Service tax on commercial rent

[DEV KUMAR KOTHARI]

Service tax on commercial rent- the matter is pending before SC. Madras and M\Bombay HC had granted stay. Further developments which come to knowledge of readers may be posted for updates of members and dissemination of information.

[Rama Krishana]

Pujab & Haryana high court has confiremed the levy of service tax with retrospective effect, post 2010 amendment. However, the matter is still pending with various courts as well as in the Supreme Court.

AI Summary

Service tax on commercial rent: some high courts upheld levy while appeals and stays continue in higher courts. Service tax on commercial rent is contested across jurisdictions: Madras and Bombay High Courts granted stays, while a Punjab & Haryana High Court upheld the levy with retrospective effect after an amendment; the issue remains pending in higher courts, producing inconsistent interlocutory orders and continuing legal uncertainty for taxpayers and providers.