From 1 December 2016, service
tax become applicable on online information and database access or retrieval
(OIDAR) services provided online electronically from outside the taxable territory
and received in India by Government, local authority, governmental authority or
an individual for purposes other than business/profession.
CBEC withdraw service tax
exemption on online information & database access or retrieval services by
Notification No. 47/2016, Dated: November 09, 2016. The notification comes into
effect from 1 December 2016.
By notification No.
46/2016, Dated: November 09,2016 (Place
of provision of services (Amendment) Rules, 2016), CBEC amend the Place of
Provision of services Rules,2012 related to place of provision of ‘online
information and data base access or retrieval services’ with effect from 1
December 2016.
Service Tax (Fourth
Amendment) Rules, 2016 (Notification No. 48/2016, Dated: November 9,2016),
amends Service Tax rules, 1994 so as to prescribe that the person located in
non-taxable territory providing online
information and database access or retrieval services to ‘non- assesse online
recipient’ as defined therein, is liable to pay service tax and the procedure
for payment of service Tax.
CBEC has issued 46 FAQ’s (Circular
No.202/12/2016, Dated : 9th November 2016)on Service tax on cross
border, business to consumer online information and database access or
retrieval services.
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