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Levy of service tax - contribution to Joint Venture / Partnership arrangements - it is clearly impermissible to hold that the contribution made by a co-venturer (partner) in the course or furtherance of the joint-venture is a service rendered to the joint venture for a consideration. It is not in dispute that in a partnership or a joint venture, whatever a partner does for the furtherance of the business, he does so also for advancing his own interest, as he has a stake in the venture. All the resources contributed by the partners enter into a common pool required for running of the enterprise. There is no contractor-contractee or principal-agent relationship between the co-venturer and the joint-venture, which is a pre-requisite for a service to be liable to tax - AT
Levy of service tax - contribution to Joint Venture / Partnership arrangements - it is clearly impermissible to hold that the contribution made by a co-venturer (partner) in the course or furtherance of the joint-venture is a service rendered to the joint venture for a consideration. It is not in dispute that in a partnership or a joint venture, whatever a partner does for the furtherance of the business, he does so also for advancing his own interest, as he has a stake in the venture. All the resources contributed by the partners enter into a common pool required for running of the enterprise. There is no contractor-contractee or principal-agent relationship between the co-venturer and the joint-venture, which is a pre-requisite for a service to be liable to tax - AT
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