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 and SUN]

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

Service tax not payable for digital printing on flex as printing benefits from specific exemption.
Digital printing on flex material is liable to VAT only and not to service tax because printing is specifically exempt, even though the activity might otherwise fall under Business Auxiliary Service.