sett of service tax

[ravi dhaker]

whether i can claim service tax paid on rent against service tax of professional service given?

[Mahir S]

yes, if the premise for which rent is paid is used for professional services.

[MANDAVILLI RAMAKRISHNA]

Since your office is situated in the premises for which you are paying rent, you can set off.

AI Summary

Service tax set-off: rent-related service tax can be credited where rented premises are used to provide professional services. Service tax paid on rent may be set off against service tax on professional services provided when the rented premises are used to carry out those professional services; availability of set-off depends on actual use of the premises as the office or place of business for supplying the services.