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Commission is received from Oriental Insurance co ltd for General Insurance business. Whether service tax liability is on oriental Insurance co Ltd or the person receiving commission.
commission received from oriental insurance co ltd
07 May 2015 
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Service tax liability falls on insurer, not agent, for commissions on general insurance business under applicable law.
Service tax on commissions for general insurance is chargeable on the insurance company, not the agent; the insurer bears responsibility to pay the tax on commissions received in relation to general insurance business. (AI Summary)
Service tax on commissions for general insurance is chargeable on the insurance company, not the agent; the insurer bears responsibility to pay the tax on commissions received in relation to general insurance business. (AI Summary)
