Legal Services / Services of an Advocate - Recovery of Service ...

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February 7, 2024

Legal Services / Services of an Advocate - Recovery of Service Tax alongwith interest and penalty - The High Court observed that, as set out in the Notification, the taxable service in respect of services provided or to be provided by the individual advocate for a firm of advocates has been set out to be ‘Nil’. Similarly Notification No.25/2012 dated 20th June, 2012, also clearly provides that the service provided by an individual advocate, partnership firm of advocates, by way of legal services being exempted from levy of service tax. - Consequently, the order quashed and set aside.

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Legal Services / Services of an Advocate - Recovery of Service ...

Case Laws Service Tax

February 7, 2024

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