The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Ahmedabad, has ruled that amounts collected towards domain registration/renewal, web hosting, hosting space, backup hosting and allied services are liable to service tax as “Information Technology Software Service”, rejecting the contention that such activities merely facilitate information provision and are not taxable services. The bench of…
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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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