TIOL-DDT 1736 · Monday, 21 November 2011 · story 4 of 5

Service Tax - Government's New Negative List

THE Government has come with a new concept paper about which already so much had been written.

I may luckily fall under the negative list and may not be taxed as independent journalists are in the negative list. But who are independent journalists? How do I prove my independence - that I am not in dependence? Will Justice Markendeya Kajtu have any objection?

They are going to tinker with construction service and make it more complicated.

Point of Taxation vs Place of Taxation: As we are grappling with the problems created by the pointless “Point of Taxation”, they want to introduce “Place of Taxation” Rules. Maybe the Place is far wider than the Point .

Revised Concept Paper on Taxation of Services based on Negative List.