Taxmen send notices to Wakf boards for non-payment of service tax and GST

Tax officials have started sending out notices to various Wakf boards for not paying service tax and GST on rent received from properties being used for non-religious and non-charitable purposes, a source said. Out of the 30 Wakf boards in the country, only two -- Kerala State Wakf Board and Dawoodi Bohra Wakf, Mumbai -- are registered under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime. "The Department…