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TMI BlogCategory - Transportation facility provided to the studentsX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... An educational institution (Society) running a network of schools is plying buses for transportation of school students only and charges transportation fee from the students. The Society is an educational institution notified u/s 10(23C)vi of the Income Tax Act, 1961 . The society exists for the purpose of education and not for earning commercial profits. The Service tax Dept. on the plea tha ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... t as the society is charging transportation fee from the students, it is thus covered under the category " tour operators" and therefore exigible to service tax liability. Kindly advise whether the approach of the Dept. is legaly tenable or not. Please support your advise with relevant provision/notification/circular/ case laws. - Reply By Surender Gupta - The Reply = 1. This plea is not acceptab ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... le that the school, being a charitable socieity, would remain exempt from service tax. 2. Though there is no enough data is available on record concerning this issue, apparently it seems that the school may not be liable to service tax under this category. However, if it is running buses under contract carriage permit, the position may differ. Full facts are required. - Category - Transportation f ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... acility provided to the students - Query Started By: - K.K.TREHAN Dated:- 11-2-2006 Service Tax - Got 1 Reply - Service Tax - Discussion Forum - Knowledge Sharing, reply post by an expert, personal opinion Tax Management India - taxmanagementindia - taxmanagement - taxmanagementindia.com - TMI - TaxTMI - TMITax ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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