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Whether GST is payable on cancellation charges/ penalty/ liquidated damages ?
Issue Favourable to Tax Payer ?:- no
Held - In the present case, compensation amounts are claimed by the applicant from the customers for non-performing of contractual obligations or breach of the contract.The moot point here is whether the above said activity is supply or not or in words whether the said collection in the form of liquidity damages is consideration or not. It is&nb.....
Issue Favourable to Tax Payer ?:- yes
Held - Penalty, late fees, penal interest, fine etc. levied and collected by RBI for contravention or violations of various laws administered by RBI are for the purpose of maintaining discipline and deterrence in the regulatee banks, non-banking financial institutes & other institutes. Therefore, squarely are covered by explanation given par.....
Issue Favourable to Tax Payer ?:- no
Held - In the present case the customers are paying certain amount to the applicant. The amount so paid is neither ad-hoc, unconditional nor at the whims of any customer nor the appellant. There is a clear mathematical formula as to calculation of such amount and the conditions/scenarios contingent upon which the amounts are payable are clearly narrated in the agreement itself.
Issue Favourable to Tax Payer ?:- no
Held - In para 7.1.6 of the circular, it is mentioned that amounts paid for early termination of lease as contemplated by the contract as part of commercial terms agreed to by the parties, constitute consideration for the supply of a facility, namely, early termination of a lease agreement. Therefore, such payments, even though they may be refer.....
Issue Favourable to Tax Payer ?:- yes
Held - The contract entered into by the appellant with the contractors/ sub-contractors is not aimed at any activity to receive compensation by a breach of contract, similarly it cannot be said that it was the intention of the contractors to breach or violate the contract and incur a loss. Hence there is no agreement/ contract between the parties involving a consideration to be received for a service provided by the appellant which will attrac.....
Issue Favourable to Tax Payer ?:- no
Held - In the present case the service provider CHETTINAD LOGISTICS PRIVATE LIMITED in paying certain amount to the applicant. The amount so paid is neither ad-hoc, unconditional nor at the whims of any service provider nor the appellant. There is a clear mathematical formula as to calculation of such amount and the conditions/scenarios contingent upon which the amounts are payable are clearly narrated in the agreement itself......
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- Whether interest is payable for the period during which the reply to the deficiency memo remains pending ?
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- Whether a penalty equal to 200% of the tax amount can be demanded in case of detention or seizure of goods ?
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