« Top Headlines » Open DEMAT Account in 24 hrs  How much gold jewellery can you keep at home? Nagpur ITAT explains rules on ownership, gifts, taxability  ?5.31 lakh TDS refund allowed by ITAT Delhi: Why absence of an original ITR did not block the taxpayer  Missed the ITR Filing Deadline? How to Claim Your Income Tax Refund and Correct Mistakes Before December 31, 2026  GST Return Preparation & ITC Analysis with TallyPrime (Hinglish Session)  GST Return Preparation & ITC Analysis with TallyPrime (Hinglish Session)  GST Return Preparation & ITC Analysis with TallyPrime (Hinglish Session)  Income-Tax Department Moves to Bring Greater Certainty to International Tax Cases  ITR Defective Notice for AY 2026-27: Reasons, 15-Day Deadline and What Happens If You Ignore It  ITR Refund Status 2026: How to Track Your Income Tax Refund Online – Step-by-Step Guide  GST Council Explores Andhra Pradesh’s AI-Driven Tax Administration Model  ITR filing 2026: Who must file by August 31? Tax department explains «  PAN must from April 1 to trade in futures... Transfer pricing adjustments: Income-tax notice to IT cos... » Awareness on service tax in Kakinada December, 20th 2006 There is very little awareness about service tax among the public and trade circles, though it was introduced more than a decade ago and 95 services being brought into the tax net at present, according to Mr M. Rama Rao, Additional Commissioner of Central Excise. He was speaking at a seminar on service tax here on Tuesday organised by the Vizag commissionerate, Cocanada Chamber of Commerce and Godavari Chamber of Commerce. A help centre had been set up at the Cocanada Chamber of Commerce to help the assessees, he said. Mr D. Surya Rao, President of the Cocanada Chamber of Commerce; Mr P. Bhavana Prasad, President of the Godavari Chamber of Commerce; and Mr Neelank Kumar, Assistant Commissioner, Kakinada division, participated in the seminar.