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Applicability of service tax
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....pplicability of service tax<br> Query (Issue) Started By: - Narasimha Subramanian Dated:- 30-9-2008 Last Reply Date:- 9-10-2008 Service Tax<br>Got 1 Reply<br>Service Tax<br>We are importing goods from....
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.... various countries using various MNC Freight forwarders. We found that our freight forwarder is not charging us service tax on the freight amount and origin charges in his invoice. Now, the service ta....
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....x dept have asked us to pay the service tax on the same stating it was our responsibility to pay the same. What should be our stand as we were under the impression that it was applicable only for unor....
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....ganized GTA's who did not have systems to charge service tax and not for organized GTA's. The invoice from our freight forwarder also did not have a line that he has not paid the ST and we were liable....
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.... to pay. What should we do on the same? Reply By Surender Gupta: The Reply: In case of GTA service charged by the Freight forwarders in Invoice, you are liable to pay service tax only in case, he is ....
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....making payment to GTA on your behalf as pure agent. Otherwise, it is the liability of the freight forwarder to pay service tax on GTA service.<br> Discussion Forum - Knowledge Sharing ....