TMI BlogSERVICE TAX NOTIFICATION NOX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Pl sent service tax rate chart 2012-13 and notification no. (w.e.f) on hall charges in hotel rastaurant . before and after july,2012 - Reply By Shivshankar Mishra - The Reply = SERVICE TAX ON RESTAURANTS HOTELS SERVICES By: Rajesh Kumar : View Profile In the Budget 2011, it was proposed to levy Service Tax on Hotels restaurants. Vide Notificati ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... on 29/2011 dated 25.04.2011, 1 st May of 2011 has been declared as the appointed day on which these provisions will come into effect. Thus these services are taxable with effect from 01.05.2011. Restaurant Service: Restaurant Service has been defined in clause (zzzzv) of Section 65(105) which reads as, (zzzzv) to any person, by a restaurant, by whatever name called, having facility o ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... f air-conditioning in any part of the establishment, at any time during the financial year, which have license to serve alcoholic beverages, in relation to serving of food or beverages, including alcoholic beverages or both, in its premises. The definition results in following prepositions of law; A. A restaurant having air-conditioning facilities and license to serve alcoholic beverages hav ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... e been covered under the Service Tax net. Both the conditions must be satisfied. If the restaurant is not air-conditioned or it does not have license to serve alcoholic beverages, there is no service tax. It is not necessary that the facility of air-conditioning is available round the year. If the facility is available at any time during the financial year the conditions for the levy shall be me ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... t. The levy shall not cover either the meal portion in the composite contract or mere sale of food by way of pick-up or home delivery, as also goods sold at MRP. B. The taxable event is serving of food and beverages in its premises . Thus home delivery services, food pick up joints shall not be covered. C. Vide Notification 34/2011-ST dated 25.04.2011, service tax is leviable on 30% of the ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... gross amount charged if the assessee is not availing Cenvat Credit/benefit of notification 12/2003-ST dated 20.06.2003. Short term accommodation Service: Short term accomodation Service has been defined in clause (zzzzw) of Section 65(105) which reads as, to any person by a hotel, inn, guest house, club or campsite, by whatever name called, for providing of accommodation for a con ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... tinuous period of less than three months. A. The service proposes to tax short term accommodation is provided by hotels, inns, guest houses, clubs and others and at camp-sites. This service is proposed to be taxed where the continuous period of stay is less than 3 months. B. Vide Notification 31/2011-ST dated 25.04.2011, this service have been exempted if the declared tariff is less than ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Rs. 1000/- per day. Thus actual levy will be restricted to accommodation with declared tariff of Rs. 1,000 per day or higher by an exemption notification. Once this requirement is met, tax will be chargeable irrespective of the fact that actually the amount charged from a particular customer is less than Rs. 1,000. The tax will also be charged on the gross amount paid or payable for the value ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... of the service. C. Vide Notification 34/2011-ST dated 25.04.2011, service tax is leviable on 50% of the gross amount charged if the assessee is not availing Cenvat Credit/benefit of notification 12/2003-ST dated 20.06.2003. - SERVICE TAX NOTIFICATION NO - Query Started By: - somnath jana Dated:- 4-9-2012 Service Tax - Got 1 Reply - Service Tax - Discussion Forum - Knowledge Shari ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ng, reply post by an expert, personal opinion Tax Management India - taxmanagementindia - taxmanagement - taxmanagementindia.com - TMI - TaxTMI - TMITax ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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