Is washing of clothes (laundry service) a taxable service

[pankaj Kannaujiya]

Iam a student of CWA,  and owner of our family business of laundry service,I know that DRYCLEAN SERVICE is a taxable service but we provide only laundry service including Iron of clotheswe contract in hotels & restaurant and another places, so turnover is more than 8 lacs in every year,

please tell me that IS LAUNDRY SERVICE COVERED UNDER TAXABLE SERVICE IN SERVICE TAX ACT,

 regards

pankaj kannaujiya 

surat

AI Summary

Laundry Services Not Taxable Under Service Tax Act; Only Dry Cleaning Is, Per Section 65(105)(zt) A discussion on whether laundry services are taxable under the Service Tax Act. A business owner inquires if their laundry services, which include ironing but not dry cleaning, are taxable, given their annual turnover exceeds 8 lakhs. A response clarifies that only dry cleaning services are explicitly taxable under Section 65(105)(zt) and that laundry services using water and ironing are not included. Another response notes that registration for service tax is required only if turnover exceeds 9 lakhs, suggesting traditional laundry services are not subject to service tax.