Vat or service tax? : printing of stickers, signages, laser cutting

elangovan (Tax and Financial Advisory)   (217 Points)

02 January 2016  
A person known to me is in to the business of Laser cutting, Signages printing etc for boards and banners in shops. My question is whether the activity would amount to service and liable to service tax or should pay VAT on the same? the person is based in KArnataka