06 January 2015
Hi, Help me to know the applicability of service tax on the below scenario..
Customer of Bank "A" has withdrawn cash from ATM of Bank "B". Bank "A" has collected charges of Rs 20(including service tax of Rs 2.20) from customer and shared Rs 16.85(including service tax of Rs 1.85) with Bank "B". Here both the banks are paying service tax of Rs 4.05 (2.20 by A,1.85 by B) on a sing transaction. Whether bank "A" can adjust the service tax of 1.85 paid by "B" with Rs 2.20 and pay balance amount of Rs 0.35. Please suggest.
07 January 2015
Yes they can, as their is no exception in case of banking companies has been provided in the law. Rule 3 of CCR allows to take credit of input services used by the provider of output service for providing output services. So bank "A" can adjust the same and only require to pay rs. 0.35 to the govt.
could you please clarify the below one :- In other scenario Bank "A" has collected charges from his customer and shared some amount with Bank "B". Also paid the service tax on amount shared with Bank "B" under reverse charge mechanism since the Bank "B" is located in non-taxable territory. My query is that whether bank "A" need to pay service tax under RCM as he is already paid the service tax on charges received from his customer. Please suggest.
Also, please let me know any amendment on rule 3 CCR 2004.
07 January 2015
The treatment done by your bank is accurate. It would be treated as import of services for bank "A" and as per Rule 9 of the place of provision of service rule 2012. Place of provision of specified services.- The place of provision of following services shall be the location of the service provider:-
(a) Services provided by a banking company, or a financial institution, or a non-banking financial company, to account holders; (b) Online information and database access or retrieval services; (c) Intermediary services; (d) Service consisting of hiring of means of transport, upto a period of one month.
You will fall in clause (a) above So POP is India Hence service tax is applicable. And its import of service therefore it covered in RCM and service tax need to be paid.
And for CCR amendments you can refer this link (ICAI supplementary) http://220.227.161.86/35310finalsupp8.pdf
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07 January 2015
Thanks. But bank A is paying double tax on a single transaction. 1)Service tax on chages received from his customer. 2)RCM on interchange paid to bank B.
08 January 2015
But bank can take the cenvat credit of the tax paid under RCM. Their is no restriction on taking cenvat credit. But when assess pay the service tax under RCM, after payment he would be eligible for taking it cenvat credit and allowed to set off against service tax to be paid in case of normal charge on output services.
Like in your case When bank charge from customers, then for paying the service tax liability they can use this cenvat credit, taken under RCM.