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Online meals supply platform Zomato stated it has obtained a service tax demand and penalty order aggregating over Rs 184 crore, and will file an enchantment in opposition to it earlier than an applicable authority.
The demand order has been obtained for non-cost of service tax for the interval October 2014 to June 2017 decided on the premise of sure gross sales made by the international subsidiaries and branches of the corporate to its prospects positioned outdoors India, the corporate stated in a late evening regulatory submitting.
The firm additionally talked about that in its response to the present trigger discover it had clarified on the allegations together with supporting paperwork and judicial precedents, “which appears to not have been appreciated by the authorities while passing the order.” Subsequently, the corporate stated it obtained the order handed by the Delhi Central Tax Commissioner (Adjudication) on April 1.
“The company has received an order for the period October 2014 to June 2017 passed by the Commissioner, Adjudication, Central Tax, Delhi raising demand of service tax of Rs 92,09,90,306, along with applicable interest (not quantified) and penalty of Rs 92,09,90,306,” Zomato stated.
The firm stated will probably be submitting an enchantment in opposition to the order earlier than an applicable authority because it believes it has a “strong case on merits”.
