Service tax on sub contract(in mfg industries)

Prakash Mali (Artical Assistant) (166 Points)

03 June 2012  

Pls find the below mentioned eg and opiened on it at service tax point of view?

X & CO (a processor- who converted the raw material of Y Ltd (a manufacture) into sami finished (WIP) stage ) charges Rs. 10 lakhs to Y LTD for fabrication work. Y ltd further process the material and bring it into finished stage. it is a tailor made product hence after completion Y Ltd need to install it at site of the customer. while work of Erection & Commissiong (Installation) Y Ltd charge service tax on installation charges. while sale of the product Y Ltd charge Excise duty on sale of material.

Please check whether X & Co is liable to charge service tax in above case as it is a sub contractor who process the materail recd from main contractor (Y LTD).

Thanks in Advance

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