https://www.taxtmi.com/forum/issue?id=111848 CENVAT credit is available for service tax paid under the reverse charge mechanism only after actual payment to the government. There is a split on temporal limitation: some reject a time bar while others rely on time bar provisions and treat the challan as a qualifying document, supporting a one year limitation as per administrative guidance. RCM tax must be paid by the prescribed monthly due date, and payment without interest does not automatically bar credit though interest non payment may invite departmental action. en-us Fri, 28 Apr 2017 16:08:45 +0530 Thu, 23 Jan 2025 15:55:55 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/forum/issue?id=111848 CENVAT credit is available for service tax paid under the reverse charge mechanism only after actual payment to the government. There is a split on temporal limitation: some reject a time bar while others rely on time bar provisions and treat the challan as a qualifying document, supporting a one year limitation as per administrative guidance. RCM tax must be paid by the prescribed monthly due date, and payment without interest does not automatically bar credit though interest non payment may invite departmental action. Discussion-Forum Service Tax Fri, 28 Apr 2017 16:08:45 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/forum/issue?id=111848