Applicability of Service Tax

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if say any financial institution quotes interest to its borrowers in multiple component e.g. say gross interst rate is 18% out of which Normal Interst is 15% and service and tracking interest is 3%. Second type of interest is collected as a additional services provided to the borrower. My query is - calling something a interest cannot not make it a interest if it is collected against the services. My view is that it should be covered under services and service tax should be charged on it. Kindly help
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Interest at present has been specifically kepts out of the taxable services provided by banking and Fin services.

It is said that interest cannot be called a service as there is no value addded service there. Only the cost of capital is recovered. However this matter once made taxable may lead to several disputes.


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