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JOB WORK FOR CLEANING OF SEEDS
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....OB WORK FOR CLEANING OF SEEDS<br> Query (Issue) Started By: - Hemant Patel Dated:- 3-7-2012 Last Reply Date:- 3-7-2012 Service Tax<br>Got 1 Reply<br>Service Tax<br>Dear Sirs, Pls advise me whether service tax is aplicable on job work for cleaning and grading of spices by various machines at my factory.Your urgent reply would help me lot. Thanks and Best Regards Hemant Patel Reply By NEERAJ KUM....
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....AR, RANCHI: The Reply: As per the new negative list of service tax the following services relating to agriculture is exempted: services relating to agriculture by way of-- (i) agricultural operations directly related to production of any agricultural produce including cultivation, harvesting, threshing, plant protection or seed testing; (ii) supply of farm labour; (iii) processes carried out at ....
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....an agricultural farm including tending, pruning, cutting, harvesting, drying, cleaning, trimming, sun drying, fumigating, curing, sorting, grading, cooling or bulk packaging and such like operations which do not alter the essential characteristics of agricultural produce but make it only marketable for the primary market; (iv) renting or leasing of agro machinery or vacant land with or without a s....
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....tructure incidental to its use; (v) loading, unloading, packing, storage or warehousing of agricultural produce; (vi) agricultural extension services; (vii) services by any Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee or Board or services provided by a commission agent for sale or purchase of agricultural produce; Here, "agricultural extension" means application of scientific research and knowledge ....
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....to agricultural practices through farmer education or training; "agricultural produce" means any produce of agriculture on which either no further processing is done or such processing is done as is usually done by a cultivator or producer which does not alter its essential characteristics but makes it marketable for primary market; Now you can decide wether your acticity falls in the above cate....
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....gory or not, if not certainly service tax is payable.<br> Discussion Forum - Knowledge Sharing ....