Airfare for Foreign Consultant Not Taxable under Service Tax: CESTAT [Read Order]

The Chennai Bench of Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal(CESTAT) ruled that airfare expenses for a foreign consultant, paid by assessee, were not taxable under service tax. Rane Holdings Limited, appellant-assessee,challenged the service tax demand on consultancy services. The assessee had registered for Service Tax for various services, including ‘Management Consultancy Services,’ and paid…