Summons served to Tennis star Sania Mirza by service tax deptartment

TOI has a copy of the summons issued to Sania by K Suresh Kumar, service tax superintendent, office of the principal commissioner of service tax, Hyderabad. The summons dated Feb 6, 2017, mentions the investigation against her for non-payment evasion of service tax.

Sania’s chartered accountant Hameeduddin told TOI, “The Rs 1 crore, received by the tennis star from the Telangana government to be the brand ambassador of the state, is non-taxable. The amount is tax exempted. We have received a communication from the service tax department and we are replying to it.”

(Sourced from agencies, feature image courtesy: oneindia.com)