Non-payment of service tax on car parking fee categorized as ...

Mall wins case: Parking not taxable, signage demand time-barred, electricity charges not service.

Case Laws     Service Tax

October 4, 2024

Non-payment of service tax on car parking fee categorized as renting of immovable property service was held inadmissible based on Delhi High Court's ruling that parking services stand excluded entirely. Reimbursement of electricity charges collected from shop owners on actual consumption basis and paid to the electricity provider was held not liable for service tax as the assessee acted as a 'pure agent'. Signage charges demand was held time-barred due to lack of suppression of facts. Reversal of CENVAT credit was held inadmissible as service tax was paid on full invoice value. Interest and penalties were set aside as the demands were unsustainable. The assessee's appeal was allowed.

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