Service Tax on Immovable Property

[P S SATYA NARAYANA]

Sir,

What is the position of payment of service tax on immovable property (leasing a guest house) prior to 1st July, 2010

regards

PS Satyanarayana

AI Summary

Service Tax on Guest House Leasing Retroactively Applied from June 2007 per 2010 Budget and CBEC Circular. A query was raised about the obligation to pay service tax on leasing a guest house before July 1, 2010. One response indicated that there was no liability at that time due to unclear regulations. Another response clarified that the government, through the 2010 budget, retrospectively amended the service tax category to include 'Renting of Immovable Property' from June 2007, supported by a circular issued by the CBEC on February 26, 2010.