https://www.taxtmi.com/forum/issue?id=1104 Whether laser cutting job work attracts service tax depends on two situations: if the principal manufacturer is liable to central excise duty, the job worker need not pay service tax under Business Auxiliary Services; and if the job worker's operations constitute a manufacturing activity, service tax likewise does not apply. Absent those conditions, the job worker's labour-only cutting service returning material and waste to the customer is taxable as a service once threshold rules apply. en-us Sat, 18 Apr 2009 05:24:24 +0530 Thu, 23 Jan 2025 15:58:48 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/forum/issue?id=1104 Whether laser cutting job work attracts service tax depends on two situations: if the principal manufacturer is liable to central excise duty, the job worker need not pay service tax under Business Auxiliary Services; and if the job worker's operations constitute a manufacturing activity, service tax likewise does not apply. Absent those conditions, the job worker's labour-only cutting service returning material and waste to the customer is taxable as a service once threshold rules apply. Discussion-Forum Service Tax Sat, 18 Apr 2009 05:24:24 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/forum/issue?id=1104