Digital Printing on Flex - Service tax Applicability

[Lakshminarayana Bhogolu]

Dear Sir,

 

my Company nature of business is Digital Printing on Flex material. we are paying VAT .

Service tax applicability or not.

[YAGAY andSUN]

The nature of work attracts VAT only.  No service tax is applicable on such transactions.

[Radha Arun]

The service would have been taxable under business auxliary service, but there is a specific exemption for printing, hence you need not pay service tax.

AI Summary

Digital Printing on Flex: Exempt from Service Tax Due to Specific Printing Exemption, Only VAT Applies A company engaged in digital printing on flex material inquired about the applicability of service tax, as they are already paying VAT. One response clarified that the nature of the work attracts only VAT and not service tax. Another response noted that while the service could fall under business auxiliary services, there is a specific exemption for printing, thus exempting it from service tax obligations.