https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=201927 The Tribunal upheld penalties under both Section 76 and Section 78 of the Finance Act, 1994, in a case where appellants suppressed taxable services and failed to pay service tax. The Tribunal rejected the appellants' argument of ignorance of the law as a reasonable cause for non-imposition of penalties, citing precedents and emphasizing the distinct nature of offences under the respective sections. The appeal was dismissed, affirming the imposition of penalties under both sections and emphasizing that ignorance of the law does not excuse non-compliance. en-us Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 13:45:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=201927 The Tribunal upheld penalties under both Section 76 and Section 78 of the Finance Act, 1994, in a case where appellants suppressed taxable services and failed to pay service tax. The Tribunal rejected the appellants' argument of ignorance of the law as a reasonable cause for non-imposition of penalties, citing precedents and emphasizing the distinct nature of offences under the respective sections. The appeal was dismissed, affirming the imposition of penalties under both sections and emphasizing that ignorance of the law does not excuse non-compliance. Case-Laws Service Tax Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=201927