https://www.taxtmi.com/forum/issue?id=1445 No specific formalities are required to make a payment under protest in service tax. Taxpayers should mention on the GAR-7 challan and/or in correspondence that the amount is paid under protest. Payments made in compliance with departmental directions that are later contested will generally be treated by authorities as payments under protest even if the exact phrase is not used, so documentary notation on payment instruments or communications suffices to preserve the right to challenge the demand. en-us Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:28:53 +0530 Thu, 23 Jan 2025 15:58:43 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/forum/issue?id=1445 No specific formalities are required to make a payment under protest in service tax. Taxpayers should mention on the GAR-7 challan and/or in correspondence that the amount is paid under protest. Payments made in compliance with departmental directions that are later contested will generally be treated by authorities as payments under protest even if the exact phrase is not used, so documentary notation on payment instruments or communications suffices to preserve the right to challenge the demand. Discussion-Forum Service Tax Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:28:53 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/forum/issue?id=1445