service tax credit related on reverse charge service tax payment

[Guest]

dear Experts,

In the month of mar-15 we have paid excise duty payment and service tax payment under reverse charge(Man power , gta) on 31/03/2015 the same credit on service tax paid can be taken in the month of mar-15 against excise duty which will be filed return in 10th april of mar-15.

pls. suggest on that query.

regards,

Manan Pandya

[Mahir S]

Yes sir, service tax credit under reverse charge mechanism can be taken after making payment thereof.

You can take service tax credit under reverse charge in the month of march 2015 against payment made on 31.03.2015.

[Rajagopalan Ranganathan]

Sir,

Since you have paid the duty under reverse charge on 15.3.2015 you can take the credit on receipt of the receipted GAR challan from the Bank or if you pay the duty through net Banking, the you can take the credit on the same date and utilize such credit for payment of duty on 31.3.2015.

[Ramanujam Varadarajan]

Yes, In this case, it can be taken for Credit for adjustment against March 15 liability.

[Ramanujam Varadarajan]

Yes. Service tax paid can be taken as Credit in the month of Mar 15.

[Guest]

thank you all experts for your reply.

regards,

Manan Pandya

AI Summary

Service tax credit for manpower and GTA services can be claimed for March 2015 payments under reverse charge mechanism. An individual inquired about claiming service tax credit under the reverse charge mechanism for payments made in March 2015, specifically for manpower and GTA services. Several experts confirmed that the service tax credit can indeed be claimed in March 2015 against the payments made on March 31, 2015. They advised that the credit could be utilized upon receipt of the receipted GAR challan from the bank or immediately if paid via net banking. The inquirer expressed gratitude for the guidance provided by the experts.