INCOME TAX

Clarification on applicability of the Expenditure-tax Act, 1987.

Circular No. 650

Dated 31/5/1993

To

All Chief Commissioners of Income-tax/

All Directors-General of Income-tax.

Sir,

The Board, vide Circular No. 645 (F. No. 328/109/92-WT), dated March 15, 1993*, has clarified that luxury tax and such other taxes levied by the State Governments will form part of the "room charges" for the determination of applicability of the Expenditure-tax Act to any particular  hotel.

Some doubts have been expressed about the meaning of "such other taxes" which are to be taken into account for computing the "room charges".

The phrase "such other taxes" would require to be construed ejusdem generis. Therefore, the phrase "such other taxes" would only mean any tax (by whatever name called) which is in the nature of luxury tax.

(Sd.) M. N. Dikshit,

Director (OT),

Central Board of Direct Taxes.