https://www.taxtmi.com/forum/issue?id=4844 An advertising agency's lump sum invoice that includes outsourced production is subject to service tax on the entire billed amount, since agency services for making or preparing advertisements are taxable; the agency may, however, claim CENVAT credit for service tax charged on outsourced services, and should prefer direct billing of outsourced supplies to the client with a separate invoice for agency services to avoid allocation issues. en-us Wed, 24 Oct 2012 16:41:59 +0530 Thu, 23 Jan 2025 15:57:51 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/forum/issue?id=4844 An advertising agency's lump sum invoice that includes outsourced production is subject to service tax on the entire billed amount, since agency services for making or preparing advertisements are taxable; the agency may, however, claim CENVAT credit for service tax charged on outsourced services, and should prefer direct billing of outsourced supplies to the client with a separate invoice for agency services to avoid allocation issues. Discussion-Forum Service Tax Wed, 24 Oct 2012 16:41:59 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/forum/issue?id=4844