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Hookah served in restaurants along with food must be taxed separately and cannot be treated as part of restaurant service, the West Bengal Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR) has held. In its ruling dated February 27, the AAR said restaurant food and hookah constitute two distinct supplies under the goods and services tax (GST) law, attracting different tax rates.
Before you pay your next restaurant bill, take a closer look; you may be charged a service fee over and above GST.
The Bombay High Court has granted an interim stay in a case challenging the higher Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate of 18 per cent levied on restaurants operating within premium hotels, compared to 5 per cent for standalone restaurants, according to a report by The Economic Times.
The Gujarat State Tax Department (SGST) has uncovered tax evasion in the food and restaurant sector, where several establishments across seven cities used multiple QR codes to divert payments to undisclosed bank accounts, suppressed sales by not issuing invoices, and deliberately underreported their actual turnover.
GST department has reportedly sent summons to several restaurants over levy paid on ‘packaging charges,’ an Economic Times report said on Monday.
The goods and services tax (GST) rate of 5 per cent without input tax credit will apply to restaurant service supplied outside the premises or at those other than specified premises, the finance ministry on Wednesday said.
In July of 2017, while the nation was already having a heated debate on demonetisation, the government implemented the Goods and Services Tax ( GST). It is an indirect tax replacing numerous other indirect taxes, including services tax, VAT, and…
Most people, while paying the bill at a restaurant don’t even look properly at the bill, those who do, will find that restaurants charge CGST and SGST on the bill. Do you ever wonder if hotels do that? or is…
The goods and services tax (GST) on restaurant bills could be confusing for many customers. At times restaurants are also accused of generating fake GST bills even if they do not come under the purview of the GST Act, or…
The hotel and restaurant industry could get a relief in GST soon as the Ministry of Finance is actively considering the proposal to provide relaxation in the current GST structure. The Good and Services Tax (GST) on the hotel and…