OUR COMPANY WANTS TO RENDERED SERVICES TO A FOREIGN COMPANY WHO HAS NO OFFICE IN INDIA. BUT THE SERVICES CONSUMED BY THIRD PARTY IN INDIA. WHETHER THIS SERVICE IS TAXABLE OR NOT. THE COMPANY IS REGISTER WITH SERVICE TAX AUTHORITIES UNDER 65(ZZU).
Chapter No. 066Comments:
Programme Producer
A. As per Paragraph No 6. of Circular No. 96/7/2007 dated 23/8/2007 states that :-
"6. This circular supersedes all circulars, clarifications and communications, other than Orders issued under section 37B of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (as made applicable to service tax by section 83 of the Finance Act, 1994), issued from time to time by the CBEC, DG (Service Tax) and various field formations on all technical issues including the scope and classification of taxable services, valuation of taxable services, export of services, services received from outside India, scope of exemptions and all other matters on levy of service tax. With the issue of this circular, all earlier clarifications issued on technical issues relating to service tax stand withdrawn."
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1. With effect from 1-5-2006 Finance Act 2006 has extended the scope of this service and accordingly, all the person providing this service shall be liable to tax irrespective of the fact that whether that person is commercial not.
2. The programme made for limited persons not for general public will not be taxable.
3. Films are not taxable
4. Charitable Institution producing their programme are not taxable upto 30-4-2006.
5. Scope has been extended with effect from 1-5-2006 by Finance Act, 2006 to levy service tax on every person whether he commercial concern or not.
6. In co- production programme if channel is also participant's only charges received by other professionals programme producer will be taxable.
7. Amounts received prior to 10-9-2004 will be exempt.
8. Telefilms, serials, news programme, talk show are taxable.
9. Live telecast of award functions, public rallies, sports events are taxable.