ST Liability in case of outdoor category.

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CA Sanjay Baheti (Querist)
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18 February 2011 Dear Sir ,

A manufacturer of Chemicals having 500 employees .As per Factories Act it has to

provide the food , tea to our employees. Employees has formed a Co-operative Society .

This society runs a Canteen at Factory premises and raising the bill on monthly basis.

Wheather Society is liable to pay service tax. Monthly billing is Rs. 6 lakhs

CA Unnikrishnan Nair N

CA Unnikrishnan Nair N (Expert)
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18 February 2011 This may amount to outdoor catering service liable to service tax as the canteen is being operated within the factory premises. But factory can take cenvat credit, if it manufactures excisable goods..