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Whether penalty is invokable if earlier assessee has received a favorable decision in its own case ?
Issue Favourable to Tax Payer ?:- yes
Held - We find that the demand stands raised and confirmed by invoking the longer period of limitation. The Tribunal in the case of CCE v. Satyam Digital Photo Lab (New Delhi - CESTAT) has held that when the law was declared against the assessee subsequently to the period involved, and when the earlier decision were in favour of the assessee, no suppression can be attributed to the appellant so as to justifiably invoked longer period of limita.....
Issue Favourable to Tax Payer ?:- yes
Held - By applying the ratio of law declared in the above decision, we find that since the earlier decisions of the Tribunal were in favour of the assessee, it has to be held that there was bonafide doubt about the inclusion of the cost of material in the cost of services. If that be so, no malafide can be attributable to the appellant so as to invoke the extended period of limitation.
However, while re-quantifying the demand falli.....
- Whether reimbursement of expenses is leviable to GST?
- Whether input tax credit is admissible if invoice/debit note does not appear in Form GSTR-2A/2B or tax is not paid by supplier ?
- Whether marketing and sales promotion services to customers located outside India is intermediary or export of services ?
- Whether order / show cause notice is valid if passed without pre-show cause notice consultation or GST DRC-01 (summary SCN) or GST DRC-01A (tax intimation notice) ?
- Whether recovery proceedings can be initiated if assessee is willing to file an appeal ?
- Whether input tax credit can be transferred to the transferee entity in case of an inter-state business transfer ?
- Whether interest is payable for the period during which the reply to the deficiency memo remains pending ?
- Whether combined show cause notice can be issued covering multiple financial years ?
- Whether tax can be recovered by Department without prior intimation in Form DRC-01D ?
- Whether a penalty equal to 200% of the tax amount can be demanded in case of detention or seizure of goods ?