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Rustagi Report – Board withdraws circulars

Based on the recommendations of the Rustagi Report on review of Service Tax circulars and taking into consideration the views expressed by the trade, departmental officers etc, CBEC has withdrawn 48 circulars/instructions. Obviously the Board has gone beyond the Rustagi report.

The following are the details of the circulars withdrawn.

Sl.No.

Circular No./ F.No.

Date

Subject

1

1/1/94 – ST

29.06.1994

This is a rare circular not available with us

2

2/2/94 – ST

08.07.1994

This is a rare circular not available with us

3

4/4/94 – ST

06.09.1994

This is a rare circular not available with us

4

5/5/94 – ST

11.10.1994

This is a rare circular not available with us

5

6/1/95 – ST

02.05.1995

This is a rare circular not available with us

6

7/1/96 – ST

29.02.1996

This is a rare circular not available with us

7

8/2/96 – ST

11.03.1996

This is a rare circular not available with us

8

9/3/96 – ST

11.03.1996

This is a rare circular not available with us

9

13/7/96 – ST

20.09.1996

Revised format for notice under Section 70(2) and 77 of Finance Act, 1994

10

15/9/96 – ST

04.10.1996

Showing of Service Tax on brokerage separately on the Bill

11

16/10/96 – ST

15.10.1996

This is a rare circular not available with us

12

19/13/96 –ST

21.11.1996

This is a rare circular not available with us

13

20/14/96 – ST

31.12.1996

Transaction amounting to taxable service

14

21/1/97 – ST

27.01.1997

This is a rare circular not available with us

15

F. No. B.43/7/97- TRU

11.07.1997

Service Tax on Clearing & Forwarding Agents and rent-a-cab scheme operators.

16

F. No. 148/3/97 – CX4

09.09.1997

This is a rare circular not available with us

17

23/3/97 – ST

13.10.1997

This is a rare circular not available with us

18

F.No.354/128/97 -TRU

18.12.1997

This is a rare circular not available with us

19

25/2/98 – ST

23.07.1998

De-centralisation of Service Tax work at Divisional level

20

26/3/98 – ST

10.09.1998

This is a rare circular not available with us

21

27/1/99 – ST

19.05.1999

This is a rare circular not available with us

22

28/2/99 – ST

04.07.1999

This is a rare circular not available with us

23

30/1/2000 – ST

05.06.2000

Monetary limits and powers of adjudication of officers of Central Excise in relation to Service Tax Rules

24

31/2/2000 – ST

31.07.2000

This is a rare circular not available with us

25

34/2/2001 – ST

30.04.2001

Service Tax not leviable on services by qualified engineers as insurance surveyor and loss assessor

26

36/4/2001 – ST

08.10.2001

Services provided outside the limits of Indian territorial waters not liable to tax

27

37/5/2001 – ST

27.12.2001

Collection Center collecting exposed film from photography studio — Service provided not taxable

28

38/1/2002 – ST

07.02.2002

Audit of Service Tax assesses/records

29

39/2/2002 – ST

20.02.2002

ICDs/CFS can not be considered as C&F agents

30

42/5/2002 – ST

29.04.2002

Payment of service tax by M/s.Jehangir Art Gallery under the category of ‘Mandap Keeper’

31

45/8/2002 – ST

30.07.2002

Website for posting Service Tax Revenue

32

48/10/2002-ST

13.09.2002

Levy of Service Tax on Food Grain Commission Agents under the category of 'Clearing and Forwarding Agents’.

33

51/13/2002 – ST

07.01.2003

Classification of Services.

34

53/2/2003 – ST

27.03.2003

Rounding of Service Tax to the multiples of a Rupee

35

54/3/2003-ST

21.04.2003

Internet Telephony Services fall under the category of online information and database access

36

55/4/2003 – ST

24.04.2003

Exemption to taxable Services provided by a Service provider to Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Developer or to a unit located in SEZ

37

56/5/2003 – ST

25.04.2003

Non levy of service tax on export of services

38

57/6/2003 – ST

20.05.2003

Irregular Levy of Service Tax by the service providers @8% after budget i.e. 1-3-2003- regarding

39

64/13/2003 – ST

28.10.2003

if the canvassing is limited to space selling then such services would not be liable to any service tax

40

65/14/2003 – ST

05.11.2003

Payment of service tax in case of advance payment of value of services.

41

70/19/2003 – ST

17.12.2003

clarification on the taxability of maintenance of Computer Software

42

73/3/2004 – ST

05.01.2004

Levy of Service Tax under category of Clearing & Forwarding Agents in respect of Adhatiyas.

43

74/4/2004 – ST

23.01.2004

Clarification for the maintenance and repair services for Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) - Liability of service tax

44

77/07/2004 – ST

10.03.2004

Clarification on ambiguity in the provisions of Rule 3(5) of the Service Tax Credit Rules, 2002

45

78/8/2004 – ST

23.03.2004

Service Tax on the production of Television serials

46

79/9/2004 – ST

13.05.2004

Application of Service Tax on activities of Erection and Commissioning.

47

F. No. 341/20/2005-TRU

12.05.2005

Levy of service tax on certain processes undertaken on job-work basis in relation to manufacture of gem and jewellery

48

F.No./ 354/106/2005-TRU

08.08.2005

Centralised registration

Circular No. dated 10th May, 2007

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