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I did my graduation from IIT Delhi and Post Graduate Diploma in Supply Chain and Logistics from LIBA Chennai.Worked five years in the BHEL then fifteen years in Revenue Department .Currently practicing as Indirect Tax Consultant in Service Tax, Excise and Customs.

Sunday, March 8, 2015

intention of law has been provided for leaving service tax on Chit fund and lottery


The intention in law has been to levy Service Tax on the services provided by:
(a) chit fund foremen by way of conducting a chit.
(b) distributor or selling agents of lottery, as appointed or authorized

by the organizing state for promoting, marketing, distributing, selling, or assisting the state in any other way for organizing and conducting a lottery.
However, Courts have taken a contrary view in some cases, while in some cases the levy has been upheld.
An Explanation is being inserted in the definition of “service” to specifically state the intention of the legislature to levy Service Tax on activities undertaken by chit fund foremen in relation to chit, and lottery distributors and selling agents, in relation to lotteries [section 65 B (44)]. Further, an explanation is being added in entry (i) of section 66D to specifically state that these activities are not covered by the Negative List. 

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