About Service Tax..... how the restaurants loot our money ...
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Service tax is charged for 40% of the F&B bill. Effectively 5.6% of the F&B Bill. Service charge is over and above the F&B Bill is an additional charge the owner bills as gratuity. Thus one can decide to tip or not in case the Service Charge is already included, since this is distributed amongst the staff. more
Jul 16
As far as i know the service tax is charged on the 40 percent of the total food bill if the restaurant is air conditioned and this is as per the norms laid by finance ministry. In a way we should be fine with the same. Now if the service tax is applicable on 40 percent of the bill then the VAT should be applicable on the remaining 60 percent and not on the full bill. Government should come up with clarification on the VAT part. The other problem is with the service charges, which i believe is unreasonable. i think the customer can give the Tips only if he or she is happy with the service. more
Jul 15
I'm not too sure but I've also heard that they're supposed to give part of the service charges to the waiters as they're the ones who provide the service. But waiters claim they never get this and the customer then feels obliged to pay an extra tip as well. In addition when you question a restaurant owner you're made to feel as if you're the one who is at fault and is being petty. Great that you brought up the issue. more
Sep 14
we must use all possible forums and ensure that govt takes remedial action to address such open frauds. I suggest we must post copies of such bills on local circle and force to govt to take action against such restaurants more
Sep 14
