9911796707
TMI BlogLiability of Sub ContractorX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Liability of Sub Contractor X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ome cases, they retain the original challan as well. The Coal India authorities has explained that the modality has been arrived at with active consideration of the Ministry of Finance. This sort of practice is in vouge in other PSUs, both Central and State, as well. Due to the above practice, the contractors are compelled to pay the taxes in cash. Further, the are not in a position to pay servic ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... e tax charged by the sub contractors. More over it would be double taxation. In the above matrix, please advise, whether the department can ask for payment of taxes from the sub contractors, more so, when the above modality has been arrived with the active consideration of Ministry of Finance. Thank You. Best Regards, SL Naik Reply By onkar kumar: The Reply: Yes, department can demand s.tax ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... from subcontractor. there is no such provision set by ministry of finance. Perhaps, coal india authotrities has made verbal talk with lower authorities of service tax. Reply By NEERAJ KUMAR, RANCHI: The Reply: Dear Mr Naik, This is a democratic country and govt is run on the basis of written law. If any modality has been arrived at with active consideration or what ever with any body in Ministr ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... y of Finance, there must have been some written agreement(or you can call it anythhing), so you can ask for a copy of the same, further if Ministry of Finance come with any procedural changes it is brought out by way of circular and it is not exclusively and hiddenly issued for any one assessee. You can directly ask for such clarification from the department also, where you can get a clear and obv ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ious reply. As far as youur question is concerned that whether departrment can ask for payment of taxes from the sub contractor. I could not make out your query clearly, if subcontractor is charging you service tax, that means they are registered with the department and they must be paying tax to the department so why should department ask for them taxes, if they are not paying the taxes, departm ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ennt will certaily catch them. Reply By Shyam Naik: The Reply: Thank You Mr. Neeraj Kumar for your valued reply. The difficulty is I am the sub contractor. The contractor have not paid any taxes to me on the ground that full tax on the service is being paid by the contractor themself. Accordingly, I have not paid any taxes. I have been showcaused and have to fight a uncertain battle for the ad ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... amant attitude of CCL(Central Coalfields Limited). Best Regards, SL Naik Reply By Pradeep Khatri: The Reply: Dear Sir, Sub-contractor are not exempted from payment of service tax. Reply By sv bhasker: The Reply: Sir, Department can ask sub contractor to pay service tax. It is clarified by the Board in Master circular 96/7/2007 dt 23.8.2007 that sub contractors are required to pay service ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... tax which becomes input service credit to the main contractor. It means, main contractor can take credit of service tax paid by the sub contractor and discharge their service tax liabilty liabilty. This would avoid double taxation.
Reply By onkar kumar:
The Reply: Yes, All are saying correct and same thing. X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
|
