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Reverse charge on advocate service

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..... Reverse charge on advocate service
Query (Issue) Started By: - sunil jain Dated:- 7-6-2013 Last Reply Date:- 8-6-2013 Service Tax
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As per Notification No. 30/2012 dt 20.06.02012 issued under section 68(2), one of the Taxable services where service tax shall be paid by service receiver on Reverse Charge Basis, is service provided by an individual advocate or a fi .....

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..... rm of advocates by way of SUPPORT SERVICES (vide para I(A)(iv)(B) of notification. However In Table given in Para (II), the description is "in r/o services provided by an individual advocate or a firm of advocates by way of LEGAL SERVICE". there appears to be inconsistency, as in main para I(A)(iv)(B), it is mentioned as "by way of support service where as in Table it is mentioned as "by way of le .....

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..... gal service". Hence as per main charging para I(A)(iv)(B), only "support services" are covered for reverse charge purpose, whereas Table says Legal Services". Hence pl clarify whether entire legal services are covered under Reverse Charge basis or only Support service. Further in case only support services are covered under Reverse charge then is service provider to deposit service tax on legal b .....

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..... asis. Please look into clarify. Thanks, CA. R.K. Aggarwal Reply By Pradeep Khatri: The Reply: By incorporating the Support Services and Legal Services, the intention of the Revenue Department is to extend the scope of services provided, except this, there is no relevance of such phrases. Further, in Support services what is not included has been very well stated in the notification.
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