Service tax after tds

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Please inform if Service tax on rent will be payable by Landlord or Tenent. will it be charged after TDS

AI Summary

Landlords Responsible for Service Tax on Rent; TDS Deducted from Gross Amount Including Tax A query was raised regarding the responsibility for paying service tax on rent and its relation to TDS deductions. The consensus among respondents is that, under current statutes, the landlord is responsible for paying service tax. TDS should be deducted from the gross amount, which includes service tax. One response noted that if contracts predate the service tax requirement, there might be a lack of consensus, potentially opening a civil remedy. Another response highlighted that while the landlord must register and pay the tax, they can recover it from the tenant through billing.