Indian tennis player Sania Mirza may not appear before authorities of the Commission of Service Tax on 16 February, who had issued summons to her in connection with an investigation against alleged non-payment of Service Tax, PTI reported.
The report stated sources as saying that a representative of the the tennis player will appear before the authorities as she would be out of the country on the day.
“She has gone to Australia. From there she will be travelling to USA. So she may not appear before the authorities,” the source was quoted as saying. “So there was request from them (Mirza) that one of her representative will appear on her behalf.”
The Principal Commissioner of the Service Tax office in Hyderabad had issued the summons to Mirza on February 6, asking her to appear before it in person or through an authorised agent on February 16.
According to sources quoted by PTI, Mirza is due for payment of Service Tax on the amount of Rs 1 crore she received from the Telangana government for being the state’s brand ambassador.
“This amount she received for being ‘Brand Ambassador’ falls under the Service Tax purview and it is due for Service Tax payment,” the sources added, “Rs 1 crore amount attracts Service Tax of 14.5% besides interest, and penalty has also to be paid on the Service Tax.”