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Refund Denial for Overpaid Tax Creates Unfair Disparity Between Compliant Taxpayers and Initial Defaulters Paying Reduced Rate.

April 13, 2015

Case Laws     VAT and Sales Tax     SC

Denial of refund claim - The Explanation, which states that the amount shall not be refunded in any case on the basis that dealer had filed the tax at a higher rate, results in invidious discrimination towards those who have paid the tax at a higher rate, like the appellants, when compared with that category of the persons who were defaulters and have now been allowed to pay the tax at the rate of 1% for the relevant period. - SC

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