Service Tax on GTA is exempted on Food Grain and Pulses. is Service Tax applicable on Transport Charges of By-Products of Food Grain and Pulses?
Deepak Tapse (Accounts Manager - Taxation) (1771 Points)
05 May 2014Service Tax on GTA is exempted on Food Grain and Pulses. is Service Tax applicable on Transport Charges of By-Products of Food Grain and Pulses?
Manoj Agarwal
(Service Tax Consultant Rourkela ServiceTaxExpert@yahoo.com)
(3456 Points)
Replied 06 May 2014
The rule is if the item being transported is 'foodstuff' then the same is exempted from service tax. So, if the by product is a foodstuff, then no service tax on its transportation.
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