dutiable and exempted product

[vasudevan sudharsanam]

a sugar mill has been manufacturing varities of Ethyl Alcohol of dutiable (Rectified Spirit and Natural Spirit-RSNS) and non dutiable (Neutral spirit- DNS) from Molasses. They are not maintaining separate accounts. They have been reversing the credit for RSNS by using the formula Amount expunged = Total Quantity of Molasses consumed / Total Quantity of RSNS produced XQuantity of RSNS produced The assessee find objection from Central Excise Department that the procedure for reversal of the credit is not in conformity with Rule 6 of Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004. The assessee are not providing any exempted service. Now the assessee proposes to follow Rule 6(3)(i)of Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004. The question is whether the assessee can reverse the credit by payment through PLA (now 5% on the value of exempted product) and avail Cenvat Credit. What is the practice followed by other Sugar Mills

AI Summary

Sugar Mill's Credit Reversal Method Challenged: Non-Compliance with Rule 6 of Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004 A sugar mill produces both dutiable and non-dutiable ethyl alcohol from molasses but does not maintain separate accounts for these. The Central Excise Department objected to their credit reversal method, which is not in line with Rule 6 of the Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004. The mill proposes using Rule 6(3)(i) to reverse credit by paying 5% on the value of exempted products. A respondent suggests that, since separate accounts are not maintained, paying 5% of the clearance value of exempted goods is advisable. This cost is not passed to customers and does not appear on excise invoices.