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TMI BlogActivity - Liable to service taxX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... A service provider errects monsoon sheds/parking sheds,storage godowns (made out of alluminium/pvc sheets) at clients' factory or ofice pemises ,as per their needs and gives it on hire for a period ranging from 1 mth. to 12 mths. on mthly. basis or lump sum basis.The above so called errected sheds are dismantled by service provider when the hire period gets over and he takes away those sheets to h ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... is place.These sheds are not meant for any social/official/business functions.They are meant for protection from rains or parking etc purpose.There is no sale of sheds.It is purely hire of sheds. Query:1)whether the above activity is liable to service tax? 2) if yes,then under which category? 3)If hire is not liable to ser.tax, then whether errection and dismantling of temporary sheds by service p ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... rovider can fall under errection,comm.installation category? - Reply By Surender Gupta - The Reply = Apart from "Erection, Commissioning & Installation" Category, you may consider the meaning of "Infrastructure Support Service (ISS)" within the category of "Business Support Service" since ISS is inclusive one. - Reply By Ramanujam V - The Reply = I am of the view that the service may not be cove ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... red under ‘infrastructual support’ under Business support service as the same would only providing of office space along with other facilities. The same may not also be covered erection, commissioning, installation etc. With the above position, I am of the view that: a. As such the activity can be considered in the nature of ‘transfer of right to use of sheds etc’ (i.e. leasing of sheds) and th ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... is activity is called ‘operating lease’. In that case, the activity would perse liable for Sales tax and it is not known what stand you are taking in respect of sales tax. b. Operating lease is not covered under the service tax net (i.e. Service tax category of Banking and other financial services covers only financial lease) and thus no service tax liability is attracted. - Activity - Liabl ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... e to service tax - Query Started By: - sunil mehta Dated:- 20-7-2007 Service Tax - Got 2 Replies - Service Tax - Discussion Forum - Knowledge Sharing, reply post by an expert, personal opinion Tax Management India - taxmanagementindia - taxmanagement - taxmanagementindia.com - TMI - TaxTMI - TMITax ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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