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....envat credit<br> Query (Issue) Started By: - N Balachandran Dated:- 27-7-2013 Last Reply Date:- 30-7-2013 Service Tax<br>Got 2 Replies<br>Service Tax<br>Dear Sir, Under the Cenvat Credit Rules 2004, a service provider is entitled to claim the benefit of cenvat credits in respect of the excise duties paid on capital goods and the service tax paid on input services used for providing output service....
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..... Where the usage is for providing exempted service, the credits would not be admissible. Precisely for this reason the service provider would be required to ensure proper usage of input services and avail credits on those input services used for use of input services for the provisions of output service excluding exempted services . My question is When the service provider pay the service tax a....
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....gainst the services which are common input services, How, the CENVAT credit to be claimed by the Service provider? what is basis for claiming CENVAT credit?. N.Balachandran Reply By Naveed S: The Reply: Answer to Query is already discussed at ISSUE ID NO - 3996 Dated: -06-04-2012. During the last one year period, there are no changes in the cenvat rules on the said issues. Reply By KAMARAJ RE....
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....NGARAJ: The Reply: Dear Sir, When inputs are used commonly for both taxable and non-taxable, the Government feels that the cenvat availed should be restricted to the taxable portion alone. Please study rule 6 (2) & 6 (3) of Cenvat Credit Rules where the options are available to apportion the duty amount to the exempted commodities and taxable. regards,<br> Discussion Forum - Knowledge Sharing....
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