Service Tax Rules

 

What is Service Tax?

Service tax is a tax levied by the government on the services rendered by service providers which is borne by customers who receive this service. The service provider has to pay the government the service tax, but the service recipient is the one who actually pays for it. Service tax came into existence in 1994. The rate of service tax charged right now is 14%. Service tax comes with its own rules and regulations. Given below is a detailed explanation about service tax rules.

Service Tax Rules:

Listed below are the set of service tax rules set by the government for the purpose of the assessment and collection of service tax.
There are 9 rules excluding two sub rules. Given below is a brief description of each service tax rule set by the government.

1. Rule 1: Rule 1 basically defines the service tax rules
2. Rule 2: Rule 2 deals with the definitions of terms related to service tax. The rule consists of descriptions of every term that is related to service tax including terms like ‘act’, ‘assessment’, ‘large taxpayer’, etc.
3. Rule 3: Rule 3 deals with the appointment of officers.
4. Rule 4: Rule 4 deals with the registration of service tax.
5. Rule 5: Rule 5 deals with records.
6. Rule 6: Rule 6 deals with the payment of service tax
7. Rule 7: Rule 7 deals with tax returns
8. Rule 8: Rule 8 deals with form of Appeals to Commissioner of Central Excise
9. Rule 9: Form of appeals to Appellate Tribunal

Service Tax Payment Rules:

Service tax payment rules are defined under Rule 6 of service tax.
Listed below are some of the important rules under the category:

• Service tax should be paid to the Central Government by the 5th of the month following the month in which payments were received.
• The assessee should deposit the tax with a bank designated by the Central board of Excise.
• The assessee can adjust the excess service tax paid by them if they have paid for a taxable service not provided by them.

Service Tax Registration Rules:

Listed below are some of the important rules under the category of service tax registration:

• Every individual liable to pay service tax should register through Form ST-1 within 30 days from the date on which service tax was levied.
• If an assessee is providing more than one taxable service, they can mention all the taxable services provided by them in a single application.
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