https://www.taxtmi.com/forum/issue?id=2269 Whether cleaning services to the railways are taxable under Cleaning Activity Service is contested: one position treats the railways as a commercial entity making such services taxable and recoverable by providers under tender terms; the opposing position argues Indian Railways is part of the government and not a "person" for service tax purposes, so levy on services received by the government is effectively ineffectual, while government-owned companies remain taxable entities. en-us Thu, 30 Sep 2010 18:53:13 +0530 Thu, 23 Jan 2025 15:58:31 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/forum/issue?id=2269 Whether cleaning services to the railways are taxable under Cleaning Activity Service is contested: one position treats the railways as a commercial entity making such services taxable and recoverable by providers under tender terms; the opposing position argues Indian Railways is part of the government and not a "person" for service tax purposes, so levy on services received by the government is effectively ineffectual, while government-owned companies remain taxable entities. Discussion-Forum Service Tax Thu, 30 Sep 2010 18:53:13 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/forum/issue?id=2269