Service Tax applicability on Transport of goods by means of Railway

[Guest]

whether Service Tax is applicable on agents who Transport the goods by means of Railway

[Ravi Chopra]

Currently this service is not taxable.

[rishi mohan]

Applicability of service tax on agents transporting the goods through railway does not takes place.

AI Summary

Service tax does not apply to agents transporting goods by railway, according to responses from 2005 to 2011. A query was raised regarding the applicability of service tax on agents transporting goods by railway. Two responses were provided, both indicating that this service is not subject to taxation. The discussion spanned from December 22, 2005, to February 1, 2011, with participants agreeing that service tax does not apply to agents involved in the transportation of goods via railway.