Service tax on Rent security deposit

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..... We are providing rent service, Service tax audit conducted in our premises, They have raised audit point as below. Audit Point - Valuation of service income - Suppression of Taxable Value of Service by not including the Value of Deposit received. As per the above point they are asking service tax on Returnable security depoist amount received rom Lessee. Whether we need to pay service ta .....

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..... x as per the point, any case in law is there related to the above issue. Regards Vivekanandhan - Reply By R K Rajwanshi - The Reply = If securiety is interest free than service tax may be ask on interest save on returnable securiety. R K Rajwanshi - Reply By Mahaganapathi V - The Reply = Sir It is meaning less to demand service tax on refundable deposit. Service tax is appl .....

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..... icable only on renting service and allied services on renting. Refundable interest free deposit is collected for many reasons like recovering the damages to the assets and appliances etc. Nothing can be demanded on the refundable deposit. However if the rent value is reduced and dposit is received to compensate the shortfall then there might be a chnace to demand service tax on the comparable mark .....

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..... et price prevailig in that area. No calculation towards the interest portion or direct charging of deposit portion under service tax etc would be lawfull. - Reply By pradeep khatri - The Reply = No way, The Revenue Department cannot raise demand on Returnable Security Deposit. Further, if any outstanding rent is being adjusted from such security then the Revenue Department ask for payment of ser .....

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..... vice tax on this portion, otherwise not. - Service tax on Rent security deposit - Query Started By: - Vivek anandhan Dated:- 7-5-2011 Service Tax - Got 3 Replies - Service Tax - Discussion Forum - Knowledge Sharing, reply post by an expert, personal opinion Tax Management India - taxmanagementindia - taxmanagement - taxmanagementindia.com - TMI - TaxTMI - TMITax .....

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