25 February 2011
Sir please adivise to us that if our cnsolidated contract is made with party for unloading and transportation of that material and that party is unregistered with service tax. and we have depsoited the service tax on full amount after taking the abatemend 75% on full amount due to contractor has provided consolidated bill of transporation and unloading. Is this method is right or not and if wrong then on which party is responible to pay service tax to department.
25 February 2011
You are following a correct method. But please ensure to take the declaration from the transporter of fulfillment of conditions as mentioned in notification Notification No.1/2006 dated 01.03.2006