles of jewellery
Taxability of jewellery stock lying as on 29.02.2016
Exemption to the articles of jewellery to the extent of value of materials supplied by the retail customer
Revised SSI eligibility and exemption limits to the manufacturer of articles of jewellery
Newly prescribed Articles of Jewellery (Collection of Duty) Rules, 2016
Extension of time limit to jewellers for taking registration and making payment
Specified limit for the jewellery assessees for submission of declaration
Certain clarifications on the excise audit of manufacturers of jewellery
Clarifications on general procedures with regard to excise duty on jewellery
New Form ER-8 (quarterly return) has been notified for certain specified goods
Manufacturers of articles of jewellery has been exempted from the requirement of filing Annual Return
Guidelines for issue of summons, visits, search, seizure, arrest and prosecution of manufacturers of articles of jewellery
Export related procedural simplification on jewellery
Handicrafts of the articles of jewellery falling under heading 7113 shall be liable to the duty of excise
Requirement of physical verification of premises is dispensed with for assessees engaged in manufacture of certain goods falling under chapters 61, 62 or 63
Clarification on recovery of demands during the pendency of stay application
Scope of the word - “Site” used in the Notification No.12/2012-CE is clarified
Manually signed invoice copy authenticated by a digital signatures to be given were customers are unable to retrieve the digitally signed invoices
Permission to pay service tax through Non-electronic modes
Exempts the taxable service by way of transportation of goods by a vessel from outside India
Krishi Kalyan Cess is not applicable on the debtors lying in the balance as on 31.05.2016
Legal services provided by senior advocates have been again brought back under reverse charge
Exemption on legal services provided by senior advocate is restored
Optional single registration and return for first stage dealer and importer
Job-work exemption provided to free trade zones is extended to Special Economic Zones
Clarification with regard to scope of levy of excise duty on readymade garments and made articles of textiles sold by a retail outlet
Calculation mechanism of ‘Krishi Kalyan Cess’ on specified services taxed at special rates
‘Krishi Kalyan Cess’ paid on input services used for authorized operations by SEZ unit or developers shall be eligible for refund
‘Krishi Kalyan Cess’ paid on all the services used for export in terms of Rule 6A of Service Tax Rules shall be eligible for rebate
Exemption from service tax for taxable services shall also be exempted from Krishi kalyan Cess
CENVAT credit of Krishi kalyan cess can be utilized for the payment of Krishi Kalyan Cess of taxable output service
Krishi Kalyan Cess is also applicable on the transactions liable for service tax under reverse charge mechanism
Accounting code for the payment of Krishi kalyan Cess
Services provided by government liable for service tax under forward charge are not eligible for turnover based exemption
Services provided by a person represented on an arbitral tribunal to an arbitral tribunal shall be liable for service tax under reverse charge
Services provided by specified organisations in respect of religious pilgrimage shall be exempted even for the prior period starting from 01.07.2012 to 19.08.2014
Point of Taxation in case of services provided to government/ local authority etc.
Interest or any other consideration charged for deferred payment to government etc. shall be included in the value of Taxable service
Exemptions in respect of various service provided by Government, Local authority etc. to the business entity
Proportionate reversal of CENVAT credit is not required if the input/ input services are not used for the activity that is not a ‘Service’
Logical amendments in respect of services provided by the Government etc. by way of assignment of right to use any natural resource
Anomaly in reversal under rule 6(3) of the CENVAT credit rules is fixed
Extension of time-limit to jewellers for registration and payment of excise duty
Sub-committee is formed to hear the issues relating to the recent imposition of excise duty on jewellery - Committee shall issue its report by May 21, 2016