Requirement of registration under service tax

[Guest]

As per the newly inserted clause (zzo) in sectioin 65 (105) a new type of service has been made taxable. In actual practice offline cariers which do not fly into/out of India issue air tickets on their passage document 'to any passenger in relation to international journey in any class other than economy class' even for sectors (e.g. Delhi - London)for which the passenger is actually transported by some other airline after proper endorsement. In such a case the passenger is not being transported from India by the original airline which issued the air ticket.... in such a case will service tax be levied on the airline which issues the ticket or should such a airline merely collect the service tax and then pass on the same to the airline which actually transports the passenger from Delhi requiring the latter to then deposit and comply with service tax formalities. Would it at all be necessary for the ticket issuing airline ( offline carrier) to get registered under service tax?

[Surender Gupta]

Your query is technical one, for this purpose, we require the complete details like the status, relation with the different parties, terms of the agreement etc. Only, than the comments on your would be put.

AI Summary

Responsibility for Service Tax on Air Tickets: Issuing Airline vs. Transporting Airline for International Journeys. A user inquired about the service tax obligations for offline carriers issuing air tickets for international journeys when the actual transport is provided by another airline. The question focused on whether the ticket-issuing airline should be responsible for service tax registration and compliance or simply collect and transfer the tax to the transporting airline. A respondent indicated that a thorough analysis requires more detailed information about the relationships and agreements between the parties involved before providing a definitive answer.