SERVICE TAX ON ROYALTY

As per standard practice, the service tax/GST department called for information from mining department of state (gujarat) which in turned provided list of firms (quarries) in whose name royalty is paid. Accordingly the service tax/GST department issued SCN and passed order levying SERVICE TAX ON RCM on royalty paid as per list provided by mining department . In given case, department had issued SCN and passed order in the name of “A” quarry who had taken land on lease for quarry business from mining department of the state. But in actual “A” quarry had sub-leased the whole land to “B”…

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