penalty for late filing of service tax return

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Surendra (Querist)
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16 July 2011 Dear Sir,

what is the penalty for late filing of s.tax return. in which date penalty will be effective of Rs. 20000/- (maximum). It is also applicable for nil return. If yes, is it reasonable and is it also reasonable that penatly has been increased from 2000/- to 20000/-

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SURENDRA

U S Sharma

U S Sharma (Expert)
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17 July 2011 for nil return, no penalty till 28/02/2011

CA. Krishna K Neeraj

CA. Krishna K Neeraj (Expert)
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18 July 2011 Please refer CBEC circular - F. No. 137/58/2007 - CX.4 dated 29/03/2007 in which Board has clarified that where a person who is not liable to pay service tax, he is not required to file service tax return and therefore there is no question of levying penalty.

So far i know this circular is still in force