Dear Sir, I would like to discuss on a situation where the company has incurred marketing expenses and the service provider has raised the bills. The bill contains - a) re-imbursement of expenses incurred during marketing by arranging for road show on vehicle. b) agency commission and service tax @12.36%.
I would like to ask whether tax deducted at source applies on entire bill amount or on agency commission amount only.
regards,
ganeshan
Tax Deducted at Source applies to the billed service amount excluding service tax when provider charges service tax. Tax Deducted at Source applies to the billed amount (including reimbursements and agency commission) excluding the service tax component when the service provider charges service tax on the entire invoice; the guidance treats the whole taxable bill as the TDS base and notes differing deduction rates for company and non-company payees. (AI Summary)