https://www.taxtmi.com/forum/issue?id=111607 Food supplied as outdoor catering in trains involves two tax elements: state VAT on the goods element (the food) and service tax on the service portion of the total charge determined by the statutory valuation mechanism for outdoor catering. Characterisation disputes may arise where only delivery occurs, and cenvat credit eligibility is restricted for certain inputs, requiring separate accounting for VAT, service tax and input credit treatment. en-us Sun, 12 Mar 2017 18:06:49 +0530 Thu, 23 Jan 2025 15:55:59 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/forum/issue?id=111607 Food supplied as outdoor catering in trains involves two tax elements: state VAT on the goods element (the food) and service tax on the service portion of the total charge determined by the statutory valuation mechanism for outdoor catering. Characterisation disputes may arise where only delivery occurs, and cenvat credit eligibility is restricted for certain inputs, requiring separate accounting for VAT, service tax and input credit treatment. Discussion-Forum VAT / Sales Tax Sun, 12 Mar 2017 18:06:49 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/forum/issue?id=111607