Concept of negative list for service tax introduced

October 19 2011

The recently released concept paper on taxation of services based on the Ministry of Finance’s negative list concept has evoked mixed reactions from industry. This is an important development and while industry has lauded the move towards a comprehensive and simplified service tax regime, Harishanker Subramaniam of Ernst & Young explains that there are strong views on the timing of its implementation and its impact on certain sectors.

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