We are doing both activities of manufacturing and service providers, By oversight we have prepared manufacturing invoice instead of service invoice and paid Central Excise Duty and submitted ER-1 return. Actually we have to pay Service Tax before 31st March. How can we adjust this excise duty for service tax.?
Paid Central Excise duty instead of Service Tax.
Where a manufacturing invoice was issued in error and Central Excise was paid instead of Service Tax, the excise payment may be recovered under central excise refund provisions, but the correct service tax must still be paid to avoid penalties. Separately, reduction in quantity against a CT-1 by a merchant exporter is permissible without penalty provided the authority is informed; reissuance was not deemed necessary in the response. (AI Summary)
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