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Extended period of limitation - waiver of penalty - The only allegation of these elements held against the appellant in the impugned order is that of ‘suppression of facts‘ and the reason for this is that they have not disclosed the full value of the taxable services in their ST-3 returns. It is also accepted in the impugned order that these services were all duly recorded by the appellant. It is now well established legal principle that ‘suppression of facts‘ is not mere omission. It must be a deliberate act with mens rea to suppress and thereby evade. The facts brought out in the impugned order do not demonstrate the mens rea - AT
Extended period of limitation - waiver of penalty - The only allegation of these elements held against the appellant in the impugned order is that of ‘suppression of facts‘ and the reason for this is that they have not disclosed the full value of the taxable services in their ST-3 returns. It is also accepted in the impugned order that these services were all duly recorded by the appellant. It is now well established legal principle that ‘suppression of facts‘ is not mere omission. It must be a deliberate act with mens rea to suppress and thereby evade. The facts brought out in the impugned order do not demonstrate the mens rea - AT
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