https://www.taxtmi.com/forum/issue?id=2023 Both VAT/CST and Service Tax can apply to a works contract but operate on separate taxable bases: VAT/CST is limited to the deemed sale of goods and is computed on the goods portion without including service tax, while Service Tax applies to the service component and extends to pre-sale expenses attributable to goods, requiring apportionment between goods and services for correct valuation. en-us Tue, 29 Jun 2010 23:19:53 +0530 Thu, 23 Jan 2025 15:58:34 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/forum/issue?id=2023 Both VAT/CST and Service Tax can apply to a works contract but operate on separate taxable bases: VAT/CST is limited to the deemed sale of goods and is computed on the goods portion without including service tax, while Service Tax applies to the service component and extends to pre-sale expenses attributable to goods, requiring apportionment between goods and services for correct valuation. Discussion-Forum VAT / Sales Tax Tue, 29 Jun 2010 23:19:53 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/forum/issue?id=2023