Service tax on road project

   See ST notification #25/2012 dated 20th June, 2012. This is the mega exemption notification. Roads and construction made for govts are exempted. The main contractor and the subcontractors are also exempt. Visit the web site www.cbec.gov.nic.in and go to Service Tax,click notifications,click 2012 and read the notification no 25/2012. At the bottom of it they give further amendments made to it also. You can get full information up to date.On this basis you can ask your sub-contractor not to charge ST in their bills in future. Further they can also apply for refund of such excess tax paid by them from the Commissionerate of ST of their area. Or you can also get such refunds by filing an application along with copies bills. Meet the concerned officer in the ST office.......mjk