(1) These rules shall be called the Point of Taxation Rules, 2011.
(2) They shall come into force on the 1st day of April, 2011.
2 Definitions
In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) “Act” means the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994);(b) Omitted(ba) “change in effective rate of tax” shall include a change in the portion of value on which tax is payable in terms of a notification issued in the Official Gazette under the provisions of the Act, or rules made thereunder;(c) “continuous supply of service” means any service which is provided, or to be provided continuously or on recurrent basis, under a contract, for a period exceeding three months with the obligation for payment periodically or from time to time, or where the Central Government, by a notification in the Official Gazette, prescribes provision of a particular service to be a continuous supply of service, whether or not subject to any condition;(d) “invoice” means the invoice referred to in Rule 4A of the Service Tax Rules, 1994 and shall include any document as referred to in the said rule;
(e) “point of taxation” means the point in time when a service shall be deemed to have been provided.
(f) Omitted
2A Date of payment
For the purposes of these rules, “date of payment” shall be the earlier of the dates on which the payment is entered in the books of accounts or is credited to the bank account of the person liable to pay tax:
Provided that –
(A) the date of payment shall be the date of credit in the bank account when –
(i) there is a change in effective rate of tax or when a service is taxed for the first time during the period between such entry in books of accounts and its credit in the bank account; and(ii) the credit in the bank account is after four working days from the date when there is change in effective rate of tax or a service is taxed for the first time; and(iii) the payment is made by way of an instrument which is credited to a bank account,
(B) if any rule requires determination of the time or date of payment received, the expression “date of payment” shall be construed to mean such date on which the payment is received
Point of Taxation Rules 2011
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