whether the club liable to pay service tax on Entertainment and sports tournaments conducted by club to its members.Admission fee is collected from members for entertainment programs and tournament fee is collected for conducting various sports events.
Service tax on club entertainment: fees for member admission and tournaments are taxable as service consideration. Liability for service tax arises where a club conducts entertainment programs and sports tournaments for its members and collects admission or tournament fees; such receipts are treated as consideration for taxable services and attract service tax. (AI Summary)