Service Tax on Rent, Service Tax

[PONNADA B K RAVIKUMAR]

Whether we have to pay service tax on rent, as one delhi court decision came , not to charge service tax in 2009, in the current budget FM annouced with retrospective effect we have to charge service tax , how to proceed this issue, as we are having one branch in newdelh ,so the owner now he is claiming service tax from april'10 onwards, can you suggest this issue pls

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[Rama Krishana]

Technically, the stay of the high court is conditional one and applicable to the parties of the writ petition. But, practically, you may take the shelter of the stay order of the High Court. It is not possible to predict the final decision of the High Court, but in any case, I would say that in the present situation, no demand would be confirmed beyond the normal period of limitation of one year from the date of receipt of the show cause notice, even if High Court decides the matter against the assessee.

[PONNADA B K RAVIKUMAR]

so whether we have to the service tax or not, if we have to pay then from which date, pls check and confirm sir