14 November 2009
The transporter has charged the service tax in its bill.Whether the assessee being company is eligible for taking credit as the liab to discharge service tax liab on GTA service is that of the service receiver(company) Whether the abatement of 75% shall be claimed from the beginning of the year or assessee can start claiming abatement in the mid of the year..after making service tax payment on whole amount for first 4 months of the year.
16 November 2009
In case of a company the service tax should not be paid to the transporter as the liability to pay is on consignee or consignor. credit should not be taken on the basis of transporters bill as the deptt. will object to it.
Abatement can be claimed any time. ANd in fact service tax should be paid on 25% of the freight amount only.