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SERVICES PROFILES

S.No	Service Category
1	Advertising Agency Service
2	Advertisement- sale of space or time services
3	Air travel agent's services
4.	Airport services
5.	Architect's Services
6.	Asset Management Services By Individuals
7.	ATM operation, maintenance or management services
8.	Auction Service
9.	Authorised Service Stations for motor vehicles servicing or repairs
10.	Banking and other financial services
11.	Beauty treatment Services
12.	Brand Promotion Services
13.	Broadcasting Services
14.	Business Auxiliary Service
15.	Business Exhibition Service
16.	Business Support Service
17.	Cable Operator's services
18.	Cargo handling Services

19.	Chartered Accountant's (practising) services
20.	Cleaning Services
21.	Clearing and forwarding agent's services
22.	Clearing & processing house services
23.	Club's or Association's membership services
24	Commercial training or coaching services
25.	Commercial use or exploitation of any event service
26.	Commodity exchange service
27.	Company secretary's (practising) services
28.	Construction of residential complex service
29.	Construction or renovation of commercial / industrial buildings / pipelines / conduits services
30.	Construction Services - Preferential Location and Development
31.	Consulting engineer's service
32.	Convention services
33.	Copyright Services
34.	Cosmetic or Plastic Surgery Service
35.	Cost accountant's (practising) services

36.	Courier Services
37.	Credit card, debit card, charge card or other payment cards related services
38.	Credit rating agency's services
39.	Custom house agent's services
40.	Design services
41.	Development & supply of content for telecommunication, advertising and on-line information services
42.	Dredging services
43.	Dry cleaning services
44.	Electricity Exchange services
45.	Erection, commissioning or installation service
46.	Event management Service
47.	Fashion Designer Service
48.	Foreign Exchange broking services
49.	Forward Contract Service
50.	Franchise Services
51.	Health club and fitness centre services
52.	Health Services
53.	Information Technology software services
54.	Insurance auxiliary services concerning general insurance business
55.	Insurance auxiliary services concerning Life Insurance business
56.	Insurance business services (General Insurance)
57.	Insurance business services (Life Insurance)

58.	Intellectual property services
59.	Interior decorator's services
60.	Internet caf's services
61.	Internet telecommunication services
62.	Investment management service under ULIP
63.	Legal consultancy services
64.	Lottery and other Games of Chance Services
65.	Mailing list compilation and mailing services
66.	Management or business consultant's services
67.	Management, maintenance or repair services for goods, equipments or properties
68.	Mandap keeper's services
69.	Manpower recruitment or supply agency's services
70.	Market research agency's services
71.	Medical records maintenance service
72.	Mining service
73.	On-line information and database access and/or retrieval services
74.	Opinion poll service
75.	Outdoor caterer

76.	Packaging services
77.	Pandal or shamiana services
78.	Photography services
79.	Port services by major ports
80.	Port services by other ports (minor ports)
81.	Programme (T. V. or Radio) services
82.	Public Relation Service
83.	Rail travel agent's services
84.	Real estate agent's services
85.	Recovery agent's services
86.	Registrar to an issue services
87.	Rent-a-cab services
88.	Renting of immovable property services
89.	Scientific or Technical Consultancy Services
90.	Security agency's services
91.	Share transfer agent service
92.	Ship management services
93.	Site formation and clearance, excavation and earthmoving and demolition services
94.	Sound recording services
95.	Sponsorship service
96.	Steamer agent's services

97.	Stock broking services
98.	Stock exchange service
99.	Storage and warehousing services
100.	Supply of tangible goods services
101.	Survey and exploration of mineral services
102.	Survey and map making services
103.	Technical inspection and certification services
104.	Technical testing and analysis services
105.	Telecommunication services
106.	Tour operator's services
107.	Transport of coastal goods and transport of goods through national water way/inland water service
108.	Transport of goods by air services
109.	Transport of goods by road
110.	Transport of goods by rail service
111.	Transport of goods through pipeline / conduit services
112.	Travel agent's (other than air or rail) services
113.	Travel by air services
114.	Travel by cruise ship service
115.	Underwriters services
116.	Video tape production services
117.	Works contract Services
118.	Hotel, Inn, Club and Guest House Service
119.	Restaurant service

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Kindly use NSDL e-Gov Return Preparation Utility (RPU) version 1.2 (JAVA based) for preparation of your e-TDS/TCS Statements. VB based NSDL e-Gov Return Preparation Utility (RPU) will be discontinued from TIN website with effect from September 24th, 2015

With effect from February 1, 2014, it is mandatory to submit Form 27A generated by TDS/TCS FVU (File Validation Utility) duly signed, along with the TDS/TCS statement(s). Any other Form 27A submitted will be treated as invalid submission and the same will be rejected by TIN-FC branches. (27/01/2014)

W. e. f. June 1, 2015, the PAN and TAN application fees have been revised as under

- For dispatch of PAN card in India:- 106 (inclusive of service tax)

