On Hotel Bills shall we consider Input or Not?

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..... On Hotel Bills shall we consider Input or Not?
Query (Issue) Started By: - Laxman J Dated:- 5-4-2017 Last Reply Date:- 6-4-2017 Service Tax
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Service Tax
Dear All, Greetings of the day. We are a service provider (Health care slimming and Beauty) and our Managing Directors- will visits various places due to improve the business for business promotions purpose. I want to kn .....

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..... ow can we avail Service tax input paid to hotels at the time of business tours? Kindly clarify me. Thanks is advance. Regards Laxman J Reply By MARIAPPAN GOVINDARAJAN: The Reply: If it is related to the provision of output service, then credit can taken on such input service tax. Reply By Laxman J: The Reply: Thank you sir, I did not understand (If it is related to the provision of outpu .....

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..... t service) please explain clearly. Regards Laxman J Reply By KASTURI SETHI: The Reply: Dear Querist,. Health care, slimming, beauty parlour are your output service. In case you can prove that Hotel bills are in relation to your output service, credit on the hotel bills mentioning complete particulars , can be taken.Bill should be addressed in the name of your firm. It should not be personal. I .....

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..... support the views of Sh. Mariappan, Sir. Reply By Ganeshan Kalyani: The Reply: Yes, credit is eligible subject to the condition that the input service has nexus with the output service. Such type of service i.e. hotel stay etc are challenging to prove that it has a business connection because the same may not have any concern with the business activity. Reply By Himansu Sha: The Reply: If th .....

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..... e bills are in the name of the director, credit may not be available,But the bill should be in thename of the business enterprises to get ther credit . Also it is better to prepare a detailed programme of the tour indicating the business purpose of the travel and stay.
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