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During the peak wedding season, Ministry of Finance has issued instructions to all the Commissioners of Central Excise and Service Tax to issue notices to service providers who are rendering taxable services relating to marriages and not paying due Service Tax on the full value of services charged by them from their customers. The Central Excise and Service Tax officers have been directed to keep strict vigil on the service providers who are rendering taxable services during the busy marriage season.
The taxable services relating to solemnizing of marriages are mandap keepers, pandal & shamiana keepers, out door caterers, photographers, video recording services, beauty parlours, travel agents, tour operators and rent-a-cab operators. These service providers have been requested to collect Service Tax @ 10% and Education Cess @ 2% from their customers and deposit the same in the bank. These service providers have been warned that if they do not collect due Service Tax from their customers and deposit the same, they are liable to penal action. The premises of such service providers may be surveyed and searched.
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