Service Tax Registration in case of Export of services

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..... Hello, My client is an exporter of services (fulfill all conditions of export of services). I have couple of questions regarding that as below: 1. Do the client need to take service tax registration mandatorily in case his export receipt from services exceeds 10 Lakhs? 2. In case he have 2 lakhs of domestic service receipt and receipt from export of services are more than 10 Lakhs, will there b .....

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..... e any service tax applicable? 3. If Yes, is there any penalty for not registering and non-payment of service tax till date. Looking forward to your expert comments. Thanks - Reply By Ganeshan Kalyani - The Reply = Export of service is not subject to service tax. So there is no need to get service tax registration . However , in view of claiming refund of the service tax that has been paid to .....

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..... ward inward service may take registration . - Reply By Vikash Agarwal - The Reply = Hi Ganeshan, Thank you for your response. I am getting other opinions where I am being adviced to take the mandatorily registration. - Reply By Ganeshan Kalyani - The Reply = Service tax registration is required to pay tax and doing of filing of service tax return. In export of service there is no service t .....

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..... ax liability . Also the provision states that an assessee shall register under service tax if he crosses the threshold limit. The export of service is outside the purview of tax. Hence , in my considered view service tax registration is not required in case of export of service. - Service Tax Registration in case of Export of services - Query Started By: - Vikash Agarwal Dated:- 28-11-2016 Serv .....

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..... ice Tax - Got 3 Replies - Service Tax - Discussion Forum - Knowledge Sharing, reply post by an expert, personal opinion Tax Management India - taxmanagementindia - taxmanagement - taxmanagementindia.com - TMI - TaxTMI - TMITax .....

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