sushil nandkishor kori (Assistant manager) (29 Points)
30 October 2012I have one caterers bill. They are suppling Tea & Coffee to us. They have chaged Service tax 6.18% on full amount & VAT 12.5% on full amount. I just want to konw whether they come under abatements & if so they can charged VAT on full amouant.
Regards
Sushil Kori
CA Unnikrishnan Nair N
(Chartered Accountant)
(2083 Points)
Replied 30 October 2012
VAT cannot be charged on the service element.
Dipjyoti Majumdar
(CA in service & CS. dipmaj@ rediffmail.com )
(3468 Points)
Replied 30 October 2012
I experienced a situation where the restaurant charged service tax @ 3.60% on full bill (food and alcohol)and 13.50% VAT on total bill excluding hard drinks.
Regards,
Viral Gajjar
(B.Com)
(52 Points)
Replied 03 November 2012
Dear Friends,
We are running a canteen in our company and We have to pay amount to canteen contractors. Every month we pay him around Rs. 1.90 to 2 lac. So, Please let me know Service tax in applicable for the same case....
Regards,
Viral Gajjar
CAclubindia