- For dispatch of PAN card outside India:- 985 (inclusive of service tax)

- For TAN applications:- 63 (inclusive of service tax)

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NOTIFICATION NO. 4 / 2014 - INCOME TAX - STATUTORY BODY NOTIFIED U/S 10(46) - Orissa State AIDS Control Society

NOTIFICATION NO. 95 INCOME TAX - STATUTORY BODY NOTIFIED U/S 10(46) - KERALA STATE AIDS PREVENTION SOCIETY

NOTIFICATION NO. 97 INCOME TAX - SECTION 35(1)(iii) OF THE INCOME-TAX ACT, 1961 -SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH EXPENDITURE - APPROVED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ASSOCIATIONS/INSTITUTIONS -Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History , Coimbatore

MCA UPDATE

Verify Payment” facility has also been enabled for payments made through HDFC bank.

Payment of Stamp Duty on Articles of Association for increase in authorized capital of company having registered office in National Capital Territory of Delhi has become mandatory w.e.f. 01/08/2012 vide notification of The Indian Stamp (Delhi Amendment) Act, 2012 on 31/07/2012.

TDS CPC UPDATE

Online verification of Tds certificate has been enabled on Traces.

Users can verify the TDS Certificate on click of 'Verify TDS Certificate' link on

View TDS / TCS Credit page
'View Form 26AS page'

NOTIFICATION NO. 92 INCOME TAX - SECTION 43(5), CLAUSE (iii) OF EXPLANATION 2 TO CLAUSE (e) OF PROVISO, OF THE INCOME-TAX ACT, 1961 - SPECULATIVE TRANSACTION - RECOGNIZED STOCK EXCHANGE - Multi Commodity Exchange of India Limited, Mumbai

NOTIFICATION NO. 91 INCOME TAX - SECTION 43(5), CLAUSE (iii) OF EXPLANATION 2 TO CLAUSE (e) OF PROVISO, OF THE INCOME-TAX ACT, 1961 - SPECULATIVE TRANSACTION - RECOGNIZED STOCK EXCHANGE - Universal Commodity Exchange Limited, Mumbai

NOTIFICATION NO. 90 INCOME TAX - SECTION 43(5), CLAUSE (iii) OF EXPLANATION 2 TO CLAUSE (e) OF PROVISO, OF THE INCOME-TAX ACT, 1961 - SPECULATIVE TRANSACTION - RECOGNIZED STOCK EXCHANGE - National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange Limited, Mumbai

TDS- CPC UPDATE

Online Correction

Online Correction has been enabled on TRACES for FY 2013–14 for Deductors with valid Digital Signature

Deductors can file correction for PAN Errors Correction and Challan Correction

Deductors can navigate to 'Defaults' -> 'Request for correction'

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Refunds of challans has been enabled on TRACES. Deductors can navigate to 'Statement / Payments' -> 'Request for Refund'

Registration of Digital Signature has been enabled on

TRACES for deductors. Refer e-Tutorial for detailed instruction.

Deductors can register their Digital Signature in PROFILE after registration.

PAO

PAO registration has been enabled on TRACES.

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PAO can view their Dashboard, Profile and Statement Status after registration.

NOTIFICATION NO. 80 INCOME TAX - SECTION 35(1)(ii) OF THE INCOME-TAX ACT, 1961 -SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH EXPENDITURE - APPROVED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ASSOCIATIONS/INSTITUTIONS - INDIAN PLYWOOD INDUSTRIES RESEARCH & TRAINING INSTITUTE, BANGALORE

NOTIFICATION NO. 88 INCOME TAX - SECTION 80G(2)(c) OF THE INCOME-TAX ACT, 1961 - DEDUCTIONS - DONATIONS TO CERTAIN FUNDS, CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS, ETC. - NOTIFIED SPORTS ASSOCIATION OR INSTITUTION - ARCHERY ASSOCIATION OF INDIA

NOTIFICATION NO. 87 INCOME TAX - STATUTORY BODY NOTIFIED U/S 10(46) - TRIPURA STATE AIDS CONTROL SOCIETY

NOTIFICATION NO. 81 INCOME TAX - SECTION 35(1)(ii) OF THE INCOME-TAX ACT, 1961 -SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH EXPENDITURE - APPROVED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ASSOCIATIONS/INSTITUTIONS - HAFFKINE INSTITUTE FOR TRAINING RESEARCH & TESTING, MUMBAI

NOTIFICATION NO. 78 INCOME TAX - STATUTORY BODY NOTIFIED U/S 10(46) - MEGHALAYA STATE AIDS CONTROL SOCIETY

NOTIFICATION NO. 77 INCOME TAX - STATUTORY BODY NOTIFIED U/S 10(46) - CHANDIGARH STATE AIDS CONTROL SOCIETY

NOTIFICATION NO. 69 INCOME TAX - STATUTORY BODY NOTIFIED U/S 10(46) - RAJASTHAN ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION

INCOME TAX EFILING UPDATE

Updated version of ITR 7 and Offline Forms (other than ITR) are available in the portal.Assessee may download and use the same.

