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TMI BlogTds and service tax liability on commission paidX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... we are exporter and we have one agent who is booking order for us on commiission basis he is in dubai now we want to pay him commission .kindly inform us service tax and tds is liable on above commission and how we can take rebate - Reply By Surender Gupta - The Reply = As per the scheme of Service Tax, it appears that commission paid to agent situated at Dubai would be considered as Import of S ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ervice and would be liable to service tax. Further, Since you are remitting the payment which is taxable as per the provisions of Income Tax, you need to deduct TDS. - Reply By Vijay Chitte - The Reply = I agreed with Mr. Surender Gupta that query sited by you fall under Import of serivce and liable to serivce tax in India, But as per Income tax CIRCULAR NO.786 DT.07/02/2000, commission paid to ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... foreign commission agent, No TDS will be deductable. Please reffer this circular - Reply By GOKARNESAN.S SUBRAMANIAN - The Reply = I agree with the view expressed by Mr. Surender Gupta that you are liable to pay service tax as a recipient of service (import of service). You have not mentioned the type of export. i.e. whether export of goods or services?. If it is export of goods, then service t ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ax is exempted under Notification 41/2007 ST dated 6.10.2007 subject to the conditions stipulated. You have to pay service tax first and then claim refund of the same as per the above Notification. If the export is in the nature of service, you are eligible for rebate of service tax which is paid on the import of services in terms of rule 5 of Export of Serices Rules 2005 read with Notifica ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... tion 12/2005 ST dated 19.4.2005. In both the cases, first you have to pay the service tax on the commission amount paid to your foreign agent and then file your application for refund. Regards S. Gokarnesan Advocate, Chennai - Reply By Pavitra kothari - The Reply = I agree with Mr. Vijay Chitte, import service is exemted for the perpose of export of goods, so that first you have to pay service ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... tax on commission paid to the agent situated at out side of India, then file claim of refund under Notifn. No. 41/2007 dt. 06.10.07 as ammeded vide Notifn. No. 17/2008 dt. 01.04.08 inserted at Sr. No. 15, service falling under section 65(105)(zzb) , but the Notifn. No. 17/2008 dt. 01.04.08 come into force from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette i.e. 01.04.08, so you can cla ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... im only on the commission paid after 31.03.08. Regards Pavitra Kothari, Indore - Tds and service tax liability on commission paid - Query Started By: - ramesh bohra Dated:- 26-12-2008 Service Tax - Got 4 Replies - Service Tax - Discussion Forum - Knowledge Sharing, reply post by an expert, personal opinion Tax Management India - taxmanagementindia - taxmanagement - taxmanagementindia.com - TMI ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... - TaxTMI - TMITax ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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