Expenditure-Tax Act, 1987
7. Collection and recovery of
expenditure-tax
(1) Where any chargeable expenditure is
incurred in a hotel referred to in clause (1) of section 3,-
(a) if such
expenditure relates to any of the services, specified in sub-clauses (a) to (d)
of clause (1) of section 5, provided by the hotel, the person who carries on
the business of such hotel; and
(b) if such
expenditure relates to any of the services, specified in sub-clause (b) or
sub-clause (d) of clause (1) of section 5, provided by the other person
referred to therein, such other person, shall collect the expenditure-tax at
the rate specified in clause (a) of section 4.
(2) Where any chargeable expenditure is
incurred in a restaurant referred to in clause (2) of section 3 6[before
the lst day of June, 1992] in relation to any services specified in clause (2)
of section 5 and where such services are,-
(a) provided by the
restaurant, the person who carries on the business of such restaurant; and
(b) provided by the
other person, such other person, shall collect the expenditure-tax at the rate
specified in clause (b) of section 4.
(3) The tax collected during any calendar
month in accordance with the provisions of sub-sections (1) and (2) shall be
paid to the credit of the Central Government by the 10th of the month
immediately following the said calendar month.
(4) Any person responsible for collecting the
tax, who fails to collect the tax in accordance with the provisions of
sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) shall, notwithstanding such failure, be
liable to pay the tax to the credit of the Central Government in accordance
with the provisions of sub-section (3).]