Reverse charge on advocate srevice

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Ankush Saluja (Querist)
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26 February 2014 Hello everyone

I am working in partnership firm. i just receive bill from lawyer for sales tax assessment , return and accounting charges. can i pay service tax under reverse charge mechanism. Is it applicable of any type of service of lawyer.

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CA Siddhartha Bhardwaj

CA Siddhartha Bhardwaj (Expert)
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04 March 2014 Reverse charge is applicable only when service is provided by a lawyer to a business entity.

However, if the turnover of the entity during the previous year does NOT exceed Rs. 10 lakhs then the service is exempt.