The value 'M' in the field "Status of matching with OLTAS" of FORM 16 / 16A indicates that the details of the

challans reported by the deductor are yet to be verified.

While generating Form16 / 16A, if you are getting a message as "0 PDF files generated successfully", please

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NOTIFICATION NO. 66 INCOME TAX - STATUTORY BODY NOTIFIED U/S 10(46) - Karnataka State AIDS Prevention Society

Remuneration payable to the Statutory Auditors of Regional Rural Banks from the year 2012-13

Remuneration payable to the Statutory Central and Branch Auditors of Public Sector Banks from the year 2012-13

Circular No.06 /2013 Income Tax (amending Circular No.03/2013 dated 26th March,2013)

NOTIFICATION NO. 65 INCOME TAX - SECTION 35(1)(ii) OF THE INCOME-TAX ACT, 1961 -SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH EXPENDITURE - APPROVED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ASSOCIATIONS/INSTITUTIONS - THE INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GANDHI NAGAR

NOTIFICATION NO. 62 INCOME TAX - SECTION 35(1)(ii) OF THE INCOME-TAX ACT, 1961 -SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH EXPENDITURE - APPROVED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ASSOCIATIONS/INSTITUTIONS - CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF TELEMATICS (C-DOT), NEW DELHI

NOTIFICATION NO. 55 INCOME TAX - STATUTORY BODY NOTIFIED U/S 10(46) - UTTRAKHAND STATE AIDS CONTROL SOCIETY

NOTIFICATION NO. 60 INCOME TAX - SECTION 35(1)(ii) OF THE INCOME-TAX ACT, 1961 - SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH EXPENDITURE - APPROVED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ASSOCIATIONS/INSTITUTIONS - NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEURO SCIENCE (NIMHANS) BANGALORE

Assesses who have not filed their ST-3 returns for the period October,12 to March,13

by the due date are requested to file it along with late fee liable to be paid under

Rule 7C of Service Tax Rules, 1994.

Buyer of immovable property can download

Form 16B after registering on TRACES as Tax Payer

NOTIFICATION NO. 48 INCOME TAX - STATUTORY BODY NOTIFIED U/S 10(46) - ODISHA ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION

NOTIFICATION NO. 49 INCOME TAX - STATUTORY BODY NOTIFIED U/S 10(46) - HIMACHAL PRADESH ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION

NOTIFICATION NO. 52 INCOME TAX - STATUTORY BODY NOTIFIED U/S 10(46) - GUJRAT STATE CONTROL AIDS SOCIETY

RBI discloses the names of applicants for new bank licences in the private sector

TDS-CPC HEADLINES

Justification Report:

Justification Report has been enabled now for FY 2012-13 and Form Type 24Q

Deductors facing issues with justification report conversion are requested to download the latest justification report utility and submit the request again

Deductors can submit request for downloading Justification Request from FY 2007-08 onwards

TDS certificate in Part A of Form 16 shall be generated for only those pans that have been reported in Annexure II of 24Q statement for 4th.quarter.The deductors are therefore advi- -sed to ensure that they provide salary details of their employees employed for whole or part of year Annexure –II of Quarterly TDS statment of 4th quarter

The tax deducted and paid under section 194IA of I T Act can be viewed online by the seller of the immovable property in their Form 26AS (Tax credit statement) from 22nd July, 2013 onwards

Deductors are advised that the demand raised in the intimation u/s 200A can be closed by making payment and filing the corresponding correction statement

For any type of correction in challan, contact your respective Jurisdictional Assessing Officer

Intimations u/s 200A of the Income Tax Act, 1961 for the statements filed during the Financial Year 2012-13 are being sent from TDS CPC

Levy u/s 234E of the Income Tax Act, 1961 is a statutory levy and cannot be waived

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please add intimations@tdscpc.gov.in to the

address book / contact list of your registered

Email Id

NEW @ TIN

Facility for payment of PAN application fee in Indian Rupees & foreign currency by foreign citizens/NRIs using 'Credit Card/Debit Card' is now available for those applicants who apply PAN online. (03 August, 2013)

As advised by Income Tax Department:

TIN will accept TDS/TCS statements only pertaining to Financial Year 2007-08 and onwards.

Statements for Financial Years upto 2006-07 will not be accepted at TIN.

Acceptance of 'Y' type of correction TDS/TCS statements have been discontinued at TIN

The above is with effect from July 1, 2013.

TARRIF NOTIFICATIONS OF CUSTOMS IN YEAR 2015

Tariff Notifications of Central Excise in year 2015

CBDT INSTRUCTION No. 5/2013 dated 08.07.2013 - (10/07-2013)

CBDT (INSTRUCTION NO. 7/2013) Payment of Interest u/s 244A of Income Tax Act 1961 when assessee is not at fault

ICAI President meets President of India ||

ICAI International Conference - November, 2013

ICAI e-Journal in Indexed Mode - (16-07-2013)