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No libility under RCM for Work Contract Service as the service is a composite Service

Date 24 Jun 2025
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A client has provided Work Contract Service by way of construction of Road and construction of buildings for Government or Government Authority. They have made expenses towards Repair & Mentainance, Labour Wages, Carriage of Magteriala and  Other Expenses. The department has issued an SCN and raised the demand under Reverse Charge on such above expenses made and reflected in Profit/Loss account. The client in his defense reply submitted that as the Work Contract Service is a composite Service so to execute such services the expenditure made towards the above items are essential and could not be treated as separate expenditure. Hence, no demand under Reverse Charge is applicable as all the expenses has been made to execute the work contract by way of either Road Construction or Construction of Building for Government Authority. 

The Department rebuted the clients defence and confirm the demand passing the Adjudication Order.

Please guide whether the client should prefer an appeal or the department has taken right action.

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Replied on Jun 25, 2025
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Since it is a  Service Tax case, there are judgements available in favour of the assessee. The following information is required :-

Does your client qualify the definition of Works Contract service as it existed in Service Tax law ?

Was service supplied with material or without material  ?

Pl. go through the terms and conditions of the Tender/Contract and post the information.

 

 

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Replied on Jun 25, 2025
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Before 1.7.17, splitting of works contract was possible. It could be treated as divisible contract. Study deep and study wide the following judgements :-

(i)  Supreme Court judgement in the case of Larsen and Toubro Vs. State of Karnataka reported 2013 (9) TMI 853 - SUPREME COURT (3-member bench)

(ii)  CCE Vs. BSBK Pvt. Ltd 2010 (5) TMI 46 - CESTAT, NEW DELHI - LB

(iii)  National Organics Chemical Industries Ltd. VS. State of Maharashtra 2012 (8) TMI 407 - BOMBAY HIGH COURT

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Replied on Jun 25, 2025
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Yes Sir the client qualify the definition of Works Contract Service. Further the service was supplied with material for construction of Building and Road.

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Replied on Jun 25, 2025
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The client should prefer an appeal.

Expenses such as repair and maintenance, labour wages, and material carriage are inherent to executing the composite works contract service. Suppose the main contract (road/building construction for the government) is exempt or taxed at a specific rate. In that case, supporting expenses incurred in execution should not be treated separately under the Reverse Charge Mechanism (RCM). The department’s action appears to misinterpret the composite nature of the service, so appealing the adjudication order is a valid and advisable step.

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Replied on Jun 26, 2025
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Construction is the outward supply and the expenses incurred are the inward supplies.

You cannot consider the inward and outward as composite supply.

Analyse the expenses incurred specifically to chk if there is a RCM applicability.

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Replied on Jun 26, 2025
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Dear Querist,

What is the constitutional status of service provider ?

What is the ACTUAL constitutional status of Service Recipient  ?

Are you sure that recipient is Govt. or Govt. Authority ? Can you name Govt. department ?

Definition of "Government" was changed. Check with the relevant period of demand.

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Replied on Jun 27, 2025
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Sir,

Service provider is body corporate.

Service Recipient is Government i.e RWD, Bihar and Minor Irrigation Division, Gaya Bihar

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Replied on Jul 2, 2025
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Dear Querist,

Service provider is body corporate.

Ans. If service provider is a body corporate then RCM is not applicable. FCM is applicable only if service provided to Govt. is no NOT exempted.

Service Recipient is Government i.e RWD, Bihar and Minor Irrigation Division, Gaya Bihar.

Ans. Examine the aspect of admissibility of exemption from service tax under Notification 25/12-ST (serial no.12 and 12 A). Exemption was withdrawn w.e.f. 1.4.15 and again restored retrospectively. See Section 102 inserted in Finance Act, 1994 vide section 159 of the Finance Act, 2016. Recovery from 1.4.15 to 29.02.16 was waived.

What is the period of confirmed demand ?

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