https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=35463 CESTAT Ahmedabad held that, for stock broking services, NSDL/CDSL fees recovered from customers on an actual basis were prima facie covered by the Board circular excluding such depository charges from service tax. It found that the fact that the amounts were described as fixed charges did not by itself take them outside the circular, since fixed amounts may still reflect actual basis recovery. On that basis, the Tribunal waived the pre-deposit requirement unconditionally and granted stay, with the appeal directed to be listed for final disposal. en-us Thu, 21 May 2009 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=35463 CESTAT Ahmedabad held that, for stock broking services, NSDL/CDSL fees recovered from customers on an actual basis were prima facie covered by the Board circular excluding such depository charges from service tax. It found that the fact that the amounts were described as fixed charges did not by itself take them outside the circular, since fixed amounts may still reflect actual basis recovery. On that basis, the Tribunal waived the pre-deposit requirement unconditionally and granted stay, with the appeal directed to be listed for final disposal. Case-Laws Service Tax Thu, 21 May 2009 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=35463