29 March 2010
We are Educational Institute. Register u/s 10, 11 and 12A. we are operating without any motive of profit. We are construction school building. We have hired services of Civil Engineer. He is providing consultancy to us for Optimising our cost of Construction. Please let us know the statuse of Service Tax applicability on this consultancy received by us (SChool).
30 March 2010
On the face of it service tax is payable. You need to examine the nature of the agreement to find the exact head under which your services will fall.