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2015 (6) TMI 740 - AT - Service TaxValuation - whether during April 2003 to September 2006 distribution of free of recharge voucher attracts service tax liability or otherwise despite the fact that the recharge voucher are given free of cost to the dealers as consideration for commission. - Held that:- Appellant is discharging the service tax liability under the category of "Telephone Services" on an amount received by them from distributors/dealers for the sale of prepaid SIM Cards; the SIM Cards are sold to the distributors/dealers on MRP and in lieu of the commission payable to them, appellant issues recharge vouchers to that amount which is commission, as free of cost. It is also undisputed that the dealers have recovered the amount as sale of such recharge vouchers from the ultimate subscriber/customer. Value of any taxable service shall be gross amount charged by the service provider for such services rendered by him. In the case in hand, during the relevant period, the appellant herein being service provider has discharged the service tax liability on the prepaid SIM Cards sold by them to the distributors/dealers. The sale of such prepaid SIM Cards on the MRP value is undisputed and discharge of service tax liability for services rendered on such sale is also accepted by revenue. It is to be noted that the recharge voucher are distributed free of cost, appellant has not received any amount towards the recharge voucher, though the distributors/dealers have sold the recharge vouchers. In our view distribution of recharge voucher fee of cost to the distributors/dealers would in a way amount to giving commission to the dealer for the transactions of sale of prepaid SIM Cards for the appellant. It can also be noticed that during the relevant period the Explanation as per the Section 67 of Finance Act, 1994 also do not indicate inclusion in that gross value of any cost towards free distribution made by the service provider. - impugned order is unsustainable and is liable to be set aside - Decisions in the cases of BPL Mobile Cellular (2007 (6) TMI 107 - CESTAT, CHENNAI) and Tata Tele Services Ltd. (2015 (4) TMI 80 - CESTAT MUMBAI) followed - Decided in favour of assesee.
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