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....iyan, Member (T) [Order per: M. Veeraiyan, Member (T). -1.  This is an appeal against the order of the Commissioner (Appeals) No.168 /2007/Commr(A)/Raj, dated 14-8-2007. 2. Heard both sides. 3. The relevant facts, in brief, are as follows: (a) The appellant was receiving consulting engineering services from the service provider located outside India. (b) The rate of service tax....

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....nnai - 2007 (6) S.T.R. 417 (Tri.- Chennai) 2. CCE, Noida v. Matsushita TV & Audio India Ltd. - 2006 (1) S.T.R. 162 (Tri.- Del.) 3. Art Leasing Ltd. v. CCE, Cochin -2007(8) S.T.R. 162 (Tri. - Bang.) 5. The learned SDR supports the decision of the Commissioner (Appeals) and submits that in respect of service tax, the liability is linked to the payment of service charges and therefore, the r....

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....ents are received on a subsequent date, no tax shall be leviable. Similarly, we hold that in absence of specific provision, the rate of tax applicable to the service tax shall be the rate prevailing on the date of rendering the services. 6.2 In Central Excise also, the duty on clearances for any month (other than March) becomes payable within a few days in the following month. The rate of duty ....