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Saturday, January 12, 2008

Travel Agent's Service provider

Indian Service Tax

Travel Agents Services

Effective

Date 10/09/2004.

Authority

Finance (No.2) Act, 2004.

Rate of Service Tax

10% - Cess 2% of 10% = 0.2. Total ST = 10.2%.

Definition

"travel agent" means any person engaged in providing any service connected with booking of passage for travel, but does not inciude air travel agent and rail travel agent, [Section 65 (1l5a)]

Taxable Service

Taxable service means any service provided to a customer, by a travel agent, in relation to the booking of passage for travel, [Section 65 (105) (zzx)]

Value of Taxable Service

Gross amount.

Exemptions

See Notification No. 18/2004-ST, dt. 10/9/2004 at the end of the Chapter of "Airport Services".

Cost of tickets, taxes, Agents of rail/air travel.

Person Liable to Pay

Travel Agent's Service provider

Head of Account

To be issued.

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