Determine the taxability or otherwise of the following services provided by Indian Railways: S.No. Particulars Amount (₹) (i) Cloak room services…

CA Intermediate · Taxation · MTP · September 2026
Determine the taxability or otherwise of the following services provided by Indian Railways: S.No. Particulars Amount (₹) (i) Cloak room services provided to passengers 20,00,000 (ii) Service of transportation of passengers in second class 20,00,000 (iii) Platform tickets sold to passengers 50,00,000 (iv) Renting of warehouse located in Bengaluru railway station to Paras Traders, registered in Chennai 1,50,000 (v) Service of transportation of passengers in air-conditioned coaches 10,00,000

Suggested Answer and Working Notes:

S. No. Particulars (i) Cloak room services provided to passengers [Exempt since services provided by Ministry of Railways (Indian Railways) to individuals by way of cloak room services are exempt.] (ii) Service of transportation of passengers in second class [Exempt since service of transportation of passengers by railways in a class other than first class or an air-conditioned coach is exempt.] (iii) Platform tickets sold to passengers [Exempt since services provided by Ministry of Railways (Indian Railways) to individuals by way of sale of platform tickets are exempt.] (iv) Renting of warehouse located in Bengaluru railway station to Paras Traders, registered in Chennai [Taxable since services supplied by the Ministry of Railways (Indian Railways) by way of renting of immovable property to a person registered under GST law are not exempt. Further, tax on said services is payable by the Railways under forward charge.] (v) Service of transportation of passengers in air-conditioned coaches [Service of transportation of passengers by railways in a class other than first class or an air-conditioned coach is exempt. Thus, service of transportation of passengers in air-conditioned coaches is taxable.]

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