LEVY OF SERVICE TAX ON ROAD TRANSPORTERS
Pramod Dayal Rungta, M. Com., LL.B., AICWA., FCA., DISA(ICA)
Effective date    : 01st january 2005 on booking of goods for transportation
Rate                   : 10.20% (including. Education cess) applicable only on the transport of goods by road

Value of taxable service
:

1) 25% of the bill amount (exluding octroi, local taxes, insurance )

2) No credit will be allowed for the service tax paid on telephone, insurance, electricity, professional fess etc.

3) If credit is taken ( as stated above in para 2 ) than the 100% value of the bill amount (exluding octroi, local taxes, insurance ) will be subjected to tax in place of 25%

Example : if you (transporter) charges to your party as below :

Freight 1000
Loading / unloading 100
Octroi 50
Insurance 50
Local taxes 40

Total

1240

Tax @ 10.20% be calculated on 25% of rs.1100/- i e exluding octroi, local taxes, insurance hence tax will be rs. 28/- and bill amount will be rs1240/- + rs.28/- = rs1268/-
Exemption:
The taxable service provided by a goods transport agency to a customer , in relation to :-   
 

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