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2015 (8) TMI 505 - HC - Service TaxNon issuance of acknowledgement of discharge of service tax - Tax paid through VCES - Held that:- When the petitioner raises appropriate defences and files a reply to the show cause notice or if it is already filed during the course of his submissions which could be oral, he will be able to point out that he had availed of The Service Tax Voluntary Compliance Encouragement Scheme and complied with the same particularly of the requirement or procedure for making declaration of the payment of tax dues. The authority designated under the Scheme has acknowledged the declaration, that the petitioner has in terms of the declaration made the payment and furnished details to the Designated Authority under the Scheme along with a copy of the acknowledgement issued to him, but the Designated Authority has failed to issue an acknowledgement of the discharge of such dues and as is required. Authority having not yet issued the acknowledgement of discharge in such form and in such manner as may be prescribed does not mean that the petitioner has failed to discharge his liability and, therefore, the demand should not be sustained. If that certificate has not been issued and in terms of the paragraph, it would be open for the petitioner to urge that failure on the part of the authority to issue such a declaration should not visit him with any tax demand including of interest and penalty - no reason to keep the petition pending and entertained any further - Petition disposed of.
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