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....epair of Building and Service Tax<br> Query (Issue) Started By: - Ashok Chopra Dated:- 23-3-2017 Last Reply Date:- 24-3-2017 Service Tax<br>Got 7 Replies<br>Service Tax<br>Respected Forum, I am manufacturer-exporter of ready made garment. I have done repair of building. Building material supplied by me to labour contractor. labour contractor with own and two-three workmen done the labour job. Du....
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....ring audit, officer is of opine that this is work contract and i am liable to pay service tax under reverse charge mechanism. Please guide me accordingly. Thanks and regard Reply By Himansu Sha: The Reply: Sir, In my view, the materialks given to the contractor are deemed to be the transfer of propertty of goods towards the job undertaken. The main ingredient of works contract is when fulfil....
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....led, the services can be works contract services. If you are a company liability under sec. 68(2) arises. The cenvat credit will not be available to you as prohibited under rule 2(l) of CCR . Another school of thought categorise it as manpower service. Why I differ is due to the fact that the payments are not done on man days basis, rather on work measurement basis. Another group is of the opini....
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....on that the entire service is construction services. Hence no liability on receiver. Even if the liability is on the contractoir, the exemption limit comes to his resume There are thus dfivergent views. But I feel wcs is the appropriate one. Reply By MARIAPPAN GOVINDARAJAN: The Reply: In my view also it is works contract. Reply By Ramaswamy S: The Reply: its Works Contract and attracts partia....
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....l reverse charge mechanism. Regards S.Ramaswamy Reply By KASTURI SETHI: The Reply: Dear Querist, With due respect to all experts, I differ and express my views as under:- Since the contractor has provided construction service (without material i.e. material supplied by you), so it is a case of pure labour and pure labour cannot be classified under the category, "Works Contract Service&q....
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....uot;. 100% ST is to be paid by the contractor after collecting from you under Section 68(1) of the Finance Act,1994. If the contractor has not exceeded the threshold exemption of ₹ 10 lakhs, no service tax is payable.No RCM is applicable. No direct liability upon you.If the Contractor has crossed threshold exemption limit, he will collect ST from you and deposit into Central Govt. after gett....
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....ing registration. This service cannot be classified under, "Manpower Supply & Recruitment Agency" because hired labourers remained under the supervision and control of the Contractor and not under you supposing that there is no agreement between you and the contractor which may prove 'Manpower' remained under your control. This service falls under the category of 'Other Tha....
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....n Negative List' or under erstwhile "BAS". Reply By Ganeshan Kalyani: The Reply: I concur with the views of Sri Kasturi Sir, on the ground that service provider has rendered only service and had not supplied any material during construction. He has just used the material supplied by you to construct. Thus it is not works contract service. Thanks. Reply By Rajagopalan Ranganathan:....
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.... The Reply: Sir, I agree with the views expressed by Shri. Kasthuri Sir and Shri. Ganesan Kalyani Sir. Reply By YAGAY AND SUN: The Reply: If the stake involved are not too high, then, just to keep the litigation away and adopting conservation view in your matter, please pay it off and relax.<br> Discussion Forum - Knowledge Sharing ....