TaxTMI 
TaxTMI 
TaxTMI 
In the Budget-2012-13 under the new Reverse Charge Mechanism in certain services the receipient of the service has been made liable to pay tax instead of service provider. In three of services namely hiring of means of transport, construction and man power supply both service receiver and service providers have been made liable to tax in the prescribed percentages.
Section 68(2) of the Finance Act, 1994 has been suitably amended in the budget of 2012-13 whereby a proviso has been added to the said section authorising Central Government to notify the service and extent of service tax payable by such person and extent of service tax payable by service receiver.
In view of the above proposed amendment notification 15/2012 dt. 17-03-2012 has been issued whereby in the following services, tax will be paid by service receiver to the extent specified in the table:
Table
Sl.No. | Description of a service | Percentage of service tax payable by the person providing service | Percentage of service tax payable by the person receiving the service |
1 | in respect of services provided or agreed to be provided by an insurance agent to any person carrying on insurance business | Nil | 100% |
2 | in respect of services provided or agreed to be provided by a goods transport agency in respect of transportation of goods by road | Nil | 100% |
3 | in respect of services provided or agreed to be provided by way of sponsorship | Nil | 100% |
4 | in respect of services provided or agreed to be provided by an arbitral tribunal | Nil | 100% |
5 | in respect of services provided or agreed to be provided by individual advocate | Nil | 100% |
6 | in respect of services provided or agreed to be provided by way of support service by Government or local authority | Nil | 100% |
7 | (a) in respect of services provided or agreed to be provided by way of renting or hiring any motor vehicle designed to carry passenger on abated value. (b) in respect of services provided or agreed to be provided by way of renting or hiring any motor vehicle designed to carry passenger on non abated value. | Nil
60% | 100 %
40% |
8. | in respect of services provided or agreed to be provided by way of supply of manpower for any purpose | 25% | 75 % |
9. | in respect of services provided or agreed to be provided by way of works contract | 50% | 50% |
10 | in respect of any taxable services provided or agreed to be provided by any person who is located in a non-taxable territory and received by any person located in the taxable territory | Nil | 100% |
In works contract service 50% service tax will be paid by the contractor and 50% by the contractee. In works contract service there are two schemes one is composite scheme and other is paying on actual labour and services.
The question is in a single works contract if the contractee and contractor choose different schemes for payment of service tax then how the ratio of 50% will be determined, will the contract be divided in two parts or any other criteria will be adopted? Some more clarifications are required in this regard from CBEC