- DGGI is investigating airlines for retaining taxes from no-show passengers
- Airlines collect GST on tickets, with economy class at 5% and business class at 12%
- Concerns raised about taxing passengers who don’t board flights
- Expert questions whether taxes collected should be refunded in no-show scenarios
- Debate ongoing on appropriate tax rate for consideration retained by airlines
- One airline has already paid tax following DGGI scrutiny
- Industry awaits further regulatory actions and potential probes into tax recovery from other airlines
Source: a2ztaxcorp.com
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