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Clause 113 - Insertion of new section 78B- Transitory provisions . - FINANCE BILL, 2015

FINANCE BILL, 2015
Chapter V
SERVICE TAX
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Insertion of new section 78B.

113. After section 78A of the 1994 Act, the following section shall be inserted, namely:-

Transitory provisions .

“78B. (1) Where, in any case,--

(a) service tax has not been levied or paid or has been short-levied or short-paid or erroneously refunded and no notice has been served under sub-section (1) of section 73 or under the proviso thereto, before the date on which the Finance Bill, 2015 receives the assent of the President; or

(b) service tax has not been levied or paid or has been short-levied or short-paid or erroneously refunded and a notice has been served under sub-section (1) of section 73 or under the proviso thereto, but no order has been passed under sub-section (2) of section 73, before the date on which the Finance Bill, 2015 receives the assent of the President,

then, in respect of such cases, the provisions of section 76 or section 78, as the case may be, as amended by the Finance Act, 2015 shall be applicable.

(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), in respect of cases falling under the provisions of sub-section (4A) of section 73 as was in force prior to the date of coming into force of the Finance Act, 2015, where no notice under the proviso to sub-section (1) of section 73 has been served on any person or, where so served, no order has been passed under sub-section (2) of section 73, before such date, the penalty leviable shall not exceed fifty per cent. of the service tax.”.

 



 

Notes on Clauses:

Clause 113 of the Bill seeks to insert a new section 78B so as to provide transitional provisions with respect to the amended sections 76 and 78 of 1994 Act.

 
 
 
 

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