TMI BlogService Tax - Abatement of 70%-Construction ServiceX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Dear Sir, An Company give contract to an construction contractor for constructing boundry wall in company's premises. The contractor is registered under service tax. The company provide all the materials freely to contractor. After completing the work, contractor raise the bill claiming 70% abatement and declare that he has not taken cenvat credit on inputs input services used in providin ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... g the service. Is contractor is eligible for claiming abatement of 70% under notification No.26/2012-ST dated 20.06.2012 (S.No.12) and liable only on 30% amount ? Kindly provide your valuable opinion. Regards, Pawan Kumar - Reply By Rajagopalan Ranganathan - The Reply = Sir, If the works contract entered into is composite e contract for supply of goods and provision of ser ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... vices and their respective values are not separable then only the contractor can claim 70% abatement. If the contractor provide the service of construction of the wall then he has to pay service tax on the full value of service provided without any abatement. - Reply By PAWAN KUMAR - The Reply = Dear Sir, As per notification no. 26/2012-ST dated 20.06.2012 , any service provider the service ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... of which is listed under the afore-said notification can claim abatement subject to fulfillment of condition prescribed to that service. Example - An cab operator provides service to a person. The option is available to cab operator whether he can claim abatement or not. If he claim abatement in such case cenvat credit will not admissible of inputs, capital goods input service has not been t ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... aken. If he does not claim abatement he can take cenvat and he can charge service tax on full value. Similarly in case of construction service contractor abatement can claim subject to fullfillment of condition for nonavailment of Cenvat credit. Kindly guide. - Service Tax - Abatement of 70%-Construction Service - Query Started By: - PAWAN KUMAR Dated:- 6-7-2015 Service Tax - Got 2 Replie ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... s - 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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