15 April 2009
This will fall under Management Consultant which reads as under
“Management Consultant” means any person who is engaged in providing any service, either directly or indirectly, in connection with the management of any organization in any manner and includes any person who renders any advice, consultancy or technical assistance, relating to conceptualizing, devising, development, modification, rectification or upgradation of any working system of any organization.
Your services broadly falls under the above definition and hence stands to be covered
The reply do not constitute professional advice, but are based on interpretation of facts. You may accordingly evaluate your provision of services
**Taxability of Service Tax on preparation of documents for ISO audit:**
* Yes, this activity attracts **Service Tax** under the category of **Management Consultant Services**.
* As per the service tax law (pre-GST era), **Management Consultant Service** includes services like:
> "Any service, either directly or indirectly, in connection with management of any organization, including advice, consultancy, or technical assistance relating to improving or upgrading the working system."
* Preparing documents to facilitate an ISO audit fits well under this umbrella because it involves helping the company in management/system processes.
* So, the taxable head would be **Management Consultant Services**.
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**Summary:**
| Service Provided | Taxable Under Service Tax Head | | -------------------------------------- | ------------------------------ | | Preparation of documents for ISO audit | Management Consultant Services |
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If you want, I can help you with the current GST implications since service tax has been subsumed into GST since 2017. Would that be useful?