Service Tax for Commercial Training & Couching.

[Jyoti Sahoo]

Dear All,

We are providing commercial training & couching certifiaction course recognised by Central Government to students,so please advise me whether this will attract service tax or not, if no than please tel me the exemption notification no.

Immediate answer shall appreciate.

Thanks in advance.

Regards,

CMA Shanmukha.

AI Summary

Debate on Service Tax Applicability for Government-Recognized Training Courses; Reference Notification No. 33/2011 and Recent Law Changes A discussion forum addresses whether a commercial training and coaching certification course recognized by the Central Government is subject to service tax. An initial response cites Notification No. 33/2011, which exempts certain educational services from service tax if they lead to recognized qualifications. However, another participant notes that this exemption is outdated due to changes in the law after July 2012, advising reference to the Negative List and Mega Exemption Notification. Further clarification is sought on whether training affiliated with the Central Electricity Authority qualifies for exemption, considering it involves issuing certificates to engineering students.