« Top Headlines » Open DEMAT Account in 24 hrs  BackBack Income Tax Act amendment on cards on tax treatment of MSME dues  ITR-1, ITR-2, ITR-4 forms for FY 2023-24 available for e-filing. Check details here  Income tax slabs FY 2024-25: Experts share these 8 benefits for taxpayers in new income tax regime  How To File ITR Online - Step by Step Guide to Efile Income Tax Return, FY 2023-24 (AY 2024-25)  Old or new tax regime for TDS on salary? This post-election 2024 event will impact your tax planning  What Are 5 Heads Of Income Tax?  Income Tax Dept releases interim action plan for FY25 on tax collection, refund approvals   Income Tax Return: 5 lesser-known tax-saving tips from Section 80  Income Tax Return: 5 lesser-known tax-saving tips from Section 80  Why you need not rush to file your ITR immediately  Income tax returns: ITR-1, ITR-2, ITR-4 forms for FY 2023-24 available for e-filing «  Repair services too under scanner... Act prevails over subordinate legislation... » Net ads may come under tax net September, 19th 2006 Google's plea on service tax clarification dismissed. Websites that sell space to companies could be asked to pay service tax under the category of advertising services with effect from 1996. The authority for advance ruling for service tax had earlier this month dismissed an application filed by Google Online India Pvt Ltd seeking a clarification whether advertising services was liable to the tax. The company, in its application in July this year, sought a review of its earlier ruling, issued in December 2005, which stated that the services of Google came under the category of advertisement services. At that time, the authority had ruled that Google Online India Pvt Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of US-based Google International LLC, was liable to pay service tax for selling advertisement space slots on its search site to advertisers and clients in India. It said that the activity of selling space for display or exhibition of an advertisement meant providing a service to advertisers and clients. From this angle, the applicant would be covered by the definition of advertising agency, it said. Google then filed a review application in July. As the Ministry of Finance till date does not consider display or exhibition of advertisement services, there is apparent scope for mis-interpretation of the ruling pronounced by the authority, Google said in its application. The company wanted to clarify whether it was liable to pay service tax on the charges provided or for selling space to a customer for exhibition or display of an advertisement in case no value-added services were provided to such a customer. With the authority disposing of the application, it was clear that the government could interpret sale of space by internet companies as covered under advertisement services, sources said.