Information From ITR/26AS Can't Be Sole Basis For Service Tax Demands: CESTAT
Live LawThe Hyderabad Bench of Customs, Excise, and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal has held that the service tax demand was made on the basis of third-party data, i.e., amounts reflected in income tax returns and in Form 26AS, which is not sustainable. The bench of P. Anjani Kumar has observed that the exigibility of service tax depends on the service provider, service rendered, service recipient, and the consideration thereof. Unless these four elements have been connected logically, the demand for service tax cannot be confirmed merely on the basis of figures reflected in other statutory records. “I find that this is not the correct approach; the exigibility of service tax depends on the service provider, service rendered, service recipient, and the consideration thereof.