Accounting Sale of Services Exempted from Service Tax

In some cases Central Government can grant exemption on the Service Tax, by issuing an notification u/s 93 of Finance Act, 1944. The Service Tax exemption provided may

Example: On 24-7-2012 ABC Company sold Event Management Services for Rs. 1,00,000 to Mayank Distributors, who is a small service provider and has a notification for exemption on Service Tax.

 

On 25-7-2012 ABC Company received payment towards the services provided on 24-7-2012 to Mayank Distributors.

To record the above transaction

1. Create Service Receiver (Customer) Ledger

2. Record a Sales Voucher

1. Create (Service Receiver) Customer Ledger

To create Service Receiver Ledger under Sundry Debtors

Go to Gateway of Tally> Accounts Info.> Ledgers> Create

Note:

* Exempt option is selected when the service provider/service receiver is exempt from Service Tax.

 

* Notification Number provided here is only as an example.

 

From Rel 4.8 an option to provide Bank Details is provided in the Ledger Master.

 

 

2. Record a Sales Voucher

To create Sales Voucher

Go to Gateway of Tally > Accounting Vouchers > F8: Sales

  1. In Accounting Voucher Creation screen, press Alt+I or click on I :Account Invoice if the Voucher is in Item Invoice mode

  2. Press F2 and change the date to 24-07-2012

  3. In Party’s A/c Name field select the service receiver e.g. Mayank Distributors

  4. Under Particulars select the Service (sales) Ledger e.g. Sales- Event Mgt Services and press Enter to view Service Tax Details screen

  1. In Service Tax Details screen

  1. In Amount field the Service Amount of Rs. 1,00,000 will be defaulted automatically.

Note: Service Tax Ledgers are not selected as the service provided is exempted from Service Tax.

  1. Enter the bill details in Bill-wise Details. Select reference as New Ref and bill Name as ABC/458

  2. Enter Narration, if required

The completed Sales Voucher is displayed as shown:

  1. Press Enter to Accept the Voucher

Note: Details of Exempted services will be displayed under 3F (I) (C) (ii) section of Form ST 3