Service tax applicability - supervision charges

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Query (Issue) Started By: - Rakesh N. Koshti Dated:- 14-6-2009 Last Reply Date:- 17-6-2009 Service Tax
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Supervision Charges receivable from customer for 1 days rate Rs 2500/- for 1days. Total supervision charges RS 25000/- for 10 days receivable from customer & Travelling exps Rs 1500/-. (1) Supervision charges, .....

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..... inspection charges covered under Service tax Act? (2) If covered, under which catagory? (3) What about Travelling exps? service tax applicable or not? Reply By Ravi Chopra: The Reply: Supervision charges need to be looked into to ascertain the nature - is it consulting engineering service or something else. Supervision charges is paid to some expert who is technical and competent to ensure the qu .....

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..... ality and other aspects of the work. Alternatively, supervision charges may be related to any other activity with is taxable otherwise, like Management Consultant etc. Therefore, you need to look into the exact details of the nature of services being provided. Further, the travelling expenses incurred by such supervisor is not deductible from the gross value (i.e. the same should be included) wher .....

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..... e the service is found to be taxable. Reply By Rakesh N. Koshti: The Reply: We are manufacturer & material supplied to customer. During the erection, we have appointed one consultant or contract basis whinch name is franklin for supervision for erection. Franklin charged supervision exps on us & we have raised Debit Note for reimbusment of supervision charges to customer. (1) we have reimbusement .....

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..... of supervision charges, service tax applicable or not? if applicable, under which catagory? What about travelling exps? (2) If we appointed one employee & directly send to customer, we have charged for supervision in favour of customer, what about service tax on supervison exps and travelling exps? (3) if we have changes name of Deputation from supervison, what about service tax on Deputation & .....

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..... travelling exps?
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