19 December 2013
My client was a regd S TAx Provider till 2006-07 but was below the exemption limit and had not filed Return thereon. In 2008-09 he recd payments for 2005-06 and was liable for paying S T on Receipt basis. He wants to avail benefit under vces what will be his liability towards non filing of Return for earlier years when he was not laiable to pay S T as he was below the threshold limit
20 December 2013
you shall only be liable from the period when service tax liability first arose. periods before that have to be excluded. So there is no liability for the earlier period.
Also, if there was liability in subsequent period, no liability can arise on account of non-filing of return.