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The Office of the Commissioner of Excise, Entertainment and Luxury Tax has prohibited multi-system operator (MSO) Hathway Cable & Datacom from disseminating television signals in Delhi due to non-payment of entertainment tax.
The order issued by entertainment tax officer PK Goel states that Hathway is misleading the government in order to avoid paying due entertainment tax.
Following this order, Hathway has made part payment to stall disruption of services, a source said.
On 8 January, the excise department had issued notice to Hathway to file its returns and deposit entertainment tax, along with interest, within seven working days. However, the MSO failed to deposit the tax following which the appellate authority issued a prohibitory order against it.
“Considering the written submissions of the company, the department is of the view that M/S Hathway Cable & Datacom Ltd is not depositing the due tax wilfully with mala fide intention of suppression of facts leading to evasion of tax and clearly violating section 7 (1) of the Delhi Entertainment & Betting Tax Act, 1996,” the order stated.
“Therefore, the competent authority now hereby orders for prohibition of television signals through cables of M/S Hathway Cable & Datacom Ltd under section 8(3) of the Delhi Entertainment & Betting Tax Act, 1996,” it added.
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The order issued by entertainment tax officer PK Goel states that Hathway is misleading the government in order to avoid paying due entertainment tax.
Following this order, Hathway has made part payment to stall disruption of services, a source said.
On 8 January, the excise department had issued notice to Hathway to file its returns and deposit entertainment tax, along with interest, within seven working days. However, the MSO failed to deposit the tax following which the appellate authority issued a prohibitory order against it.
“Considering the written submissions of the company, the department is of the view that M/S Hathway Cable & Datacom Ltd is not depositing the due tax wilfully with mala fide intention of suppression of facts leading to evasion of tax and clearly violating section 7 (1) of the Delhi Entertainment & Betting Tax Act, 1996,” the order stated.
“Therefore, the competent authority now hereby orders for prohibition of television signals through cables of M/S Hathway Cable & Datacom Ltd under section 8(3) of the Delhi Entertainment & Betting Tax Act, 1996,” it added.
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