Service tax applicability on gift packing

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..... In case of retail store, gift packing is also done for which packing chages are also recovered. Will this amont to taxable service under category "Packing servives[vide sec65(76b)]". vat is paid on 80% of charges as per vat law. If s.tax is to be levied, whether on full amt charged or net of cost of packing material(material cost not disclosed in invoice but vat is pd on 80% value)) - Reply By DE .....

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..... V KUMAR KOTHARI - The Reply = Packing of goods in shop or store for selling and delivering goods is incidental to sale of goods and not as a separate service provided. Therefore, there should not generally be any service tax. However, as only 80% of charges are considered as sale for VAT, question arises as to whether legally under provisions of VAT only 80% of charges are considered as sale and .....

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..... balance 20% as service charges for packing. Why 20% has been left out from levy of VAT? Whether it is as per any understanding arrived amongs VAT department, Service tAx department and trade association etc. In this situation 20% can be considered as charges of service. Only on consideration of all related aspects, of nature of packing, labelling, mailing ,the relationship between aprties, to .....

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..... tal service charges received for packing on 20% basis, other services rendered,it can be decided whetehr service tax is chargeable or not on balance 20% of charges. - Service tax applicability on gift packing - Query Started By: - sunil jain Dated:- 5-2-2010 Service Tax - Got 1 Reply - Service Tax - Discussion Forum - Knowledge Sharing, reply post by an expert, personal opinion Tax Managemen .....

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