Circular No. 650-Income tax The Board, vide Circular No. 645, 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.
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