CESTAT Sets aside Service Tax demand on Insurance Surveyor, Cites 'No Suppression' [Read Order]

Taxscan reports that the CESTAT set aside a service tax demand on an insurance surveyor, holding that there was no suppression of facts. The tribunal observed that the surveyor had maintained proper records and there was no deliberate non-disclosure. The article reviews relevant legal principles under pre-GST service tax law and stresses that tax demands require evidence of willful misrepresentation. The ruling provides relief to professionals facing retrospective tax claims.