Raja Abhishek For NIRC 2024
25 days ago
ššš¦š§šš§ š”š²š šš²š¹šµš¶ š„šš¹š¶š»š“ š¼š» š¢š°š²š®š» ššæš²š¶š“šµš š®š»š± š£šæš¼š³š¶š šš®šæš»š²š± š¢ š§šµš² š§šæš¶šÆšš»š®š¹ šµš²š¹š±: "Ocean freight is not a service, and profit earned from such transactions cannot be considered consideration for service, making it not liable to service tax."
š šš®š°šš: šš¼šŗš½š®š»š: M/s. Balmer Lawrie & Co. Ltd. ššššš²: Whether service tax is payable on ocean freight and related charges? šš°šš¶šš¶šš: The appellant transported cargo for Indian customers, dividing bills into freight, origin charges, destination charges, and service tax but paid service tax only on destination charges. The department demanded service tax on freight and origin charges.
āļø ššš±š“š²šŗš²š»š: The Tribunal ruled that ocean freight is a business activity, not a service, and profits from space trading are not taxable under Section 65(19) of the Finance Act, 1994. The department's appeal was dismissed, and the appellant's appeal was allowed.
š šš®šš² šš»š³š¼šæšŗš®šš¶š¼š»: š§š¶šš¹š²: M/s. Balmer Lawrie & Co. Ltd. vs. The Commissioner of Service Tax š¦šš„š©ššš š§šš« šš£š£ššš š”š¢. 52168 of 2016 š¢šæš±š²šæ šš®šš²: 01 May 2023 š This ruling reinforces that ocean freight and profits earned from space trading are not subject to service tax.
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