Insurance broking services

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Querist : Anonymous

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26 June 2012 Hi

In the case of insurance broking services whether it is possible to raise `debit notes' for services rendered instead of raising `invoice'

Please advice

Thanks in advance

CMA Ramesh Krishnan

CMA Ramesh Krishnan (Expert)
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26 June 2012 Invoice & debit note effects are same in accounting point, but while charging any tax like Service tax & VAT Tax Invoice is mandatory with sequence serial number. Debit note only where the reduction or any other deduction on the original Tax Invoice. so Invoice is required to raise

Querist : Anonymous

Querist : Anonymous (Querist)

26 June 2012 My client issues only debit notes for their services and the same is treated as invoice..is that admissible under the act?

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CMA Ramesh Krishnan

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26 June 2012 Invoice is mandatory under service tax

Service Tax is to be paid on the invoice amount or the billed amount. Where invoice is not issued within a period of 14 days then the tax becomes payable on the date of such completion of the provision of the service and on the amount mentioned in the invoice. In any case issue of invoice is mandatory as per Rule 3 of Point of Taxation Rules 2011.