Service tax applicability

G V RAO (Retired) (58 Points)

14 August 2017  

hello,

I am retired and rendering technical service to a firm. my total service charges in this  FY  will be arround 19 lakhs(inclusive of 18% GST which company pays to me).as such this total amount is less than Rs 20 lakhs and as per GST rules I am exempted to register for service tax and also  I need not pay service tax to government. however there is 10%income tax deduction on my service earnings. besides this I have interest income to the tune of arround 5 lakhs in a year which makes my total income in a year to more than Rs 20 lakhs. Of couse,I will be accounting every thing in my IT returns. My querry is "since my total income is more than 20 lakhs, am I required to register for service tax and pay GOVT service tax in addition to income tax..I request GST experts to clarify and advise..thanks in advance..regards

G V RAO