Service tax liabilty on private tour operators providing hajj package

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....ervice tax liabilty on private tour operators providing hajj package<br> Query (Issue) Started By: - Aasia Hasan Dated:- 27-2-2013 Last Reply Date:- 4-3-2013 Service Tax<br>Got 2 Replies<br>Service Tax<br>In Jan 2013 a press release was announced with Registration condition for private tour operators for FY -2013-14. One of the condition is that the PTO must have paid service tax for FY -2010-11 &....

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.... 2011-12. As far as I know on PTO dealing in Hajj Packages are exempt vide No. 117/11/2009 - ST. Even if we ignore this Circular then at what % service tax is to be paid?Any penalty is involved in this case? Futher, vide Notification No. 13/2012- , Service tax is payable at 25% of the gross turnover under packaged tour. As the last date for submitting documents for Registration is end of march....

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.....What should I do in this case. should I pay the service tax ? If yes at what rate? I also heard that some of the private tour operaors has filed a case against this . Regards CA Aasia Reply By Naveed S: The Reply: As such private tour operators are not covered under the Negative list of servies, hence service tax is required to be paid for such services. The service tax is to be paid as an....

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....y other packaged tour undertaken by various tour operators within and outside india. If service tax is not yet paid for the past period, then the same can now be paid under the recently announced Voluntary Compliance Encouragement Scheme, 2013 FOR NON FILERS AND STOP FILERS, under which no Interest and Penalty shall be imposed. Reply By Aasia Hasan: The Reply: then what about exemption notific....

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