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𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗱 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗧𝗮𝘅 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 📢 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗲𝗱: "Advocates are exempted from paying service tax, and it would be harassment to call them to prove that they are practicing advocates. The Commissioner, GST, is directed to issue clear directions that no notices regarding payment of service tax/GST are issued to the lawyers."

𝗖𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗧 𝗔𝗵𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗱 𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗧𝗮𝘅 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗹 📢 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗲𝗱: "Demand for reversal of credit cannot be made when the respondent has admittedly paid back the entire Cenvat credit along with interest – It became as if no Cenvat credit is availed."

𝗖𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗧 𝗔𝗵𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗱 𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗧𝗮𝘅 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝘂𝗯-𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 📢 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗲𝗱: "As the main contractor has discharged the entire Service tax liability on the total value of the contract, including the value of services provided by the sub-contractor, tax cannot be demanded from the sub-contractor."

📰 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗵𝗶 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴: Protection Against Coercive Tax Deposits Under DGGI Summons ⚖️ Important Case Law: DGGI cannot force any individual to deposit cash under summons. 🔍 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗣𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁: Demand and Recovery actions must strictly follow the procedure outlined in Sections 73, 74, and 79 of the GST Act.

📰 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗵𝗶 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴: Safeguarding Business Expense Deductions ⚖️ Injustice Alert: When Tax Officials Overstep! 🔍 Are Your Business Expense Deductions Safe? A Landmark Ruling You Need to Know!

📰 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗰𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗮 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗔 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗮𝘅𝗽𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀 📢 Court’s Statement: "Even with procedural delays, taxpayers may be granted another chance to establish evidence if substantial rights are at stake."

📰 𝗣𝘂𝗻𝗷𝗮𝗯 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝘆𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗨𝗻𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗕𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝗽𝘂𝘁 𝗧𝗮𝘅 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁 📢 Court’s Statement: "The blocking of Input Tax Credit (ITC) must not proceed solely on supplier scrutiny without proper investigation into the taxpayer's conduct."

𝗖𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗧 𝗔𝗵𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗱 𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗧𝗮𝘅 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 📢 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗲𝗱: “Merely by charging fees or higher fees, an institution which otherwise belongs to a Charitable Trust cannot lose its identity as a non-commercial entity. There is no restriction under Section 11B to claim a refund by the Charitable Institute as a service recipient.”

𝗖𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗧 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗮𝗶 𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗧𝗮𝘅 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 📢 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗲𝗱: “It is settled that no Service Tax is payable on sponsorship of IPL and ICC cricket tournaments as the ingredients for levy of tax are not fulfilled in the absence of any provision of service and when payments were made only in relation to sponsorship of the IPL Cricket tournament.”

𝗖𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗧 𝗠𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗮𝗶 𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗧𝗮𝘅 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 📢 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗲𝗱: “Consideration includes the tax amount, and liability is to be computed on the ‘cum tax’ value, as banks under RBI’s supervision cannot be charged more than the specified premium amount.”