service tax on cold storages

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..... service tax on cold storages
Query (Issue) Started By: - prasadu naladala Dated:- 18-3-2014 Last Reply Date:- 18-3-2014 Service Tax
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If a private limited company ow .....

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..... ns a cold storage enguaged in agricultural products.Is service tax applicable or exempted? Reply By Naveed S: The Reply: Service tax is exempted in following case :- Processes such as cooling or bu .....

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..... lk packaging and such like operations which do not alter essential characteristics of agricultural produce but make it only marketable for the primary market. Refer sub clause (iii) and (v) of secti .....

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..... on 66D(d) regarding services relating to agriculture - scope of negative service. 4.4.8 Would the processes of grinding, sterilizing, extraction packaging in retail packs of agricultural products, wh .....

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..... ich make the agricultural products marketable in retail market, be covered in the negative list? No. Only such processes are covered in the negative list which makes agricultural produce marketable i .....

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..... n the primary market. .... Hence, applicability/exemption of Service Tax to be decided based on the purpose for which such services are utilized in relation to agricultural products.
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