https://www.taxtmi.com/forum/issue?id=106187 A service classification dispute arose after an audit-triggered show cause notice reclassified construction services as cleaning services. Challenging classification post-adjudication is difficult if not raised at the SCN stage, though appellate admission may be possible. An SCN issued before the VCES cut-off likely bars VCES relief. Payment of tax with interest before adjudication may mitigate or avoid penalty under some precedents, but intentional misclassification for gain attracts penalties, whereas harmless classification errors may attract only token penalties. en-us Sun, 20 Oct 2013 23:37:39 +0530 Thu, 23 Jan 2025 15:57:31 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/forum/issue?id=106187 A service classification dispute arose after an audit-triggered show cause notice reclassified construction services as cleaning services. Challenging classification post-adjudication is difficult if not raised at the SCN stage, though appellate admission may be possible. An SCN issued before the VCES cut-off likely bars VCES relief. Payment of tax with interest before adjudication may mitigate or avoid penalty under some precedents, but intentional misclassification for gain attracts penalties, whereas harmless classification errors may attract only token penalties. Discussion-Forum Service Tax Sun, 20 Oct 2013 23:37:39 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/forum/issue?id=106187