03 May 2014
whether service tax is applicable to retainer ship fees. Details as under. 1) working with UK based BPO/KPO company situated at Ahmedabad with staff strength 165. In UK Total staff 20 people. 2) Monthly fixed sum transferred in GBP in current a/c totaling annual figure of about in Rs-15 lacs. 3) company engaged in accounts process work by documents transferred thru VPN internet or via DHL courier. 4) All employees are on salary basis except 4 to 5 CA professional are on retainer ship. Now, simple questions are. A) whether service tax applicable on monthly fees invoice issued? B) whether tax audit applicable on such professional income? C) Under which income tax section export of service income from bpo/kpo are exempted for individual professional fees income. Many thanks in anticipation.