Service Tax Registration

People are liable to pay service tax because they use the service provided by the Government like telephone bill and road tax etc. The Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) have defined all rules and regulations regarding services tax in India. There are numbers of services are provided in a country like India for the benefits of its citizen and after using these services they are liable to pay a certain amount of tax to the Government exchequer. Service Tax registration is imperative for all as the Government will issue a service tax number after its registration and on that basis they will file service tax return. In each and every year, Income Tax department of the Government will decide the service tax rate for all people those are falling under this category in order to pay service tax. Service Tax Act, 1994 has defined all the procedure regarding service tax registration except the state of Jammu & Kashmir.

Service Tax Registration Procedure

Service tax registration is a process and one should follow each and every step implemented by the Government of India as per the Department of Central Excise and Customs. As per the Act, total 119 services are taxable under the Section 65 (105) of the Finance Act, 1994 in India in these days. One can go for online service tax registration, which is absolutely easy and hassle free and take very less time as compared than traditional way. Those are waiting for registration can apply to the concerned officer of the Central Excise in Form ST-1 within the thirty days from which service tax is levied upon. The following important documents should be attached when applying for service tax registration under the Rule of 4(1) of the Service Tax Rule, 1994.

• PAN Card
• Residence Proof
• Power of Attorney required if any authorized person