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....ENVAT CREDIT<br> Query (Issue) Started By: - S.C. WADHWA Dated:- 5-9-2012 Last Reply Date:- 8-9-2012 Service Tax<br>Got 4 Replies<br>Service Tax<br>A company has a premises (showroom) on rent in which it sells excisable goods manufactured in another premises(factory). The goods are cleared from the factory after payment of excise duty. The company pays service tax on rent in repect of aforesaid ....
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....showroom. Now the question is whether such company can avail cenvat credit of such service tax paid against excise duty payable on goods manufactured. Reply By Pradeep Khatri: The Reply: if you are paying excise duty on the goods which are being removed from showroom, then, you can avail the CENVAT credit on the renting of immovable property. As per the definition of Input service credit can b....
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....e taken upto the place of removal. Further, if the sale through showroom is treated as trading of goods then you can avail the CENVAT credit since trading is an exempted service. Reply By JAMES PG: The Reply: if it is treated as trading of goods, credit cannot be availed. If credit is availed, Rule 6(3) will come into play Reply By vijay kumar: The Reply: In terms of Rule 2(l) of CCR, 2004 cr....
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....edit of input service can be availed on the services used for manufacture of excisable goods and their clearance upto the place of removal. Service tax on the renting of shop is neither an input service used for manufacture of goods nor the shop is a place of removal. There is no nexus between the rental service on show room and the manufacture/clearance of the goods upto the place of removal. If ....
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....the shop were to be a depot, credit would be eligible. Accordingly, it is felt that credit is not eligible in the case specified by you. Reply By NK SHETE: The Reply: As per the query, duty paid goods are received in the show room which is beyond the place of removal hence cenvat credit of service tax on renting may not be eligibel, in my opinion.<br> Discussion Forum - Knowledge Sharing ....