Service tax charge on bill of freight

This query is : Resolved

Querist : Anonymous

Querist : Anonymous (Querist)

21 December 2012 Dear Sir
I have received bill from our service provider he charge 12.36 % Ser. Tax on Freight, He told us that he had already filed the Service tax return

to deposit Ser. Tax of freight is responsibility of service receiver

Kindly suggest what will be the treatement of service tax in the book of received of services

CA Sahil Singla..

CA Sahil Singla.. (Expert)
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23 December 2012 You are still liable to service Tax. The payment of service tax by service provider does not effect your liability.

Suggestion: Do not pay service tax to your service provider