The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Chennai Bench has set aside penalties holding that no penalty can be levied where service tax along with interest is paid prior to issuance of a show cause notice, provided there is no element of fraud or suppression. The bench of M. Ajit Kumar (Technical Member)…
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No Penalty Payable When Service Tax, Interest Are Paid Before SCN: CESTAT
Mariya Paliwalahttps://www.jurishour.in/
Mariya is the Senior Editor at Juris Hour. She has 7+ years of experience on covering tax litigation stories from the Supreme Court, High Courts and various tribunals including CESTAT, ITAT, NCLAT, NCLT, etc. Mariya graduated from MLSU Law College, Udaipur (Raj.) with B.A.LL.B. and also holds an LL.M. She started her career as a freelance tax reporter in the leading online legal news companies.
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