ISL Entertainment Tax: Kerala Blasters LIVE: ISL 2022 LIVE: Kerala Blasters, has finally addressed the ISL entertainment tax controversy over Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi. The stadium is the home ground for the ISL outfit. The club clarified that it had previously been free from payment in an official statement. The statement said that the Corporation has received a written response. The club asked for the notice to be withdrawn. Follow Indian Super League and ISL 2022 LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN.
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ISL Entertainment Tax: Kerala Blasters & Cochin Corporation at LOGGERHEADS for Entertainment Tax for KBFC’s home games, Check Details
ISL Entertainment Tax: Kerala Blasters & Cochin Cochin Corporation at LOGGERHEADS for Entertainment Tax for KBFC’s home games, Check Details
In a letter to the stadium’s owners, the company urged them to seek the ISL to cover the entertainment tax. They apparently submitted a letter to the team, but it has not received a response. This happened immediately after the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation wrote to the Kerala Cricket Association to seek something. For an international T20 game, KCA was required to pay the entertainment tax. In 2019, the city hosted a match between India and the West Indies.
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The JLN Stadium in Kochi has been denied permission by the authorities to host the matches. The Kerala Blasters FC’s failure to pay entertainment tax led to the action being taken. The neighborhood association counters that it is their mandate under the law. According to the mayor, no such decision has been taken that he is aware of. He underlined, however, that any overdue taxes must be paid. They rejected the idea of contesting the ISL and halting league games due to the problem. saying that it will bring a lot of people to Kochi.
ISL Entertainment Tax: Kerala Blasters & Cochin Cochin Corporation at LOGGERHEADS for Entertainment Tax for KBFC’s home games, Check Details
However, on Thursday Kerala Blasters issued a statement stating that the Government of Kerala issued an order (No. 123/2017) exempting the payment of the entertainment tax for football games played in Kerala on June 24, 2017, following the adoption of GST throughout the nation. The referred-to government order is still in force. Kochi.
Additionally, a writ suit concerning the application of entertainment tax for football games played in ISL competitions is now ongoing before the Honourable High Court of Kerala. In accordance with the Writ case, the Cochin Corporation’s decision requiring payment of entertainment tax for football games played in Kochi as part of the ISL League has been stopped by the High Court.
ISL Entertainment Tax: Kerala Blasters & Cochin Corporation at LOGGERHEADS for Entertainment Tax for KBFC’s home games, Check Details
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