https://www.taxtmi.com/forum/issue?id=111280 Labour cess collected and remitted to government is not consideration for services and therefore is excluded from the service tax base; service tax is charged on the gross contract value net of abatement but not on statutory cess. Labour cess is likewise not part of amounts for TDS deduction, and separately shown service tax should not attract TDS. en-us Wed, 28 Dec 2016 20:59:36 +0530 Thu, 23 Jan 2025 15:56:05 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/forum/issue?id=111280 Labour cess collected and remitted to government is not consideration for services and therefore is excluded from the service tax base; service tax is charged on the gross contract value net of abatement but not on statutory cess. Labour cess is likewise not part of amounts for TDS deduction, and separately shown service tax should not attract TDS. Discussion-Forum Service Tax Wed, 28 Dec 2016 20:59:36 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/forum/issue?id=111280