Raghav Services Ltd. delayed the payment of service tax of ₹ 10 lakhs by 10 days. It has paid interest for the delayed payment. If it is liable for penalty, how much is payable by way of penalty ?

CS Executive · Tax Laws and Practice · PYQS · June 2017
Raghav Services Ltd. delayed the payment of service tax of ₹ 10 lakhs by 10 days. It has paid interest for the delayed payment. If it is liable for penalty, how much is payable by way of penalty ?
(A) ₹ 100 per day
(B) ₹ 1000
(C) ₹ 3,226 @ 12% per annum for 10 days
(D) ₹ 6,452 @ 24% per annum for 10 days

Answer & Explanation:

The official key records '*'. This question is excluded from automatic grading because the source does not supply an unambiguous valid choice. Official source note: None of the options are found to be correct. The correct answer is - the penalty for non-payment of service tax can be levied upto 10% of Service Tax.

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