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REVERSE CHARAGE MECHANISM

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..... The telecom service provider is collecting telephone bills from the subscribers. In addition to this the postal department is also collecting telephone bills on behalf of the telecom service provider. For this the post office collects Rs.10/- per commission per bill. For this commission service tax is liable to be paid. The doubt is whether such service tax is payable by the post office, th .....

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..... e service provider or the telecom service receiver under the Reverse Charge Mechanism. The views of the experts are solicited. - Reply By Pradeep Khatri - The Reply = Services provided by Government, RBI, Diplomatic Missions are duly mentioned under Negative list and are exempted from the purview of service tax. - Reply By Naveed S - The Reply = Taxation Guide Guidance Note 4 Exe .....

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..... mptions dated 20.06.2012) 4.1.10 Department of Posts provides a number of services. What is the status of those services for the purpose of levy of service tax? As per sub-clause (i) of clause (a) of section 66D services provided by the Department of Posts by way of speed post, express parcel post, life insurance, and agency services carried out on payment of commission on non governm .....

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..... ent business are excluded from the negative list. Therefore, the following services provided by Department of Posts are not liable to service tax. Basic mail services known as postal services such as post card, inland letter, book post, registered post provided exclusively by the Department of Posts to meet the universal postal obligations. Transfer of money through money orders, .....

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..... operation of savings accounts, issue of postal orders, pension payments and other such services. 4.1.11 Would agency or intermediary services on commission basis (distribution of mutual funds, bonds, passport applications, collection of telephone and electricity bills) , which are provided by the Department of Posts to non-government entities be liable to service tax? YES. Ag .....

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..... ency services carried out on payment of commission on non-government business are excluded from the negative list entry relating to services provided by Government or a local authority. - Reply By MARIAPPAN GOVINDARAJAN - The Reply = Thank you for your advices. - REVERSE CHARAGE MECHANISM - Query Started By: - MARIAPPAN GOVINDARAJAN Dated:- 4-4-2013 Service Tax - Got 3 Replies - Service Tax - .....

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..... Discussion Forum - Knowledge Sharing, reply post by an expert, personal opinion Tax Management India - taxmanagementindia - taxmanagement - taxmanagementindia.com - TMI - TaxTMI - TMITax .....

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