Is recipient liable here ?

Dipjyoti Majumdar (CA in service & CS. dipmaj@ rediffmail.com )   (3468 Points)

12 March 2013  

Friends,

A proprietorship firm engaged in supply of individuals as security guards in companies has taken registration under category "Business Auxiliary". He has supplied manpower but the recipient company has not paid service tax under reverse charge mechanism. Instead it paid service tax to the provider and Govt gets the tax from provider.

Is the service recipient liable under service tax law.

Regards,