Service Tax [Thread 110018]

dear frnds kindly tell me one thing...few days back i had submitted a bill with a comapny for my placement service to them..i hv mentioned my pan card number in that so that they can deduct TDS on that. i hv not aaplied for service tax number yet. so i hv not mentioned service tax number in that..now the company is saying that u hv to provide us the service tax number...and i told them that i hv not taken the service tax number yet and u can deduct tds frm my payment..so is it possible for the company to make payment to me...
kindly tell me n help me out...

radhika - PLS. CLERALY NOTE THAT TDS IS PURELY DIRECT TAX
WHICH IS RELATED TO YOUR INCOME AND COMING UNDER INCOME TAX
ACT. BUT SERVICE IS PURELY INDIRECT TAX AND IT WILL BE COLLECT
FROM TO WHOM YOU SERVICE PROIVDE. SO YOU NEED NOT WORRY
ABOUT YOUR PAYMENT ASUSAL YOUR TDS WILL BE TDS AND PAYMENT
WILL BE MADE. BUT REG SERVICE TAX YOU HAVE REGISTERED AND
YOU HAVE NO LIABLE TO COLLECT THE SAME FROM YOUR CLIENT.
YOU CAN CLEARLY INFORM YOUR CLIENT THAT SUPPOSE YOUR TURN
OVER NOT EXCEEDED RS.1O LAC FOR YOUR ACTIVITY/SERVICE YOU
ARE FULLY EXEMPTED NOT TO REGISTER WITH SERVICE TAX DEPARTMENT. SUPPOSE YOUR TURNOVER EXCEEDS RS.1O LACS
YOU MAY GO FOR REGISTRATION.