Please guide me on tax percentage to be paid to the builder while I purchase a new flat in Bangalore Whitefield.

When you buy a flat you buy two things from the builder 1. Undivided Land of Share and 2. The flat Both VAT and Service Tax (As on Jan 2013 ...Service Tax @ 12% on 25% of BASIC Price ( if Land Cost is included ) otherwise 12.36% on 33% of Basic Sale price ) need to be paid on no 2 and not on no 1. Make sure you get a TAX invoice for those if builder is not giving you the TAX invoice then dont give those amount.....rest of the things as KTPCL+BWSSB + AMMENITIES are chnarged at 12.36% ....BUT Parking could not be chnarged for service tax as , as per SC decision Parking slot is not an extra service but the part of construction itself