06 July 2011
Dear Sir, I came to know that service tax is now payable on billing basis wef 01.07.2011. Further came to know that Engineering Consultants are exemted from this purview i,e they will deposit the service tax on receipt basis. Is it true ? If yes. Could u pls give me reference of Govt notification/order.
06 July 2011
Point of Taxation Rules, 2011 provides that consultancy service provided by the individuals or proprietary firms or partnership firms can opt to pay service tax on cash basis instead of acrual basis. However, consulting engineer [65(105)(g)] is not covered therein.