https://www.taxtmi.com/forum/issue?id=1757 Applicability of service tax to outsourced manufacturing hinges on whether the contractor's activities constitute manufacture or mere job work; if manufacture of an excisable product occurs in the contractor's premises and the contractor supplies the goods, excise duty applies rather than service tax, while labour-only subcontracting may attract service tax subject to small service provider exemptions and appropriate cenvat documentation. en-us Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:04:14 +0530 Thu, 23 Jan 2025 15:58:38 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/forum/issue?id=1757 Applicability of service tax to outsourced manufacturing hinges on whether the contractor's activities constitute manufacture or mere job work; if manufacture of an excisable product occurs in the contractor's premises and the contractor supplies the goods, excise duty applies rather than service tax, while labour-only subcontracting may attract service tax subject to small service provider exemptions and appropriate cenvat documentation. Discussion-Forum Service Tax Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:04:14 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/forum/issue?id=1757