SERVICE TAX TRADE NOTICE NO.29/2003             DATED:August 21, 2003

 

      Sub: Service Tax – Notifications No. 18,19 and 20/2003-ST  all dated 21.08.2003 – communicated – regarding.

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        Copy of Notifications No. 18,19 and 20/2003-ST all dated 21.08.2003 are communicated herewith for information and necessary action.

 

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(U.NIRANJAN)

JOINT COMMISSIONER

 

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TO BE PUBLISHED IN PART II, SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (i) OF THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY, DATED THE 21ST AUGUST 2003 30 SRAVANA, 1925 (SAKA)

 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF FINANCE

(DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE)

NEW DELHI,.

 NOTIFICATION No. 18/2003-SERVICE TAX

dated the 21st August, 2003

 G.S.R. (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by section 93 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby exempts the taxable service provided to a customer in relation to commissioning or installation by a commissioning and installation agency, other than a commercial concern, from the service tax leviable thereon under section 66 of the said Act.

[F.No. B3/7/2003-TRU]

(G. S. Karki)

Under Secretary to the Government of India

 NOTIFICATION No.19/2003-SERVICE TAX    

dated the 21st August, 2003

 G.S.R. (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by section 93 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby exempts the taxable service provided to a customer in relation to commissioning or installation by a commissioning and installation agency, from so much of the service tax leviable thereon under section 66 of the said Act, as is in excess of the amount of service tax calculated on a value which is equivalent to thirty-three per cent. of the gross amount charged from the customer under a contract for supplying a plant, machinery or equipment and commissioning or installation of the said plant, machinery or equipment, subject to the following conditions, namely:-

(i) the exemption contained in this notification is optional to the commissioning and installation agency; and

(ii) the benefit under this notification shall be allowed only if the commissioning and installation agency has not availed the benefit under the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 12/2003-Service Tax dated the 20th June, 2003, [ G.S.R. 503 (E), dated the 20th June, 2003], for the said contract;

Explanation.- For the purposes of this notification, the gross amount charged shall include the value of the plant, machinery, equipment, parts and any other material sold by the commissioning and installation agency, during the course of providing commissioning or installation service.

[F.No. B3/7/2003-TRU]

(G. S. Karki)

Under Secretary to the Government of India

 

NOTIFICATION No. 20/2003-SERVICE TAX

dated the 21st August, 2003

 

G.S.R. (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by section 93 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby exempts the taxable service provided to a customer by any person in relation to maintenance or repair of computers, computer systems or computer peripherals, from the service tax leviable thereon under section 66 of the said Act.

[F.No. B3/7/2003-TRU]

(G. S. Karki)

Under Secretary to the Government of India