We employ APSRTC buses on hire on per km basis for transportation of employees from the defined locations to our factory and from factory to the defined locations for bringing workers to and fro the factory. The corporation is not charging any service tax on the services provided to us.
We have not paid any amount of service tax on reverse mechanism under the presumption that the Corporation is a body corporate and hence Reverse Mechanism is not applicable. Is our company liable for any service tax payment.
Company Not Liable for Service Tax on Employee Transport Buses; Corporation Handles Tax Under Notification No. 30/2012-ST. A company inquires about its liability for service tax under the reverse charge mechanism for hiring buses from a state transport corporation for employee transportation. The company assumes no liability, believing the corporation is a body corporate, exempting it from reverse charge obligations. A response clarifies that under Notification No. 30/2012-ST, the company is not liable for service tax under the reverse charge mechanism because the service is provided by a corporation, not an individual or partnership firm. The corporation is responsible for collecting and remitting the tax to the government. (AI Summary)
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