TMI BlogApplicability of Service Tax on factory Canteen without facility of Air Conditioned.X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Ours is a public limited company. We have engaged a Catering Contract to supply and serve the food to the employees in our factory canteen. The canteen building/eating joint is non Air Conditioned. We understand that w.e.f. 01.04.2013 Service tax is applicable, if the place i.e. canteen/eating joint is provided with the Air condition facility. Kindly give your views about charging the service ta ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... x by the service provider in their bills after 01.04.2013 Regards, VINAY - Reply By ANAND SHEMBEKAR - The Reply = Dear Mr. Vinay Wakde In your case you are having a factory canteen for your employees and services are provided by canteen contractor. If the said canteen contractor is engaged in providing services which are inclusive of food i.e. supply of food and provision of services , ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... then your contractors has to charge , recover and pay the service tax @ 7.42%. ( 12.36% x 60% ) If he is charging separately for food and services , then he has to charge the service tax on services charges @ 12.36% and charge MVAT ( regular rate 12.50% on value of goods or composition scheme @ 5% on total value of bill before service tax ) . Thanks ANAND M SHEMBEKAR COST ACCOOUNT ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ANT cell 9421187122 - Reply By ANAND SHEMBEKAR - The Reply = Dear Mr. Vinay If you are recovering the amount from the employees , then I think you have to pay the service on recovery part. Thanks ANAND M SHEMBEKAR COST ACCOUNTANT CELL 91-9421187122 - Reply By Pradeep Khatri - The Reply = Applicability of service tax on the recovery by the employer from employees has not been no ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... tified by the Government as yet. Hence, no need to pay the service tax on such recoveries. - Reply By Yelamanchili Satya Koteswara Rao - The Reply = We have a canteen at our EOU premises too to cater to the needs of our Employees. But, the scenario is slightly different. There is no contractor, the canteen is being run by the Company with its own employees. The food provided ( including to the ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... hostlers ) to the employees is given subsidy. That is if the Breakfast and two meals per day is costing approximately Rs. 1800/- per month, we charge a flat rate of Rs.850/- per month to the employee and the balance is borne by the Company. I wish to know what are the Service Tax and Sales Tax implications in this kind of canteen operations. We will be grateful to those who can educate us in thi ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... s regard. best regards YS Koteswara Rao - Applicability of Service Tax on factory Canteen without facility of Air Conditioned. - Query Started By: - vinay wakde Dated:- 18-5-2013 Service Tax - Got 4 Replies - Service Tax - Discussion Forum - Knowledge Sharing, reply post by an expert, personal opinion Tax Management India - taxmanagementindia - taxmanagement - taxmanagementindia.c ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... om - 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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