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Is stay or payment of demand is must before the appeal is heard/ decided.

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..... Is stay or payment of demand is must before the appeal is heard/ decided.
Query (Issue) Started By: - Jain Jain Dated:- 11-3-2010 Last Reply Date:- 13-3-2010 Service Tax
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Pl. enlighten me about the stay in service tax appeal proceedings. Is stay or payment of demand is must before the appeal is heard/ decided. Reply By Baalu Radhakrishna: The Reply: Yes a deci .....

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..... sion has to be taken on stay matter before the appeal is heard. PAYMENT IS NOT A MUST but such stay order is a must before the appeal is heard. Generally stay is granted if the appeal is on sound grounds or else a portion of tax demanded shall be ordered to be pre-deposited as a pre-condition at the time of hearing the stay petition. It may wary depending on the matter involved in the case. Even i .....

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..... f the Revenue has a strong case, if the appellants financial position is in bad shape, stay can be granted by waiving partly the demand and penalties imposed. Reply By Rama Krishana: The Reply: AS per the provisions, you can not file any appeal before the appellate authority before deposit of amount of tax, interest or penalty confirmed in the order in original against which an appeal is intended .....

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..... to be submitted. Therefore, if you wish that your appeal may be admitted without deposit of demand of tax, duty, interest or penalty etc. you need to make an application alongwith the appeal. Before deciding the appeal, the appellant authority decide the application which is called an application for stay or waiver of pre-deposit and on the basis of merit of the case or other factors, the authori .....

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..... ty may grant stay or waive the deposit partly or fully. Please note that procedure in respect of service tax central excise are not as same as in Income Tax.
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