Exemption for contract fines: liquidated damages payable to government or local authority are not subject to service tax. Services tolerating non performance of a contract where consideration is in the form of fines or liquidated damages payable to the Government or a local authority are exempt from service tax under Notification No. 25/2012 as amended by Notification No. 22/2016; statutory fines and penalties imposed for violation of statutes, by laws, rules or regulations are not leviable to service tax as clarified by Circular No. 192/02/2016.
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Exemption for contract fines: liquidated damages payable to government or local authority are not subject to service tax.
Services tolerating non performance of a contract where consideration is in the form of fines or liquidated damages payable to the Government or a local authority are exempt from service tax under Notification No. 25/2012 as amended by Notification No. 22/2016; statutory fines and penalties imposed for violation of statutes, by laws, rules or regulations are not leviable to service tax as clarified by Circular No. 192/02/2016.
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