Indirect tax is a tax that is shifted from one taxpayer to another through an increase in the price of the good. Service tax is an example of an indirect tax because it is collected by an intermediary.
The Service Tax in India is an indirect tax on all services, although there are some exclusions. In 2015, it was increased to 14%.
no service tax is not a direct tax. b'coz direct tax is directly imposed on person and it can't be transfered on the other person. Service tax is levied on service provided and it is levied and collected from clients. so service tax is an Indirect Tax.
In India... the list of direct and indirect taxes.. is as following.. Direct Tax: Income tax corporation tax property tax inheritence (estate) tax & gift tax Indirect tax: customs duty, central excise duty, service tax, sales tax, value added tax (VAT), securities transaction tax
it is an indirect tax
indirect tax
The service tax is a tax levied by the government on certain transactions that is passed on to the customer by the company doing the service. It is classified as an indirect tax and came into being through the Finance Act of 1994.
net indirect tax = tax - subsidies
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One example of indirect tax is Income Tax.
indirect tax
Service Tax is an indirect tax imposed in India on a wide range of specified services (custom house agent, dry cleaning, telephone, tour operators, etc.). As an indirect tax, the service provider pays the tax and recovers the amount from the recipient of the taxable service. The main Service Tax form is Form G.A.R. 7. All Service Tax forms are required to be filed even if no taxable service has been provided during the time period. The purpose of the forms is to meet the reporting requirements of the 1994 Finance Act and to certify that required payments are made timely.For more information, go to the Service Tax site, www.servicetax.gov.in.
Income tax is a direct tax levied on your earnings. An indirect tax is the tax you pay if you buy something, after all, you don't have to buy the goods and so pay the indirect tax.