NTF. NO. 17/2004-ST, DT. 10/09/2004

(This Notification has been Rescind vide NTF. NO. 34/2012-ST, DT. 20/06/2012)

NTF. NO. 17/2004-ST, DT. 10/09/2004

Exempts the taxable service provided by the holder of intellectual property right to any person

G.S.R. (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 93 of the Finance Act, 1994 (32 of 1994), the Central Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby exempts the taxable service provided by the holder of intellectual property right to any person, in relation to intellectual property service, from so much of the service tax leviable thereon under section 66 of the said Act, as is equivalent to the [OLD- amount of cess paid towards the import of technology under the provisions of section 3 of the Research and Development Cess Act, 1986 (32 of 1986)] in relation to such intellectual property service.

amount of cess payable on the said transfer of technology under the provisions of section 3 of the Research and Development Cess Act, 1986 (32 of 1986), subject to the following conditions, namely:-

(A) the said amount of Research and Development Cess is paid within six months from the date of invoice or in case of associated enterprises the date of credit in the books of account:

Provided that the exemption shall be available only if the Research and Development Cess is paid at the time or before the payment for the service;

(B) records of Research and Development Cess are maintained for establishing the linkage between the invoice or the credit entry, as the case may be, and the Research and Development Cess payment challan.

(In this notification the portion from "amount of cess payable on the said ............................ Research and Development Cess payment challan." has been inserted vide NTF. NO. 47/2011-ST, DT. 19/09/2011)

[F. No. B2/8/2004-TRU]

(V. Sivasubramanian)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India