GTA PAYMENT ON TRADING ACTIVITY

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..... Sir, our one unit is trading unit , only material purchase sale , that means trading activity . NOw some confusion is that we are pay transprot expense above 1500/- some bill is above 5000/- . so is that any GTA Related liability in this case . Pl. suggest . SACHIN - Reply By Vijay Chitte - The Reply = if the consignor or the consignee falls under one of the following seven categorie .....

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..... s, namely, i. factory registered under or governed by the Factories Act; or ii. company established by or un ler the Companies Act; or iii. corporation established by or under any law; or iv. society registered under Societies Registration Act or similar law; or v, co-operative society established by or under any law; or v. dealer of excisable goods, registered under the Central Excise Law .....

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..... ; or vi. any body corporate established or a partnership firm registered by or under any law, the person making payment towards freight would be liable to pay the service tax!! Therefore, unless a trader falls under one of the above categories or makes payment of freight when transacting with any one of the seven categories, the trader would not be, liable to pay the service tax. Thus, a trade .....

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..... r sending goods to another trader or any entity outside the above seven categories would not be liable to pay service tax, even if the freight is paid by him. Also refer CBEC circular F.No. 341/18/2004-TRU(Pt.) dated 17th December, 2004. - Reply By raj kumar shukla - The Reply = EVEN IF CONSIGNOR / CONSIGNEE IS ONE OF SEVEN CATEGORIES LISTED ABOVE , THE TRADER WOULD BE LIABLE FOR P .....

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..... AYMENT OF SERVICE TAX IF FREIGHT EXPENSES ARE BORNE BY THE TRADER. IT IS NOT NECESSORY THAT ONLY TRADER SHOULD FALL UNDER SEVEN CATEGORIES. - GTA PAYMENT ON TRADING ACTIVITY - Query Started By: - SACHIN SHAH Dated:- 16-12-2011 Service Tax - Got 2 Replies - Service Tax - Discussion Forum - Knowledge Sharing, reply post by an expert, personal opinion Tax Management India - taxmanagementindia - t .....

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