https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=97386 Invocation of the extended limitation proviso was examined on whether bona fide belief about Notification No.30/2012 and allocation of tax liability to service recipients supplied a plausible basis for non-payment; the analysis applied authorities requiring fraud, collusion, wilful misstatement or suppression of facts to invoke the extended five-year period. Absent documentary proof of transfer of possession or specific averments proving mala fide conduct or positive acts of suppression, mere non-payment or incomplete returns did not satisfy the threshold, and the extended-period demand was held unsustainable. en-us Thu, 05 Mar 2026 08:41:17 +0530 Thu, 05 Mar 2026 08:41:17 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=97386 Invocation of the extended limitation proviso was examined on whether bona fide belief about Notification No.30/2012 and allocation of tax liability to service recipients supplied a plausible basis for non-payment; the analysis applied authorities requiring fraud, collusion, wilful misstatement or suppression of facts to invoke the extended five-year period. Absent documentary proof of transfer of possession or specific averments proving mala fide conduct or positive acts of suppression, mere non-payment or incomplete returns did not satisfy the threshold, and the extended-period demand was held unsustainable. Highlights Service Tax Thu, 05 Mar 2026 08:41:17 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=97386