Litigation under service tax starts by issuance a “Show Cause Notice” under the provision of section 73 of the Finance Act, 1994, which could be a resultant of a Audit, ST-3 scrutiny, investigation or pending issues of previous period. This notice would be adjudicated by the Central Excise and Service Tax officer by following the […]
Service tax is a subject which has been posing quite a few problems to assessees since its introduction in the year 1994 through Chapter V of Finance Act 1994. Over Rs.131,000 Crores has been collected last year on this count. The service tax law like other tax laws prevalent in the country is not simple, not equitable, not certain and tax administration not fair.