Online bond platforms may offer overseas-regulated products and tax-specific bonds subject to disclosures, compliance safeguards and revised complianc...
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...
Transitioned CENVAT credit may validly satisfy mandatory pre-deposit requirements for legacy service tax appeals through Electronic Credit Ledger debi...
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...
Invocation of Extended period of Limitation - Evasion of service tax - The court found that invoking the extended period was inappropriate since the respondent had already settled the tax liabilities before the notice was issued. The absence of fraudulent or willful misconduct to evade tax payment played a crucial role in this determination. The Tribunal's decision to apply sub-section (3) of Section 73 was deemed correct, emphasizing that when taxes are paid voluntarily before any notice, the authorities should not issue a notice for the same period.
Invocation of Extended period of Limitation - Evasion of service tax - The court found that invoking the extended period was inappropriate since the respondent had already settled the tax liabilities before the notice was issued. The absence of fraudulent or willful misconduct to evade tax payment played a crucial role in this determination. The Tribunal's decision to apply sub-section (3) of Section 73 was deemed correct, emphasizing that when taxes are paid voluntarily before any notice, the authorities should not issue a notice for the same period.
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