https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=253697 The Tribunal allowed the appeal, ruling that service tax is not payable on services consumed abroad by branch offices where local VAT/GST was paid. The demand for service tax on reimbursements to distributors was limited to the normal period of limitation, and the appellant was granted CENVAT credit for service tax paid under the reverse charge mechanism. The Tribunal considered the appellant's bona fide belief and the contentious nature of the issues in restricting the demand to the normal period of limitation. en-us Wed, 12 Nov 2014 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 06 Aug 2015 12:45:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=253697 The Tribunal allowed the appeal, ruling that service tax is not payable on services consumed abroad by branch offices where local VAT/GST was paid. The demand for service tax on reimbursements to distributors was limited to the normal period of limitation, and the appellant was granted CENVAT credit for service tax paid under the reverse charge mechanism. The Tribunal considered the appellant's bona fide belief and the contentious nature of the issues in restricting the demand to the normal period of limitation. Case-Laws Service Tax Wed, 12 Nov 2014 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=253697