Government of India
Ministry of Finance
(Department of Revenue)
Notification No. 30/2012-Service Tax
New Delhi, the 20th June, 2012
GSR.…..(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section
68 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994), and in supersession of (i)
notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department
of Revenue),
No. 15/2012-Service Tax, dated the 17th March, 2012, published in
the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i),vide
number G.S.R 213(E), dated the 17th March, 2012, and (ii) notification of the
Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue),
No.
36/2004-Service Tax, dated the 31st December, 2004, published in the Gazette of
India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R 849
(E), dated the 31st December, 2004, except as respects things done or omitted to
be done before such supersession, the Central Government hereby notifies the
following taxable services and the extent of service tax payable thereon by the
person liable to pay service tax for the purposes of the said sub-section,
namely:—
I. The taxable services,—
- (i) provided or agreed to be provided by an insurance agent to any person
carrying on the insurance business;
(ii) provided or agreed to be provided by a goods transport agency in respect of
transportation of goods by road, where the person liable to pay freight is,—
(a) any factory registered under or governed by the Factories Act, 1948 (63 of
1948);
(b) any society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (21 of
1860) or under any other law for the time being in force in any part of India;
(c) any co-operative society established by or under any law;
(d) any dealer of excisable goods, who is registered under the Central Excise
Act, 1944 (1 of 1944) or the rules made thereunder;
(e) any body corporate established, by or under any law; or
(f) any partnership firm whether registered or not under any law including
association of persons;
(iii) provided or agreed to be provided by way of sponsorship to anybody
corporate or partnership firm located in the taxable territory;
(iv) provided or agreed to be provided by,-
(A) an arbitral tribunal, or
(B) an individual advocate or a firm of advocates by way of support services, or
(C) Government or local authority by way of support services excluding,-
(1) renting of immovable property, and
(2) services specified in sub-clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of clause (a) of
section 66D of the Finance Act,1994,
to any business entity located in the taxable territory;
(v) provided or agreed to be provided by way of renting of a motor vehicle
designed to carry passengers to any person who is not in the similar line of
business or supply of manpower for any purpose or service portion in execution
of works contract by any individual, Hindu Undivided Family or partnership firm,
whether registered or not, including association of persons, located in the
taxable territory to a business entity registered as body corporate, located in
the taxable territory;
- provided or agreed to be provided by any person which is located in a
non-taxable territory and received by any person located in the taxable
territory;
(II) The extent of service tax payable thereon by the person who provides the
service and the person who receives the service for the taxable services
specified in (I) shall be as specified in the following Table, namely:-
Table
| Sl.No. |
Description of a service
|
Percentage of service tax payable by the person providing service
|
Percentage of service tax payable by the person receiving the service |
| 1 |
in respect of services provided or agreed to be provided by an insurance agent
to any person carrying on insurance business |
Nil |
100% |
| 2 |
in respect of services provided or agreed to be provided by a goods transport
agency in respect of transportation of goods by road |
Nil |
100% |
| 3 |
in respect of services provided or agreed to be provided by way of sponsorship
|
Nil |
100% |
| 4 |
in respect of services provided or agreed to be provided by an arbitral tribunal
|
Nil |
100% |
| 5 |
in respect of services provided or agreed to be provided by individual advocate
or a firm of advocates by way of legal services |
Nil |
100% |
| 6 |
in respect of services provided or agreed to be provided by Government or local
authority by way of support services excluding,- (1) renting of immovable
property, and (2) services specified in sub-clauses (i), (ii)and (iii) of
clause (a) of section 66D of the Finance Act,1994 |
Nil |
100% |
| 7 |
(a) in respect of services provided or agreed to be provided by way of renting
of a motor vehicle designed to carry passengers on abated value to any person
who is not engaged in the similar line of business
(b) in respect of services provided or agreed to be provided by way of renting
of a motor vehicle designed to carry passengers on non abated value to any
person who is not engaged in the similar line of business |
Nil
60% |
100%
40% |
| 8. |
in respect of services provided or agreed to be provided by way of supply of
manpower for any purpose |
25% |
75 % |
| 9. |
in respect of services provided or agreed to be provided in service portion in
execution of works contract |
50% |
50% |
| 10 |
in respect of any taxable services provided or agreed to be provided by any
person who is located in a non-taxable territory and received by any person
located in the taxable territory |
Nil |
100% |
Explanation-I. - The person who pays or is liable to pay freight for the
transportation of goods by road in goods carriage, located in the taxable
territory shall be treated as the person who receives the service for the
purpose of this notification.
Explanation-II. - In works contract services, where both service provider and
service recipient is the persons liable to pay tax, the service recipient has
the option of choosing the valuation method as per choice, independent of
valuation method adopted by the provider of service.
2. This notification shall come into force on the 1st day of July, 2012.
(Raj Kumar Digvijay)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
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