The Central revenue department is inquiring into the payment of service tax by the event management firm which had organised the controversial Thinkfest on behalf of the Tehelka magazine. "We......
'Today we see the worrisome phenomenon where honest officers who run afoul of the government being chased, hunted down and dirt being dug up on them.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas......
Aiming to "entice" a large number of assessees to return to the tax fold, the government on Thursday proposed a one-time scheme called 'Voluntary Compliance Encouragement Scheme' for service tax......
Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram will hold a review meeting with senior officials of Customs, Central Excise and Service Tax in Hyderabad on Wednesday. According to a senior official of the......
Infrastructure and engineering major Punj Lloyd has come under the scanner of the central excise department over alleged pending Service Tax liability of Rs 61 crore (Rs 610 million). Punj Lloyd......
Encouraged by the response to the Service tax amnesty scheme, the Finance Ministry on Friday exuded confidence in meeting the fiscal deficit target of 4.8 per cent for the current financial year.......
In a stern warning to service tax evaders, the government asked them to either pay their dues by tomorrow or face penal action which could include arrest and prosecution."I would like to advise......