GST ArticlePre-GST

Service provider is not liable for Service Tax on incentives received for the promotion or marketing of mutual funds

The CESTAT, Ahmedabad in the case of NJ India Invest Pvt. Ltd. allowed the appeal filed by setting aside the Service tax demand, thereby holding that incentives from AMCs for mutual fund distribution were exempt under reverse charge, advertisements in the ‘FUNDS WATCH’ magazine fell under print media exemption and training for sub-distributors was classified as exempt vocational training these all three are exempt from tax.

GST ArticlePre-GST

Service Tax to be paid on the income received under business ancillary services

The CESTAT, Ahmedabad has ruled that the assessee was aware of the chargeability of service tax upon the commission received under the head of Business Ancillary Services and had deliberately never disclosed the same in the monthly returns, thus the financial hardship faced by the assessee is no ground for non-payment of Service Tax, hence dismissed the appeal.