Powder Coating - Service Tax

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....owder Coating - Service Tax<br> Query (Issue) Started By: - Srivatsan Krishnamachari Dated:- 24-1-2017 Last Reply Date:- 24-1-2017 Service Tax<br>Got 4 Replies<br>Service Tax<br>Dear Experts, Please help in the below issue. We are doing powder coating work on job work basis. We raise bill for job work charges only and involves our material also for processing the same. In this transaction, what....

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.... is the percentage i have consider on the bill value for Service tax payment and for the Sales tax payment. Thanking you in advance Srinivas Reply By Rajagopalan Ranganathan: The Reply: Sir, By doing powder coating if a new product emerges with a distinct character and use then the process done by you amounts to manufacture under Section 2 (f) of Central Excise Act, 1944. If it amounts to man....

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....ufacture no service tax is payable. However please provide details of the material which is subjected powder coating process. Reply By YAGAY AND SUN: The Reply: Powder coating is specifically exempted in the Negative List/Mega Exemption Notification. Hence, liable to Central Excise Duty. Reply By KASTURI SETHI: The Reply: I support the views of M/s.YAGAY and SUN. Powder coating does not amoun....

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....t to manufacture. Here is case law:- 2008 (10) S.T.R. 317 (Tri. - Bang.) = 2008 (1) TMI 105 - CESTAT BANGALORE A.G. SHIBU Versus COMMISSIONER OF CUS., C. EX. & S.T., COCHIN Reply By Ganeshan Kalyani: The Reply: Powder coating does not change the product. The identity of the product remains the same. No new product has come. Hence the process does not amounts to manufacture. Hence section 2 (f) ....

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....of central excise provision does not applies. Therefore it is a service and service tax is applicable. The case is clear. Thanks to Sri Kasturi Sir for providing the legal back to the reply. Thanks.<br> Discussion Forum - Knowledge Sharing ....