CA Ashwani Agarwal (Practice) (3049 Points)
06 July 2011
Service tax is applicable on hotel industry from 1st may, 2011.
A hotel has taken advance from its customer of Rs. 500000 for his booking in july.
now the customer is refusing to pay Service tax on the amount.
Please help in this regard.
hemant
(job)
(468 Points)
Replied 06 July 2011
Sir i like to draw your attention towards wording of Sec. 67
Sec.67: For the purpose of this Chapter, the value of any taxable service shall be the gross amount charged by the service provider for such service provided or to be provided by him.
Explanation: 3 (inserted in Sec.67) – For the removal of doubts, it is hereby declared that the gross amount charged for the taxable service shall include any amount received towards the taxable service before, during or after provision of such service.
In your case amount received Rs. 500000 is consider as gross amount received i.e. inclusive of service tax and need to pay service tax accordingly.
If i am wrong pls correct me.
CAclubindia
