Registration

[CS Kushwaha]

Sir,

A company,having two offices say one in Surat and other in Mumbai,  Kindly advise:-

1.Whether ST regn for both places are required if Reverse charge services have been received at both offices. ( centralised regn.is not to opt)

2.If ST registration has been taken for Surat office only, can we discharge our liability for reverse charge services received at Mumbai office by using ST regn.No. of Surat office.

3. Mumbai office is not registered in Service Tax deptt.,can we dischrge ST liability for reverse charge service invoices addressed at Mumbai office and avail & distribute cenvat by using ST regn.No. of Surat.

 Kindly suggest at the earliest.

Regards

NK Soni

 

[YAGAY and SUN]

Replies to your queries:-

1. Yes, your company is required to get the registration certificate for both offices/factories.
2. No, until, unless, you have the Central Accounting for Mumbai office. Though, you can deposit tax online from anywhere.
3. If Mumbai office is not registered under ISD, then, you can't pass on the CENVAT credit.

AI Summary

Service tax registration required at each office where reverse charge services are received; ISD registration needed to distribute CENVAT credit.
Separate service tax registration is required at each office receiving services under the reverse charge mechanism. A registration number of one office cannot be used to discharge reverse charge liability for another office unless that office is under centralized accounting; online tax payment is permitted from any location, and an office not registered as an ISD cannot distribute CENVAT credit.