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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.
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SERVICE TAX REGISTRATION
18 Sep 2012 
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Service tax registration: amend existing registration to select all taxable services excluding the negative list and align accounting codes.
Circular No.161/12/2012 addresses the accounting code framework for payment and classification of services under the negative list approach and does not mandate fresh registration for already registered assessees; instead, registered taxpayers should amend their ACES registration to select the applicable taxable services (i.e., all taxable services other than those on the negative list) so as to align registration entries with the accounting-code requirements for service-tax payment and reporting. (AI Summary)
Circular No.161/12/2012 addresses the accounting code framework for payment and classification of services under the negative list approach and does not mandate fresh registration for already registered assessees; instead, registered taxpayers should amend their ACES registration to select the applicable taxable services (i.e., all taxable services other than those on the negative list) so as to align registration entries with the accounting-code requirements for service-tax payment and reporting. (AI Summary)