Service Tax on Debit Notes

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..... Service Tax on Debit Notes
Query (Issue) Started By: - Yogesh Sharma Dated:- 28-2-2014 Last Reply Date:- 3-3-2014 Service Tax
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Dear Professionals, Pl. tell me in the below cases where I have to Raise Debit Notes, Service Tax will be charged or not: a) For goods damaged in Transit for Receipt(purchases) cases :: Transporter debited and Freight credited * F .....

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..... or goods damaged in Transit for IDT (dispatch) cases :: Transporter debited and Freight credited * For goods damaged or late delivered for other dispatches(customer & dealer sales): Transporter debited & Customer/Dealer credited * For converting To-Pay Bill of Customer to Billing of transporter:: Customer debited and Transporter Credited. If YES then under which Category or if NO then justifi .....

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..... cation for the same... Pl. also take into care the Declared Service under Section 66E: ​​ 5. agreeing to the obligation to refrain from an act, or to tolerate an act or a situation, or to do an act; Reply By Pradeep Khatri: The Reply: Section 66 E (V) is self explantory. You would have to pay service tax accordingly. Reply By Velkumar S: The Reply: Dear Yogesh,Even for payment of .....

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..... service tax as recipient of service, the definition of taxable service has to be satisfied. In the case of damage / delayed delivery of goods, the amount debited to transporter account is in the nature of compensation for not complying with the conditions of transport and hence not in relation to service. Therefore, not liable to service tax. But, converting To-pay Bill by crediting Transporter a .....

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..... ccount with freight will attract payment of service tax at the time of making payment to transporter as service recipient. Section 66E (5) in respect of agreeing to refrain from an act, etc will not be attracted as it is not an act arising from an agreement to do so for the service provided by the other person. For more clarity please refer para 6.7 of Service Tax Education Guide issued by the Dep .....

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..... artment available in www.cbec.gov.in under link service tax drop down menu.Regards,Velkumar S
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