https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=851 Non-recovery of service tax from clients and ignorance of law are not valid excuses for non-payment; registration imposes quarterly payment and filing obligations, and late payment or late returns-even if tax with interest is later deposited-do not constitute reasonable cause to avoid penal liability under the service tax penalty framework. Lack of intent or administrative confusion post-registration does not bar imposition of penalties, and revisional assessment of penalty is supportable on that basis. en-us Fri, 15 May 2009 23:18:54 +0530 Sat, 16 May 2009 17:04:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=851 Non-recovery of service tax from clients and ignorance of law are not valid excuses for non-payment; registration imposes quarterly payment and filing obligations, and late payment or late returns-even if tax with interest is later deposited-do not constitute reasonable cause to avoid penal liability under the service tax penalty framework. Lack of intent or administrative confusion post-registration does not bar imposition of penalties, and revisional assessment of penalty is supportable on that basis. News - Fri, 15 May 2009 23:18:54 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=851