Works Contract Tax

This query is : Resolved 

Avatar

Querist : Anonymous

Profile Image
Querist : Anonymous (Querist)
18 June 2010 What is Works Contract Tax?

18 June 2010 Works contract tax is a type of VAT, this applicable VAT for the dealrs doing works contract

19 June 2010 WCT is a tax on transfer of property involved in excution of works contract.

For example, when a contractor undertakes to construct a building, materials like Bricks, cement, TMT Bar, stone chips, sand etc gets transfered to the contractee.

By a legal fiction, vide amendment to Art. 366 of the constitution, such transfer are treated as deemed sale, and States were given power to impose sales tax(now VAT) on such transfer.

It is a VAT, although popularly termed as WCT




You need to be the querist or approved CAclub expert to take part in this query .
Click here to login now

Join CCI Pro
CAclubindia's WhatsApp Groups Link


Similar Resolved Queries


loading


Unanswered Queries