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Appeal allowed, service tax demand set aside, penalties waived. The appeal was allowed in favor of the appellant. The Tribunal set aside the demand of interest under Section 75, finding no delay in service tax payment. ...
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Appeal allowed, service tax demand set aside, penalties waived.
The appeal was allowed in favor of the appellant. The Tribunal set aside the demand of interest under Section 75, finding no delay in service tax payment. Additionally, the demand of service tax on Rs.1,05,050 was also set aside due to a mis-match in Form 26AS and ST-3 Return, with the Tribunal concluding that the demand on this amount was wrongly raised. All issues were resolved in favor of the appellant, and penalties were also set aside.
Issues: 1. Whether the demand of interest under Section 75 has been rightly raised. 2. Whether the demand of service tax on the amount of Rs.1,05,050/- has been rightly raised based on Form-26AS.
Analysis: 1. The dispute revolves around the demand of interest under Section 75. The appellant, engaged in providing "Erection, Commissioning and Installation Services," primarily laying underground telecom cables, raises bills only after work approval by the principal-service receiver. The appellant completes work as certified by their Engineer, receives a "handing over certificate" from the service receiver, and then raises bills. The Revenue argued that the appellant should have paid service tax earlier based on the work order period mentioned in the invoices. However, the appellant demonstrated that they raised invoices within 30 days of service completion, coinciding with tax payment. The Tribunal found no delay in service tax payment, setting aside the demand of interest.
2. The second issue concerns the demand of service tax on Rs.1,05,050 due to a mis-match in Form 26AS and ST-3 Return for April-June 2017. The appellant contended that the amount was already booked and charged to service tax in the previous financial year 2016-2017 on an accrual basis. Form 26AS reflected the amount on a cash basis, leading to the incorrect demand. The Tribunal, after considering the facts, concluded that the demand on this amount was wrongly raised. Therefore, this ground was allowed in favor of the appellant, setting aside the demand along with penalties. The appeal was allowed, and all issues were resolved in favor of the appellant.
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