I-T seeks TDS information from airlines, TV channels

Mumbai: The income-tax department is conducting a TDS (tax deduction at source) survey on several Indian and foreign airlines and entertainment television channels.
A source said Jet Airways, Air India, Emirates and GoAir were among the airlines under the scanner.
A Jet Airways spokesperson, however, said the tax authorities had merely sought information on the passenger fee collected from fliers. This was corroborated by Air India's spokesperson.
Airlines collect Rs228 from each flier and pass the money on to the airport operator. The security component, or 65% of the fee, is paid to the government of India while the remainder is retained by the airport operator as facilitation fee.
28/01/11 Sunchika B Pandey/Daily News & Analysis

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Categories: Indian Aviation- In General Jan 2011