Deposition of service tax by mentioning wrong code for range, division and commissionerate

[Guest]

MY ONE CLIENT DEPOSITED SERVICE TAX BY STATING WRONGE CODE FOR RANGE, DIVISION AND COMMISSIONER. WHETHER WE HAVE TO GIVE SOME APPLICATION TO SERVICE TAX DEPARTMENT FOR IT. WE HAVE ATTACHED THE PHOTOCOPY O CHALLAN WITH COPY OF RETURN AND DEPOSIT THE RETURN IN CORRECT RANGE AND DIVISION.

[Guest]

If payment service is made by him in the wrong code for range, division and commissioner you must intimate the department through application so it can adjust in the right code for range, division and commissioner and if you attached the photocopy of challan it is easy for the department

[Madhukar N Hiregange]

It is not preferable as practice but there caanot be denial that you have paid. What you have done is sufficeint.

AI Summary

Client Misallocates Service Tax Codes: Application to Adjust Payment Suggested, Current Actions Deemed Sufficient A client deposited service tax using incorrect codes for range, division, and commissionerate. The client inquired whether an application to the Service Tax Department is necessary. One response advised notifying the department through an application to adjust the payment to the correct codes, suggesting attaching a photocopy of the challan for ease. Another response noted that while this practice is not ideal, the payment is acknowledged, and the current actions taken are sufficient.