https://www.taxtmi.com/forum/issue?id=106526 Service tax in subcontracting requires allocation of tax liability and return filings to reflect who supplies taxable services to the consumer. Input tax credit eligibility depends on documentary entitlement and transaction nature; creditability is unclear without detailed analysis. Crucially, service tax is a consumption-based destination tax, and a main contractor may not lawfully deduct service tax from running bills unless the contract explicitly permits and the accounting supports such deduction. en-us Sat, 15 Feb 2014 13:45:00 +0530 Thu, 23 Jan 2025 15:57:26 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/forum/issue?id=106526 Service tax in subcontracting requires allocation of tax liability and return filings to reflect who supplies taxable services to the consumer. Input tax credit eligibility depends on documentary entitlement and transaction nature; creditability is unclear without detailed analysis. Crucially, service tax is a consumption-based destination tax, and a main contractor may not lawfully deduct service tax from running bills unless the contract explicitly permits and the accounting supports such deduction. Discussion-Forum Service Tax Sat, 15 Feb 2014 13:45:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/forum/issue?id=106526