Service tax is a tax paid to the government for enjoying services from various providers. It is currently charged at 12.36% of the gross value of the service. To pay service tax, one must first register for it. The required documents for service tax registration include PAN cards, identity documents, authorization letters, property documents, and bank statements of the individual or business. Once registered, service tax must be paid either quarterly or monthly depending on the business type, with payment due by the 5th of the month following the tax period.

1. Service tax
Registration.
Taxes are the financial charges imposed upon a tax
payer i.e. an individual or a legal entity, by a state
or any other body as authorized by the state in
order to fund various public expenditures. One of
such taxes is service tax. In this video we shall talk
about what is a service tax, what are the
documents required for its registration and the
process of the same.

2. Whenever we use any services be it a phone bill payment or eating at restaurant, we have
to pay a little more of the actual amount. That little more amount charged over the actual
amount is usually the service tax. . It is a kind of tax that you pay to the government for
enjoying different services received from various service providers. This tax is payable by
the service provider to the government or any other authorized body.
The current rate if service tax is 12.36% on the gross value of the service provided.
For paying such a tax, it is required to first get the registration done for the same.
What is Service Tax?

3. Documents in respect of Proprietor/Partner/Director
• PAN Card copy
• Copy of Aadhaar Card/ Voter identity card
• Passport size photograph
• Authorization letter (In case of Partnership)
• Authority from other directors on letter head (In case of company)
• Copy of Partnership deed (In case of Partnership)
• Board Resolution (In case of Company)
Documents required for service tax registration are:

4. Documents in respect of Entity
• PAN Card copy of firm/company
• Property papers copy (If owned property)
• Rent agreement copy and Landlord NOC (If rented property)
• Cancelled cheque of firm
• Bank statement
• Electricity/ water bill of business place

5. A Service tax is paid quarterly or monthly based on your business registration. Any
person providing taxable service to any person shall pay service tax at the rate
specified in sec 66 of the service tax act.
• In case of individual/ proprietorship/LLP/ partnership - you have to pay the tax
quarterly (4 times in a year). The due date being 5th day of the month
immediately following the respective quarter. Although the quarter ending on
31st march.
• If you belong to any other category of business registration like Pvt. Ltd. – you
have to pay service tax on a monthly basis i.e. by 5 the of the following month.
When to pay Service Tax ?

6. We at LegalRaasta have helped over thousand companies in Service Tax registration. To
get your service tax done from us, you can
• Go to our website www.legalraasta.com and select service tax registration.
• Fill our online questionnaire.
• Select a package. You can also opt for additional services like TDS return filing and sales
tax registration and pay accordingly.
• We will take care of the rest.
Hope this was helpful. If you have any queries contact us at (+91) 875 000 8585.
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