2026-VIL-544-CESTAT-CHE-ST
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SERVICE TAX CESTAT Cases

Service Tax - Joint ownership of commercial property, Taxability of rental income - The appellants are joint owners of a commercial property that they rented out to various lessees. They received one-third of the rental income each by cheque after deduction of TDS and disclosed their respective shares in their income-tax returns, paying tax accordingly. Separate service tax registrations were obtained by each appellant upon crossing the individual threshold exemption limit - Whether the joint owners should be assessed individually with separate slab exemptions, or collectively as an 'association of persons' without such exemption – HELD - The individual appellants as co-owners cannot be regarded as an 'association of persons' for the purpose of joint assessment of their total rental income under Service Tax. An 'association of persons' requires a meeting of minds and voluntary union with a shared objective, particularly the generation of income, which was absent in this case. The co-owners had not pooled resources nor acquired the property in the name of any association, and there was no evidence of joint management of the property. The rent was paid separately to each co-owner, with ownership shares being distinct and identifiable, indicating the absence of the essential element of volition required for the formation of an association of persons - Accordingly, each appellant is entitled to individual assessment and may avail the applicable slab exemption on an individual basis - the impugned order is set aside and the appeal is allowed
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