Applicability of service tax on privilege cards

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....pplicability of service tax on privilege cards<br> Query (Issue) Started By: - Shreenivaas Nallur Dharma Rau Dated:- 7-4-2009 Last Reply Date:- 17-4-2009 Service Tax<br>Got 4 Replies<br>Service Tax<br>does service tax attracts on privilege cards issued by a hotel? if food and beverage is also provided under conession doest it also attracts service tax? Reply By Brijesh Verma: The Reply: In my vie....

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....w, the cards offered by the Hotels are merely in the nature of 'DISCOUNT CARDS'. As such there is no element of Service in this process. Moreover restaurants donot attract service tax and so the discount offered for F&B would have no consequence as far as service tax is concerned. Reply By Mukesh Kumar: The Reply: You need to determine the nature of privilege card. Therefore, you would lead to fi....

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....nd the appropriate category of taxable service. Some times, it may be a form of membership card and would attract club membership category of taxable service. Some time it is a promotional activity of outdoor catering. Some time it is purchase of goods or room rents. There can not be a dedicated answer to the query since the scope is wide enought. Apparantely i agree with another answer that privi....

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....lage card is nothing which is taxable as such. Only correct nature would help to determine the correct nature. Reply By Surender Gupta: The Reply: Only the actual nature of privilege cards would help to solve the query. Reply By Shreenivaas Nallur Dharma Rau: The Reply: thank you all<br> Discussion Forum - Knowledge Sharing ....