service tax on transport service?

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Pujan Amatya

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08 April 2008 please briefly define the provision related to the service tax payment of any transport service provider?

MANAS ROUT

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08 April 2008 service tax would be paid by consignee if consignee fails to pay this then the ultimate burden is with the service tax provider.

Shyam Lal Naik

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09 April 2008 Tax liability will be on the person liable to pay freight(consignor/consignee), if the consignor/consignee fall under any of the seven specified catagories.

In other cases, the service provider is liable.

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Pujan Amatya

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09 April 2008 thank you for your reply sir...now would you please tell me, can we take credit of such service tax, if we paid it onbehalf of the transport service provider?

Shyam Lal Naik

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26 April 2008 You can take credir, provided it is an input service for you.