Although the negative list approach largely obviates the need for descriptions of services, such descriptions continue to exist in the following areas – • In the negative list of services. • In the declared list of services. • In exemption notifications.
The taxability of services or the charge of service tax has been specified in section 66B of the Act. To be a taxable a service should be – provided or agreed to be provided by a person to another in the taxable territory ♦ and should not be specified in the negative list.