10 November 2012
service tax payable on billing basis from July 1, 2011? —Jainesh Hemani The Finance Act, 2011 has introduced with effect from April 1, 2011, Point of Taxation Rules in which, these rules will determine the point in time when the services shall be deemed to be provided. The general rule will be that the time of provision of service will be the earliest of the following dates: i. Date on which service is provided or to be provided ii. Date of invoice iii. Date of payment
Consequential changes have also been made in the Service Tax Rules, 1994 to alter the payment of service tax from receipt of payment to provision of service and also to permit adjustment of tax when service is not finally provided.