« Top Headlines » Open DEMAT Account in 24 hrs  Income Tax Return Filing: 10 Mistakes To Avoid When Filing ITR For AY 2024-25  Old vs New Tax Regime: Who should move to the New Tax Regime from the old one?  Income Tax Calculator FY 2023-24: How To Know Your Tax Liability Online On IT Dept's Portal?  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 «  Apex court nod to new perquisites tax computation... Net ads may come under tax net... » Repair services too under scanner September, 19th 2006 Companies that provide repair and maintenance services could come under the watch of the service tax department for payment of service tax. The department has contended that companies which consume goods along with services while providing repair and maintenance services have to factor in the cost of such goods while calculating their service tax liability. Action by the government against such companies is being considered in light of a clarification issued by the revenue department in March this year, which stated that goods consumed during the provision of service, that are not available for sale, by the service provider would not be entitled to any exemption from service tax. Official sources said the clarification was issued since there was lack of clarity on whether goods consumed while providing repair and maintenance services were liable to tax. The revenue department had issued a notification in June 2003 that provided exemption from service tax on the value of goods and material sold, subject to documentary evidence of such sale being available. According to service tax expert J K Mittal, the government should consider providing an abatement for repair and maintenance services. He pointed out that the notification issued by the revenue department in 2003 was not relevant since it sought to provide exemption to goods sold, which, in any case, did not attract any service tax. Goods sold cannot attract service tax. They will only attract Value Added Tax or sales tax. The government, therefore, sought to exempt something which is not taxable in the first place, he said.