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27-07-2010

HUMORS

An assessee approached one of the Service Tax officer for some clarification on the service provided by him

Service provider: “Sir, can you put some light on the matter that whether I am liable to pay Tax.”
Officer : “Oh yes, which service did you provide”
Service provider: “I am engaged in some job works for manufacturers”
Officer : “So what you want to know.”
Service provider : “I want to know whether the service provided by me is taxable and if taxable then in what category.”
Officer : “Then you must seek a legal opinion from any Service Tax Expert because according to us, all such services are taxable services only.

Few advocates were heard chatting on impact of Service Tax on their profession. Here it is

The answers are indeed interesting:

Advocates/lawyers will go on strike.
Nothing will happen
Increase of litigation cases and business
People in Services / judiciary / bureaucracy will get discouraged to join the practice after retirement
It will become more confusing than business auxiliary services or goods transport agency services

Service tax and HR function

A recent appointments advertisement read as under-
“Wanted a young professional well versed in present and future service tax laws who can keep track of all notifications / circulars issued so far and of deliberations going on in the department, is able to interpret the law in the best interests of the organization and possesses very strong convincing ability to represent before authorities. Person having good public relation / liaison will be preferred. Salary commensurate with performance. Don’t apply just meet to clinch the golden job opportunity.”

Ripples on Goods Transport Service under Service Tax

News clippings extracted reveal as under:

Truck operators on strike to agitate
Traders thereafter strike against collection mechanism of service tax on goods transport
Government repeats its mistake
Nationwide strike in offing
Service tax on goods transport complex and confusing
Court stays service tax on transport companies

The clever truck operators' universal slogan still holds goods- "cwjh utj okys rsjk eaqg dkyk"

Overheard in a Chartered Accountants Conference

Delegate: What will be the future of Service Tax?
Speaker: Offcourse, Future is quite good.
Delegate: Why and how?
Speaker: There are still so many services on which tax can be levied thinking, viewing, smelling, dreaming, caring, loving etc.
Delegate: How sir?
Speaker: If you do it for others, it will be service.

One press reporter was taking reactions on levy of service tax on booking of goods for transport by road from some booking agents

Reporter: What will be impact of the new levy?
Agent: Nothing
Reporter: How come?
Agent: We will specialize in the bookings as booking of vegetables / fruits / milk / eggs only.

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