TMI BlogService Tax On Mutual Fund AgentsX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... The Finance Bill, 2016 proposes to make services provided by mutual fund agents/distributor to a mutual fund or asset management company liable to service tax under forward charge, i.e. the service provider is being made liable to pay service tax ( mutual fund agents / distributors). I have 2 queries relating to same : - 1. Whether a Mutual Fund Agent / Distributor can avail threshold exem ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ption of ₹ 10 lacs in the year 2016-17 under Notification No. 33/2012- ST provided his value of taxable services in the year 2015-16 was exceeding ₹ 10 lacs ??? 2. Whether sub - mutual fund agents who provides services to main mutual agents would also be required to get registered and covered under this levy ??? - Reply By KASTURI SETHI - The Reply = Sh.CA Puneet Gupta Ji, ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... REPLY TO QUERY NO. 1 - Under Notification No.33/12-ST , value of taxable service for the preceding year (2015-16) is to be considered for availing threshold exemption limit of ₹ 10 lakhs in the current financial year (2016-17). Mutual Fund Agent Service was not taxable during the year 2015-16. Therefore, service provider of mutul fund agent service is entitled to threshold exemption limit ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... of ₹ 10 lakh during the year 2016-17 irrespective of the fact whether turnover of mutul fund service was ₹ 10 lakh or more. The basis of admissibility is that this service was not taxable during the year 2015-16. REPLY TO QUERY NO. 2 is - 'YES' - Reply By Ganeshan Kalyani - The Reply = I agree with the views submitted by Sri Kasturi Sir. The exemption of threshold is ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... made available to mutual fund agent / broker who are now liable to pay service tax under forward charge. Thanks. - Service Tax On Mutual Fund Agents - Query Started By: - CA. Puneet Gupta Dated:- 5-3-2016 Service Tax - Got 2 Replies - Service Tax - Discussion Forum - Knowledge Sharing, reply post by an expert, personal opinion Tax Management India - taxmanagementindia - taxmanagement - taxma ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... nagementindia.com - TMI - TaxTMI - TMITax ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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