SERVICE TAX REGISTRATION

[RAM SHARMA]

DEAR EXPERTS,

IS IT COMPULSORY FOR A COMPANY TO TAKE REGISTRATION CERTIFICATION AS PER CIRCULAR NO. 161/12/2012 ST 06/07/2012.( ALL TAXABLE SERVICES OTHER THEN NEGATIVE SERVICES. PL CLERIFY EXACT MEANING OF THIS NOTIFICATION.

THANKS

[YAGAY andSUN]

If you are an existing registered assessee then there is no need to get it again.

[Santosh Kumar]

Dear sir,

This Circular No.161/12/2012 -ST  is for Accounting Code for payment of service tax under the Negative List approach to taxation of services, it is not related to registration.

I agree with Mr. Pradeep that If you are an existing registered assessee then there is no need to get it again.

[RAM SHARMA]

I HAVE DISCUSSED WITH SERVICE TAX AUTHORITY IN THIS REGARD. THEY SAID YOU HAVE TO GO AMENDMENT YOUR REGISTRATION THROUGH ACES SITE AND CLICK IN ALL TAXABLE SERVICE OTHER THEN NEGATIVE LIST.

AI Summary

Companies Need Not Re-Register for Service Tax if Already Registered; Amendments Required for New Taxable Services per Circular No. 161/12/2012 ST. A user inquired about the necessity for a company to obtain a service tax registration certification as per Circular No. 161/12/2012 ST. An expert clarified that if the company is already a registered assessee, re-registration is unnecessary. Another expert explained that the circular pertains to accounting codes for service tax payments under the Negative List approach, not registration. The original inquirer shared that after consulting with the service tax authority, they were advised to amend their registration via the ACES site to include all taxable services except those on the negative list.