Service tax on reverse mechanism

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ATANU BANERJEE (Querist)
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03 March 2016 We are a Pvt. Ltd. concern and have paid 100% Service tax amount on behalf of service provider under reverse mechanism on service tax act .Can we deduct the service tax amount from service provider payment .

Please let me know.

Ankur Singhal

Ankur Singhal (Expert)
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03 March 2016 Dear
The service tax paid by you the govt is in addition to the amount to be paid to the service provider. Service tax is an additional burden on you.
Therefore you need not deduct any amount from the payment to be made to service provider.