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Taxability of cleaning & disposal of garbage activity
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....axability of cleaning & disposal of garbage activity<br> Query (Issue) Started By: - Sankar Bagchi Dated:- 13-2-2010 Last Reply Date:- 16-2-2010 Service Tax<br>Got 1 Reply<br>Service Tax<br>We are eng....
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....aged in cleaning and safe disposal of garbage from the ship at Mumbai Port. Is the cleaning taxable? Reply By Baalu Radhakrishna: The Reply: "cleaning activity" means cleaning, including specialised....
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.... cleaning services such as disinfecting, exterminating or sterilising of objects or premises, of— (i) commercial or industrial buildings and premises thereof; or (ii) factory, plant or machinery, ....
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....tank or reservoir of such commercial or industrial buildings and premises thereof, but does not include such services in relation to agriculture, horticulture, animal husbandry or dairying; Cleaning....
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.... and safe disposal of garbage from ships anchored in ports are not covered under 'cleaning activity" which is a taxable service. If you carefully read the definition as provided above,the service what....
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.... you are providing i.e cleaning the ship and disposal of waste outside the ship does not fall under the taxable service. Hence it is deemed to be exempt for the time.<br> Discussion Forum - Knowledge ....
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