https://www.taxtmi.com/forum/issue?id=108036 Whether payment and reimbursement of transport charges by an intermediary triggers separate service tax liability under the reverse charge mechanism is raised where the ultimate customer pays tax on the total amount. The issue focuses on whether the intermediary's booking and recovery of transport costs makes it the service recipient liable under RCM, risking overlapping tax, and notes commentators' advice to apply the notified abatement for transport services and to differentiate reimbursements from taxable services. en-us Thu, 19 Feb 2015 17:13:38 +0530 Thu, 23 Jan 2025 15:57:02 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/forum/issue?id=108036 Whether payment and reimbursement of transport charges by an intermediary triggers separate service tax liability under the reverse charge mechanism is raised where the ultimate customer pays tax on the total amount. The issue focuses on whether the intermediary's booking and recovery of transport costs makes it the service recipient liable under RCM, risking overlapping tax, and notes commentators' advice to apply the notified abatement for transport services and to differentiate reimbursements from taxable services. Discussion-Forum Service Tax Thu, 19 Feb 2015 17:13:38 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/forum/issue?id=108036