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Service Tax: Advance Rulings, Appeals, Interest, Penalties and Prosecutions. Mekhla Anand Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A. Shroff & Company July 2, 2011. mekhla.anand@amarchand.com. Agenda. Advance Rulings. Advance Rulings : Scope. Advance Rulings : Scope.
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Service Tax: Advance Rulings, Appeals, Interest, Penalties and Prosecutions Mekhla Anand Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A. Shroff & Company July 2, 2011 mekhla.anand@amarchand.com
Penalty Provisions Penalty order required to be a speaking order
Penalty Provisions • Penalty under Section 76 and Section 78 mutually exclusive • Waiver of penalty under Section 80 only where records maintained
Prosecution • Punishment • If amount > 50 Lakhs – Imprisonment upto 3 years • Others – Imprisonment upto 1 year • No power of arrest • Prosecution can be launched only with the approval of the Chief Commissioner