Service tax on transport services provided by the customes c

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Querist : Anonymous

Querist : Anonymous (Querist)

16 September 2013 Dear sir/Madam,

custom clearing agent providing logistics sevices. they are providing transportation services to their client from out side transporters. They wil pay to the transpoters and will collect from their client.

Is the cuostoms clearing agents providing transportaion services to their clients as anciliary services is chargeble to service tax. if taxble plz give me a clarification with ralated service tax notification.

thank you

CA Suresh Jain

CA Suresh Jain (Expert)
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22 September 2013 In view of section 66F read with rule 5 of SERVICE TAX (DETERMINATION OF VALUE) RULES, 2006, the cost of transportation collected from the client by the clearing agent is not a service provided by the clearing agent, provided all conditions of rule 5(2) are satisfied.

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