TMI BlogSERVICE TAX APPLICABLE ON HORTICULTURE CONTACT OR NOTX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Sir, I am working in a reputed power sector company and the co use to award contracts to horticulture and maintenance of lawns and grass cutting etc.No service tax was claimed and paid by the co on these.But now the Central Excise Dept has given a notice to the agency asking to me Service tax payment on the contracts. My presumption is that these contracts are exempted or not from Service Tax. I r ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... equest to clearly of my contact is applicability of Ser.Tax on these nature of works urgently as Dept is pressurising the agency to remit the tax immediately. with regards, bibhuti pattanaik - Reply By MUKUND THAKKAR - The Reply = sir, please check how much payment you had made for such services. if less than 10lakhs in one FY need not to worry. - Reply By KASTURI SETHI - The Reply = It i ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... s debatable issue as horticulture is part of agriculture. Agriculture activity is exempt. Maintenance of lawn and grass cutting is taxable under cleaning service. It is my opinion. If u cross turnover of ₹ 10 lakhs on account of maintenance and lawn and grass cutting u should pay service tax. - Reply By KASTURI SETHI - The Reply = Horticulture is out of definition of Agriculture. It is tax ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... able and classified under the category of Other Than Negative Services . - SERVICE TAX APPLICABLE ON HORTICULTURE CONTACT OR NOT - Query Started By: - BIBHUTI PATTANAIK Dated:- 12-9-2015 Service Tax - Got 3 Replies - Service Tax - Discussion Forum - Knowledge Sharing, reply post by an expert, personal opinion Tax Management India - taxmanagementindia - taxmanagement - taxmanagementindia.com - ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 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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