Dear sir,

We need a clarification with respect levy of service tax on the security services which were are rendereing under the name of Akash Security Services Private Limited.(ASB).

ASB is a company which provide security guards to other companies and ASB will raise a bill on cost to cost basis, i,e IF a Company (X Ltd) wants 70 Guards then ASB will raise bill Only the Salary of that 70 guards.

The salary sturcture of ASB(Guard) is as follows :
1. Basic = 4500
2. DA = 2599
3. PF = 885
4. ESI = 295
5. Earned leave = 295
6. Weekly off = 1183
7. Uniform allow = 300
8. Supervisory allow =474
Total =10574

Till now ASB is paying Serive tax on Rs. 10574 @ 12.36 %

Now we are planning to minimise payment of service tax, so what we thought is let us raise bill only on the following components such as :
1. Basic = 4500
2. DA = 2599
3. PF = 885
4. ESI = 295

Total : = 8279

and for the balance amount 10574-8279 = 2295 , The X(Ltd) will pay directly to guard as a voucher payment(as staff welfare expenses ) with out reflecting in the books of ASB.

If we show in this way then we can minimise Service tax @ 12.36 % on 2295/- per guard.

So i request you to please give me your valuable feed back whether the treatment which we have planned is correct or wrong. Here we are paying total amount to guard but our intention is only to minimise payment of serive tax to the government.

If there will be any problem with respect to any law kindly give your valuable suggestion from both companies perspective, i,e from X Ltd and ASB.

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Service tax registration is obtained voluntary i.e before turnover crossing 10 Lakhs....

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For registering as new assesee in service tax, user id and password are created for registration purpose.

But once certificate is issued online, the same user id & password can be used or Declaration form which the existing assesses have to sbmit manually to department is to be submited by new assesses as well?

suppose i am receiver of service and goods transport agency charged me bill inclusive of service tax. and i paid him entire amount inclusive of service tax.
Now as per reverse charge mechanism i m liable to pay service tax (being service receiver) so now what i should do?? i should pay the service tax amount to government?? or my liability is discharged by paying the amount to transporting agency..??

Dear Experts,

One of our service agent, is going to apply for Service tax registration on next month., mean while he gave a invoice (provisional Invoice for bill payment purpose) to us including service tax and he said that after getting service tax registration, he'll provide the ST Regn NO.

In this case shall we pay the Service Tax amount to our service agent.

pls clarify

Thanks & Regards
Jayakrishna S

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