TMI BlogSupport ServicesX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... state cooperative milk federation are being audited by Government Cooperative audit wing. Milk federations are remitting audit fees to Government. Whether these payment of audit fees to Govt will amount to Support services and if so liable to pay tax under Reverse charge Mechanisam G Muralidharan - Reply By dipsang vadhel - The Reply = Services provided by the government are covered by se ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ction 66D i.e. Negative list of services and accordingly not liable to service tax. However, support services by Government to business entities are not part of negative list and accordingly liable to service tax. Support services are defined by clause 49 of section 65B which read as under: The "support services" means infrastructural, operational, administrative, logistic, marketing or any ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... other support of any kind comprising functions that entities carry out in ordinary course of operations themselves but may obtain as services by outsourcing from others for any reason whatsoever and shall include advertisement and promotion, construction or works contract, renting of immovable property, security, testing and analysis. The support services provided by Government has been brought ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... under tax net to provide level playing field to private players proving similiar services. Hoever, the Suppoer services do not cover services provided in relation to Soverign function of the state or Services provided by government to dischrge statutory obligation casted on the Government under any law in force. If State Co-operative ilk federation is being audited by Government co-operative au ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... dit wing to discharge its statutory obligation casted under any Law in force, Then audit by co-operative wing will not be considered as support service. Therfore, there will not be any Service Tax liability of State co-operative milk federation to pay service Tax under reverse charge mechanism. . - Support Services - Query Started By: - Gopalarathnam Muralidharan Dated:- 19-3-2013 Service Tax ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... - Got 1 Reply - 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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