18 April 2013
If service provider collect 100% service tax than Service Recipient discharge from his liability under Full or Partial Reverse Charge Mechanism ?
19 April 2013
no the recipient has his own individual and separate liability in eyes of law. a person can't transfer his legal liability to another person for paying tax.
the department is free to serve notice in name of recipient.
19 April 2013
this is his 1st liability, it is the mistake of provider that he deposited extra. recipient has to pay the tax, no remedy to the receiver on the mistake of provider.
19 April 2013
it means the bill is wrongly prepared. Likewise you won't accept a bill in which service tax is charged 15% instead of 12.36% , similar will be the case that why should you accept a bill in which a wrong tax is charged.
though there are few disputes in case of indirect taxation over shifting of tax liability.
you can refer a very recent case by SC, over transfer of liability.
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