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Service tax on GTA services

Service Tax (Legacy) 2625 views 5 replies

Arun Kumar Aggarwal

Service

65 Points Posted on 25 December 2007

A company gets transportation services from a small transporter,whose annual revenue is less than Rs. 8 lacs ( Exempted from Service Tax).Is company liable to deposite Service tax on the amount of Freight paid by it. If company is exemped to deposit service tax by virtue of the exemption of the transporter,than what document the company should have from the transporter to avail the exemption.

CA. Arun K. Aggarwal

Replies (5)

castudent86

csc

38 Points Posted on 26 December 2007

Mr. Agrawal, the liability in this case being on the service recipient under reverse charge mechanism; the person will be liable to pay service tax. the limit of taxable turnover(in this case, 800000) does not apply where liability lies on the service reciever

Mukesh

Self employed

71 Points Posted on 26 December 2007

ST liabilty on shoulder of service receiver for GTA. Exemption upto 8 lac would not applied.

Guest

460655 Points Posted on 26 December 2007

In Case Service Receiver is a Govt. depart. and receive the services of GTA and Service Tax was not paid by GTA . Please clearify The Position Of Govt. Depart.

Guest

460655 Points Posted on 02 January 2008

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CA PRAMOD SARAOGI

Chartered Accountant

1113 Points Posted on 29 June 2008

Under Rule 2(1) (D) THE LIABILITY TO pay service tax on Freight has been shifted to the consignee i.e.PERSON LIABLE FOR PAYINGERVICE TAX in certain specified cases.Since a Company is covered under this rule the liability tp pay service tax on Freight rests upon your company under this REVERSE CHARGE METHOD. The threshold limit applies to Service Provider only . Here you are not a service Provider you cannot avail the exemption.