https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=364231 The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the petitioner, a law firm, in a case challenging a service tax demand imposed on payments made to senior counsel for services provided to third-party clients. The Court held that reimbursements should not be included in the value of services for taxation purposes under the Finance Act, 1994. The Court found that the impugned order exceeded the mandate of the relevant legislation and directed the Assessing Officer to initiate fresh assessment proceedings, quashing the original order. The writ petition was allowed, and all rights and contentions of the parties were reserved. en-us Mon, 16 Jul 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 25 Jul 2018 10:49:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=364231 The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the petitioner, a law firm, in a case challenging a service tax demand imposed on payments made to senior counsel for services provided to third-party clients. The Court held that reimbursements should not be included in the value of services for taxation purposes under the Finance Act, 1994. The Court found that the impugned order exceeded the mandate of the relevant legislation and directed the Assessing Officer to initiate fresh assessment proceedings, quashing the original order. The writ petition was allowed, and all rights and contentions of the parties were reserved. Case-Laws Service Tax Mon, 16 Jul 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=364231