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Service provided by branch office

J.Prakash (Service) (42 Points)

28 November 2007

I wanted to know whether a branch providing taxable service to their parent company is liable for service tax or not??

Prakash

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Late CA Sampat Jain (Chartered Accountant) (4772 Points)
Replied 28 November 2007

No service tax on service from branch to HeadOffice .........it is same entity

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J.Prakash (Service) (42 Points)
Replied 28 November 2007

That is correct. But when the foreign comapny is a parent company having its branch office in india. The branch is providng taxable service to parent company and raising the Invoice on its parent company for that service. However the service so provided either directly to the parent comopany or on behalf of the parent company to its client in india. now whether such service by branch office is liable to service tax??

nageswararao (Mgr - Commercial) (142 Points)
Replied 30 November 2007

Actually the works done by Branch office for Head office is not a service, the intention of establishment of branch is for simplifying and timely completion of work. Branch also worked under the same name & use the same service tax registration for its transactions. If suppose different entity acts with different Service tax registration no as a branch, its not a branch and then it liable to pay Service Tax. The services provided by branch not a taxable service first of all it not a Service it is duty. B.V.K.Nageswara Rao Ph: 099891 57666, Email:nageswararao.bommakanti @ ril.com