CESTAT upheld the service tax demand against a non-banking...

CESTAT upheld the service tax demand against a non-banking financial company for collection of receivables, classifying the service under "banking and other financial services" rather than "collection agency services". The Tribunal confirmed the Principal Commissioner's jurisdiction to issue show-cause notices, validated the tax assessment using weighted average method, and determined that the collection charges constituted taxable consideration. While rejecting additional claims regarding liquidity facility taxation, the Tribunal found the valuation method reasonable and dismissed both the appellant's and Revenue's appeals, maintaining the original tax assessment.

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