Tax Management India. Com
Law and Practice  :  Digital eBook
Research is most exciting & rewarding
  TMI - Tax Management India. Com
Follow us:
  Facebook   Twitter   Linkedin   Telegram

TMI Blog

Home

Demand of service tax cannot be raised when the tax liability has already been discharged under RCM

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

..... Demand of service tax cannot be raised when the tax liability has already been discharged under RCM
By: - Bimal jain
Service Tax
Dated:- 7-12-2024

The CESTAT, Ahmedabad in the case of UTILITY LABOUR SUPPLIERS VERSUS COMMISSIONER OF C.E. -AHMEDABAD-II - 2024 (11) TMI 1227 - CESTAT AHMEDABAD held that demand of service tax cannot be raised when the tax liability has already been disc .....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

..... harged under RCM. Facts: Utility Labour Suppliers ("the Appellant") was issued a Show Cause Notice dated April 23, 2021 ("the SCN") wherein the demand of Service Tax has been proposed along with interest and penalty, alleging that the total sales of services as declared in ITR/Form 26AS was not equivalent to gross value of services as declared in ST-3 returns, and the amount of the demand was pr .....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

..... oposed of the differential amount. The said demand was affirmed in the Order-in-Original dated July 04, 2022 ("the Impugned Order"). Aggrieved by the Impugned Order, the Appellant filed an appeal before the tribunal. Issue: Whether demand of service tax can be raised when the tax liability has already been discharged under RCM? Held: The CESTAT, Ahmedabad in the case of UTILITY LABOUR SUPPLIE .....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

..... RS VERSUS COMMISSIONER OF C.E. -AHMEDABAD-II - 2024 (11) TMI 1227 - CESTAT AHMEDABAD held as under: * Observed that, as per Notification No. 30/2012-ST dated June 20, 2012 as amended vide Notification No. 7/2015 -ST dated March 1, 2015, the Recipient of Manpower Supply Service, is liable to pay service tax from the aforesaid date. Earlier, Service provider on the said service was liable to pay 2 .....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

..... 5 percent service tax on the service supplied and rest of the service tax liability was discharged by the Recipient * Noted that, the Pharma Company being recipient of service, discharged whole tax liability considering it as activity of labour/manpower supply. * Opined that, the Department has erred in issuing the order on account of fact that the service tax liability has already been discha .....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

..... rged and the demand of service tax from the Appellant would lead to double taxation. * Held that, the Impugned Order is set aside. (Author can be reached at [email protected])
Scholarly articles for knowledge sharing by authors, experts, professionals .....

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

→ Full Text of the Document

X X   X X   Extracts   X X   X X

 

 

 

 

Quick Updates:Latest Updates