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Service tax on hostel provided to students (Not an Educational Institution)

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..... Service tax on hostel provided to students (Not an Educational Institution)
Query (Issue) Started By: - Muthuraman Alagappan Dated:- 16-6-2016 Last Reply Date:- 21-6-2016 Service Tax
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Dear Sir, I have got an opportunity to run a hostel for students, for which i have to take few houses on rent and accomodate the students (4 to 6 in a house) after furnishing. R .....

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..... ent paid for the house will be around ₹ 27000 per month. Rent collected will be around ₹ 12,000 per student. Need to know whether can i avail exemption under notification No.25/2012 dt. 20.06.2016 as the rent collected per student is around ₹ 400 per day which is less than ₹ 1000 as mentioned in the notification. Also food fees can be charged at ₹ 3000 per student .....

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..... in addition to the above. Food is to be prepared and provided in the institution in which they study. Need to know whether food component attracts service tax. Thanks in advance. Reply By KASTURI SETHI: The Reply: Sh.Alagappan Ji, Does the rent of ₹ 400/- worked out by you is per room per day ? Catering is taxable. Reply By Muthuraman Alagappan: The Reply: Yes. Rent collected per mon .....

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..... th is ₹ 12,000. Therefore for 30 days, it works out to ₹ 400 per day. Reply By KASTURI SETHI: The Reply: Dear Sir, In my view exemption in respect of service, namely, Renting Of Immovable Property Service is admissible. Now the most crucial point is 'Consideration' of both services must not clash.Books of accounts i.e. Invoice book, bank statement etc. must be fool-proof. .....

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..... Reply By Ganeshan Kalyani: The Reply: Sir, nicely replied by Sri Kasturi Sir. Thanks.
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