https://www.taxtmi.com/forum/issue?id=353 Applicability of service tax to transactions described as "services provided in relation to renting of immovable property" is contested: one interpretation confines the charge to intermediary services by agents and brokers who procure tenants or properties, while another, supported by budgetary statements and amended charging language, indicates legislative intent to extend the service tax charge to the rent payable for use of immovable property, raising a statutory and constitutional question on whether renting constitutes a taxable service. en-us Fri, 02 Mar 2007 19:30:23 +0530 Thu, 23 Jan 2025 15:58:59 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/forum/issue?id=353 Applicability of service tax to transactions described as "services provided in relation to renting of immovable property" is contested: one interpretation confines the charge to intermediary services by agents and brokers who procure tenants or properties, while another, supported by budgetary statements and amended charging language, indicates legislative intent to extend the service tax charge to the rent payable for use of immovable property, raising a statutory and constitutional question on whether renting constitutes a taxable service. Discussion-Forum Service Tax Fri, 02 Mar 2007 19:30:23 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/forum/issue?id=353