https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=82906 Service tax liability on foreign bank charges and finance costs paid in foreign currency. It discusses the absence of a service provider-recipient relationship between the foreign bank and the appellant, as the foreign bank provided services to the buyer who had a letter of credit facility. The appellant received services, if any, from its bank in India where the documents were negotiated. Since the service provider (foreign bank) and recipient (buyer) were both located outside India, there is no question of taxing such service in India as it was provided outside the taxable territory. Previous rulings and circulars support that no service tax is leviable when the place of provision is outside India. If the appellant is required to pay serv..... en-us Fri, 08 Nov 2024 19:58:06 +0530 Fri, 08 Nov 2024 19:58:06 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=82906 Service tax liability on foreign bank charges and finance costs paid in foreign currency. It discusses the absence of a service provider-recipient relationship between the foreign bank and the appellant, as the foreign bank provided services to the buyer who had a letter of credit facility. The appellant received services, if any, from its bank in India where the documents were negotiated. Since the service provider (foreign bank) and recipient (buyer) were both located outside India, there is no question of taxing such service in India as it was provided outside the taxable territory. Previous rulings and circulars support that no service tax is leviable when the place of provision is outside India. If the appellant is required to pay serv..... Highlights Service Tax Fri, 08 Nov 2024 19:58:06 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=82906