https://www.taxtmi.com/forum/issue?id=110102 Operating as an e commerce platform that receives orders, effects sales and collects payments exposes the intermediary to indirect tax obligations: commissions are subject to service tax, and where the intermediary receives goods and effects sales on behalf of suppliers it may be treated as an authorised agent, attracting VAT or CST regardless of the suppliers' VAT/CST registration. Collection and forwarding of donations by an entity that is not a recognised charitable institution can constitute a taxable service unless the activity qualifies as a pure agent or the collector benefits from a charitable exemption; temporary funds may yield taxable income such as bank interest. en-us Mon, 28 Mar 2016 19:02:38 +0530 Thu, 23 Jan 2025 15:56:28 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/forum/issue?id=110102 Operating as an e commerce platform that receives orders, effects sales and collects payments exposes the intermediary to indirect tax obligations: commissions are subject to service tax, and where the intermediary receives goods and effects sales on behalf of suppliers it may be treated as an authorised agent, attracting VAT or CST regardless of the suppliers' VAT/CST registration. Collection and forwarding of donations by an entity that is not a recognised charitable institution can constitute a taxable service unless the activity qualifies as a pure agent or the collector benefits from a charitable exemption; temporary funds may yield taxable income such as bank interest. Discussion-Forum VAT / Sales Tax Mon, 28 Mar 2016 19:02:38 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/forum/issue?id=110102