education counciling service to get admission in abroad courses.

[Bharat Singh]

My query regarding whether service tax applicable on counciling/ consultancy service to student to get admission in abroad universities like MBBS courses in China/Australia.The nature of service is reserve the seat in particular university, Visa process,hostel accommodation , etc.for that student have to certain amount along with University's course fee in India itself. Thank you in advance.

[Mahir S]

Yes sir service tax is applicable but only on the charges that they charge for providing such services.

AI Summary

Service tax applicability on education counselling: consultancy charges for overseas admission facilitation are taxable. Whether service tax applies to education counselling and consultancy for foreign university admissions is addressed; the service includes seat reservation, visa processing, hostel accommodation and related facilitation, and tax is imposed on the consultancy charges charged for providing those services, not on the university course fees remitted to the foreign institution.