Service Tax - 'online information and database access or retrieval services'- Board issues complicated Circular
GOVERNMENT has made several changes with regard to the Service Tax on "online information and database access or retrieval services". Yesterday DDT reported the Notifications 46, 47,48 and 49 of 2016 dated 09.11.2016 issued in this regard. To explain the notifications and clarify doubts, CBEC has issued a very exhaustive and complicated Circular.
How to register? The Question No.29 and its answer are:
29.
What is procedure of registration?
First down load firefox software.
Go to site https://www.aces.gov.in/ It will open home page for ACES. Click 'Service Tax'. It will open login window. Click on 'new user to click here'.
Why only Firefox Sir? In fact, ACES site says "It is advised that for accessing ACES Application, please use Internet Explorer (Standard Version 6.02 to 7.0) or Mozilla Firefox (Standard Version upto 3.0).". Have they changed their policy? Will they allow Internet Explorer? Or for that matter Chrome or Netscape or Safari?
CBEC Circular No 202/12/2016-ST., Dated: November 09, 2016