Service Tax Payments pending for 2010-11 and 2011-12

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..... Service Tax Payments pending for 2010-11 and 2011-12
Query (Issue) Started By: - Seetharaman K C Dated:- 21-11-2012 Last Reply Date:- 22-11-2012 Service Tax
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Service Tax
In some cases mostly in case of medium scale service providers it happens that there are service tax dues which are discovered when the finalisation of accounts is done. Would it be appropriate to pay the .....

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..... amount with interest when discovered and mention the same in 3CD returns? I guess penalty provisions would still apply ? Also the ST-3 returns submitted cannot be revised as the time period of 90 days would be over. Shall be grateful for your adv ise Reply By Pradeep Khatri: The Reply: Service Tax is required to be deposited in such scenario without any further delays along with interest. Infor .....

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..... mation pertaining to such deposition should be incorporated at the time of filing current returns. Reply By JAMES PG: The Reply: As per the provisions of Sec 73 (3) where any service tax has not been levied or paid or has been short-levied or short-paid or erroneously refunded, the person chargeable with the service tax, or the person to whom such tax refund has erroneously been made, may pay th .....

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..... e amount of such service tax, chargeable or erroneously refunded, on the basis of his own ascertainment thereof, or on the basis of tax ascertained by a Central Excise Officer before service of notice on him under sub-section (1) in respect of such service tax, and inform the Central Excise Officer of such payment in writing, who, on receipt of such information shall not serve any notice under sub .....

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..... -section (1) in respect of the amount so paid': Expanation to the above provides that no penalty under any of the provisions of the Act or Rules shall be imposed in respect of payment of ST under this sub section except wherein cases of fraud or suppression is involved Reply By Seetharaman K C: The Reply: Thanks a Lot for the inputs.
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