Taxes for building construction contracts

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..... Taxes for building construction contracts
Query (Issue) Started By: - Jagadishwaran Guruswamy Dated:- 14-8-2015 Last Reply Date:- 21-8-2015 Service Tax
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Dear Sirs, We are quoting for construction of 10500 sft private commercial building in Bangalore. The contracts and payments will be routed through our company. May I request the members to please advice wh .....

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..... at are the taxes that are applicable under building construction services. Thank you in advance. Regards, Reply By satbir singh wahi: The Reply: SERVICE TAX @14% APPLICABLE AS PER VALUATION RULE 2A I.E. 40% * 14 % Reply By YAGAY AND SUN: The Reply: In addition to above reply following taxes/Laws would also be applicable. * Building construction Cess 1% on the total value of such contract. .....

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..... * Works contract tax ( Please check State Specific VAT laws). * Environment clearances * Local Municipal taxes/clearance * Electricity laws etc Reply By bhart b sharma: The Reply: Post 1.6.07, CBEC instruction no. B1/16/2007-TRU dated 22.5.2007 states that "contracts which are treated as works contract for the purpose of levy of VAT/sales tax shall also be treated as works contract for t .....

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..... he purpose of levy of service tax." Earlier category of "Commercial or industrial construction' under Section 65(25b) Finance Act, 1994 existed which continues in view of Large Bench judgment in case of Larsen and Toubro 2015 (3) TMI 748 - CESTAT NEW DELHI (LB) [2015 (38) S.T.R. 266 (Tri. - LB)]. There is also 'Composition Scheme' at much lower rates but it cannot be availed if a person had paid s .....

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..... ervice tax under construction category. Reply By Ravikumar muthusamy: The Reply: Mr.sharma pls note composite schem i.e. service tax @4.8% is withdrawn from 1.7.2012.
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