CBEC Clarified that even no profit making education centers are liable to pay service tax under the category of Commercial Training or Coaching

CBEC Clarified that even no profit making education centers are liable to pay service tax under the category of Commercial Training or Coaching https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=725 A tribunal found that an institute recognized as charitable, with education as its primary non profit object, did not provide a commercial activity and thus its training was not commercial. The revenue board issued a circular asserting that the term commercial training or coaching refers to the activity, not the provider's profit motive, and that service tax is chargeable on the gross amount received for services irrespective of charitable or non profit status, creating a conflict pending apex court resolution. en-us Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:01:24 +0530 Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:01:24 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator CBEC Clarified that even no profit making education centers are liable to pay service tax under the category of Commercial Training or Coaching https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=725 A tribunal found that an institute recognized as charitable, with education as its primary non profit object, did not provide a commercial activity and thus its training was not commercial. The revenue board issued a circular asserting that the term commercial training or coaching refers to the activity, not the provider's profit motive, and that service tax is chargeable on the gross amount received for services irrespective of charitable or non profit status, creating a conflict pending apex court resolution. News - Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:01:24 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=725