Levy of Penalty

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P Hemanth Kumar (Querist)
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02 March 2011 Sir,

I have paid Service Tax with interest. I was told that Penalty also to be paid @ Rs.200/- per day from the due date of payment till the date of remittance.
My query is : I have paid the tax with interest. Is it necessary to pay penalty also.
Please advice
Thanks
P. Hemanth Kumar

Ashok Asthana

Ashok Asthana (Expert)
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03 March 2011 Yes. Interest and penalty are two different things.

rajula gurva reddy

rajula gurva reddy (Expert)
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03 March 2011 In case, the liability is detected by yourself without pointing out by the department, no need to pay Penalty. Otherwise you have to pay penalty. In case Show Cause Notice is given to u, within a period of a month of issue of Adjudication order, if you pay 25% of tax amount as penalty, the issue will be closed.

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