Tax Management India. Com
Law and Practice  :  Digital eBook
Research is most exciting & rewarding
  TMI - Tax Management India. Com
Follow us:
  Facebook   Twitter   Linkedin   Telegram

TMI Blog

Home

Reverse Charge Mechanism in service tax-more clarifications in works contract service required

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

..... Reverse Charge Mechanism in service tax-more clarifications in works contract service required
By: - AMIT BAJAJ ADVOCATE
Service Tax
Dated:- 25-3-2012

In the Budget-2012-13 under the new Reverse Charge Mechanism in certain services the receipient of the service has been made liable to pay tax instead of service provider. In three of services namely hiring of means of transport, con .....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

..... struction and man power supply both service receiver and service providers have been made liable to tax in the prescribed percentages. Section 68(2) of the Finance Act, 1994 has been suitably amended in the budget of 2012-13 whereby a proviso has been added to the said section authorising Central Government to notify the service and extent of service tax payable by such person and extent of servi .....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

..... ce tax payable by service receiver. In view of the above proposed amendment notification 15/2012 dt. 17-03-2012 has been issued whereby in the following services, tax will be paid by service receiver to the extent specified in the table: Table Sl.No. Description of a service Percentage of service tax payable by the person providing service Percentage of service tax payable by the person rece .....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

..... iving the service 1 in respect of services provided or agreed to be provided by an insurance agent to any person carrying on insurance business Nil 100% 2 in respect of services provided or agreed to be provided by a goods transport agency in respect of transportation of goods by road Nil 100% 3 in respect of services provided or agreed to be provided by way of sponsorship Nil 100% 4 .....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

..... in respect of services provided or agreed to be provided by an arbitral tribunal Nil 100% 5 in respect of services provided or agreed to be provided by individual advocate Nil 100% 6 in respect of services provided or agreed to be provided by way of support service by Government or local authority Nil 100% 7 (a) in respect of services provided or agreed to be provided by way of rentin .....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

..... g or hiring any motor vehicle designed to carry passenger on abated value. (b) in respect of services provided or agreed to be provided by way of renting or hiring any motor vehicle designed to carry passenger on non abated value. Nil 60% 100 % 40% 8. in respect of services provided or agreed to be provided by way of supply of manpower for any purpose 25% 75 % 9. in respect of services .....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

..... provided or agreed to be provided by way of works contract 50% 50% 10 in respect of any taxable services provided or agreed to be provided by any person who is located in a non-taxable territory and received by any person located in the taxable territory Nil 100% In works contract service 50% service tax will be paid by the contractor and 50% by the contractee. In works contract service the .....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

..... re are two schemes one is composite scheme and other is paying on actual labour and services. The question is in a single works contract if the contractee and contractor choose different schemes for payment of service tax then how the ratio of 50% will be determined, will the contract be divided in two parts or any other criteria will be adopted? Some more clarifications are required in this reg .....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

..... ard from CBEC
Scholarly articles for knowledge sharing by authors, experts, professionals .....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

 

 

 

 

Quick Updates:Latest Updates