https://www.taxtmi.com/forum/issue?id=109622 The contributors advised that the tax paid appears to be service tax and, if shown as such on the invoice, cannot be claimed as a deduction in the income tax return; recharacterising a tax item on a bill as a consultation fee is not acceptable and the precise treatment depends on the nature of the tax as evidenced by the bill. en-us Tue, 29 Dec 2015 21:27:42 +0530 Thu, 23 Jan 2025 15:56:36 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/forum/issue?id=109622 The contributors advised that the tax paid appears to be service tax and, if shown as such on the invoice, cannot be claimed as a deduction in the income tax return; recharacterising a tax item on a bill as a consultation fee is not acceptable and the precise treatment depends on the nature of the tax as evidenced by the bill. Discussion-Forum Service Tax Tue, 29 Dec 2015 21:27:42 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/forum/issue?id=109622