Service tax on advance money received

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Hi all,

Can anyone please tell me whether service tax to be collected on the advance amount received on a contract though we have not yet completed the terms of work spelt out in the agreement?

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No, as service would not yet have been provided.

ADVANCE RECEIVED IS LIABLE TO SERVICE TAX , IF FINAL BILL IS LIABLE TO TAX. SERVICE TAX IS PAYABLE ON AMOUNT COLLECTED AND NOT FILLED.

Hi,

Till 13th May, 2005, section 67 provided that value of taxable service shall be the gross amount charged for services rendered.  The section 67, as amended w.e.f. 13-5-2005, provided that value of taxable service shall be gross amount charged by service provider for taxable service provided or to be provided by him. Explanation 3 was added to this section w.e.f. 13-5-2005, which specifically declares for removal of doubt, that gross amount charged for taxable service shall include any amount received towards the taxable service before, during or after provision of taxable service.
Section 67(1)(i) (as substituted w.e.f. 18-4-2006), also provides for payment of tax on ‘service provided or to be provided’.
Section 65(105), as amended w.e.f. 16-6-2005 starts with words ‘taxable service means any service provided or to be provided’.
After 13th May 2005, service tax will be payable as soon as advance is received, even if service is provided later - view confirmed in MF(DR) circular No. B1/6/2005-TRU dated 27-7-2005 para 27. Till 13th May 2005, the provision was that service tax was payable only when service is actually provided.
Thus, service tax will be payable on advance received also w.e.f. 13th May 2005.

Just to add to Ram Kumar's reply from 16-May-2008, even if there is any book entry for any amount in relation to taxable transaction with associated enterprise as defined in 92A of Income tax, service tax is payabl

Hi,

The Finance Act, 2005 has inserted explanation 3 in sec 67 so as to clearify that the Gross amount charged for the taxable service shall include any amount received towards the taxable service received before, during or after provision of such service.

Amendments have been made in section 65 (105), section 67 and rule 6 of service tax rules, 1994 to link payment of service tax with the receipt of payment for the taxable services provided or advance payment received towards taxable services to be provided in future.

In other words, a person is liable to pay the tax as soon as the consideration towards the taxable servide is received

When advance received against Service to be rendered is taxable, whether advance paid to GTA ( Transporter) against freight, qualify for Service tax ? or service tax becomes payable only on submission of bill by  GTA. Kindly clarify with relevant notification please.

if  your query  is - "whether  i can utilise input credit based on the advance paid", the answer is yes.

do i have to pay the service tax on mobilisation advance?pls tell me

Yes ST has tobe paid on mobilisationb advacne unless it can be proved that it is in relation to procurement of material. Tribunal decision available for this. However non payment could lead to dispute.

The advance money treated as 110.3% i.e. 100% (Basic) + 10.3% (Service Tax).

 

If you received advance 1,00,000/-*** then,

1,00,000 * (110.3/100) = 90,662/-*** (Assessable Value)

1,00,000 - 90,662 = 9,338/-*** (Service Tax Liability)

 

Reconciliation will be,

90,662 + 9,338 = 1,00,000/-*** 

 

From the above replies it is clear that Service Tax is payable on any Advance money received even before rendering of Service Tax.

However my question is whether we need to RECOGNISE REVENUE in the books for advance received against future renderable service because as per AS 9 Revenue is to be recognised when Service is performed and there is reasonable certainty for collection of the same. However in case where Collection is already made but service is yet to be rendered whether revenue is liable to be recognised?

Further in my case it is important to note that  taxable invoice for future is already raised  though the service is yet to be rendered and money also received. 

 

Please suggestion with justification  whether to recognise revenue in above case.

 

-CA Jimmy Chauhan


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