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Applicability of service tax on labour contract

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..... Our labour contractor is suppling his own employed labour on cotract basis as per the agreemenet,whether these service is applicable for service tax? - Reply By Surender Gupta - The Reply = Yes, it appears that your activity is covered by the category of Manpower recruitment and Supply Agency service. - Reply By DEV KUMAR KOTHARI - The Reply = Please provide full facts and your own views on the .....

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..... matter, for discussion. - Reply By vijay rokade - The Reply = Anybody can give there carrect views regrding the above issue please. - Reply By vijay rokade - The Reply = In this case the relationship of employer and employee does not exists,if it so then the labour contractos is covering under the Manpower services.Pls see the crafication on this. Issue - 010.02 / 23.08.07 Business or industrial .....

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..... organisations engage services of manpower recruitment or supply agencies for temporary supply of manpower which is engaged for a specified period or for completion of particular projects or tasks. Whether service tax is liable on such services under manpower recruitment or supply agency's service [section 65(105)(k)] Clarification In the case of supply of manpower, individuals are contractually e .....

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..... mployed by the manpower recruitment or supply agency. The agency agrees for use of the services of an individual, employed by him, to another person for a consideration. Employer-employee relationship in such case exists between the agency and the individual and not between the individual and the person who uses the services of the individual. Such cases are covered within the scope of the definit .....

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..... ion of the taxable service [section 65(105)(k)] and, since they act as supply agency, they fall within the definition of "manpower recruitment or supply agency" [section 65(68)] and are liable to service tax. - Reply By Surender Gupta - The Reply = Mr. Vijay Rokade, once you yourself has stated the provisions of circular, you need to put the real issue. Where is the confusion or difficulty in de .....

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..... ciding the applicability of service tax. Do you think the relation between your client and your employees are also of a employer and employee. If you put your doubt, it would be easy to discuss it further and address your concern. - Reply By DEV KUMAR KOTHARI - The Reply = If the contractor is simply providinglabor and charging charges on per day basis or per hour bais ...then it will be supply of .....

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..... manpower. However, if the labor contractor is engaging his workers to carry out contracted work, then it will be works contract. For example ,say for loading of finished goods or carrying out repair work. In case of contract for carrying out the work, it will not be for supply of manpower. Then what type of work is outsourced to the labor contractor, will have to be considered in light of vario .....

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..... us types of taxable services- awhoe some exercise. I advise Mr. Vijay Rokade to mention full facts and give his views, becasue he being primarily concerned with his problem, must have done some exercise on the problem. That will go a long way in achieving purpose of discussion forum. - Reply By vijay rokade - The Reply = Hi Mr Gupta, Thanks for your advice and i would like to state that as per .....

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..... the defination of Manpower recruitment and Supply Agency service those exite the relation of employer and empoyees then they are cover under the Manpower agency but in case od cotract labour the relation of employer and employees remain the same.Just like other companies.One of the notification has clearly mentioned that the labour cotract does not cover under the Manpower Agency and tommarow i w .....

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..... ill give you that notifiction for yor reference. Thanks - Reply By Surender Gupta - The Reply = You did not provide the notification - Reply By YASH SOOD - The Reply = The contractor falls within the definition of "Manpower Recruitment or Supply Agency" [section 65(68)] and isliable to service tax. - Reply By SUMAN CHAKRABORTY - The Reply = I am a Jute bag manufacturer, for this manufacturi .....

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..... ng my labour contractor supply his own labour in every month on contract basis as per the agreement, whether these service is applicable for service tax? - Applicability of service tax on labour contract - Query Started By: - vijay rokade Dated:- 3-1-2010 Service Tax - Got 10 Replies - Service Tax - Discussion Forum - Knowledge Sharing, reply post by an expert, personal opinion Tax Management .....

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