https://www.taxtmi.com/forum/issue?id=1863 Treat the entire ocean freight amount charged by the forwarding agent to the client as taxable; the forwarding agent can claim credit for service tax paid by the shipping line. Shipping lines are not liable for service tax on foreign-going freight. Whether a CHA/C&F agent qualifies as a pure agent for reimbursement affects characterisation of receipts and the availability of reimbursement treatment for tax purposes. en-us Sun, 11 Apr 2010 19:32:11 +0530 Thu, 23 Jan 2025 15:58:37 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/forum/issue?id=1863 Treat the entire ocean freight amount charged by the forwarding agent to the client as taxable; the forwarding agent can claim credit for service tax paid by the shipping line. Shipping lines are not liable for service tax on foreign-going freight. Whether a CHA/C&F agent qualifies as a pure agent for reimbursement affects characterisation of receipts and the availability of reimbursement treatment for tax purposes. Discussion-Forum Service Tax Sun, 11 Apr 2010 19:32:11 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/forum/issue?id=1863