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Corporate guarantee valuation permits actual ascertainable commission while barring retroactive application and extended-period penalties for bona fid...
Proper-officer jurisdiction under UPGST penalty provisions upheld; participation on merits prevents bypassing the statutory appellate remedy through w...
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Building-plan sanction charges require statutory authority; unauthorised fees and GST were quashed, while labour cess must follow prescribed collectio...
Pure-agent exclusion fails where hotel booking facilitators receive third-party services themselves, making entire customer consideration taxable as r...
Non-payment of service tax - The Appellate Tribunal held that the demand was not sustainable due to being beyond the limitation period, as the department was aware of the appellant's activities. - It ruled that the appellant's activities did not qualify as Business Support Service, as they were primarily in the public interest, not for promoting private business. - However, the Tribunal found the appellant liable to pay service tax under the category of Renting of Immovable Property Service, as the properties were rented out for commercial purposes. - The demand under Sale of Space and Time for Advertisement Service was deemed not sustainable due to being beyond the limitation period.
Non-payment of service tax - The Appellate Tribunal held that the demand was not sustainable due to being beyond the limitation period, as the department was aware of the appellant's activities. - It ruled that the appellant's activities did not qualify as Business Support Service, as they were primarily in the public interest, not for promoting private business. - However, the Tribunal found the appellant liable to pay service tax under the category of Renting of Immovable Property Service, as the properties were rented out for commercial purposes. - The demand under Sale of Space and Time for Advertisement Service was deemed not sustainable due to being beyond the limitation period.
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