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Can we take service tax input on hotel bills

CA Umamaheswara Rao (Chartered Accountant) (72 Points)

06 December 2011

Can we take service tax input of service tax paid on hotel bills

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C.A. Jignesh N. Mehta (C.A.) (1030 Points)
Replied 06 December 2011

Yes you can take credit but only if the same is used for providing output service to your clients or incidental to manufacturing activity.

But all this requires supporting i.e. proper details.

Savan Somani (Corporate Manager) (478 Points)
Replied 07 December 2011

Hotels is not selling any goods on which Vat setoff can be claimed and if any Customer has claimed the Vat Setoff as per your list that is not correct as per Law, as Hotel invoices Vat cannot be taken as setoff against other Sales as per Rule 53(6) of the Maharashtra Value Added Tax Act 2002 dealer who is not a hotel or restaurant, the dealer shall be entitled to claim set-off only on those purchases effected in that year where the corresponding goods are sold or resold within six months of the date of purchase or are consigned within the said period.