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CESTAT ruled that TDS paid by appellant to Income Tax Dept. for service providers not part of service value. Appeal allowed.
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....CESTAT, an Appellate Tribunal, addressed a valuation issue concerning TDS deposited with the Income Tax Department related to payments to foreign service providers under reverse charge. Referring to a previous decision, it was established that the appellant is responsible for bearing the TDS as per the agreement terms. The TDS amount is not part of the value of services received, on which service tax under reverse charge is applicable. The appeal was allowed, finding no merit in the initial order.....