Beware Manufacturers – take the credit of service tax on input services used commonly in exempted goods and excisable goods carefully?

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..... Beware Manufacturers – take the credit of service tax on input services used commonly in exempted goods and excisable goods carefully? - Commentaries / Editorials Dated:- 21-10-2007 - News - Beware Manufacturers - take the credit of service tax on input services used commonly in exempted goods and excisable goods carefully? " Generally it is misunderstood by some ignorant manufacturer, that t .....

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..... hey are eligible to take cenvat credit on all the services received either in the Head Office or Factory Premises even if they are engaged in manufacturing and removal of exempted goods as well as excisable goods. As per the provisions of Rule 6 of the Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004, a manufacturer who is availing the cenvat credit on common inputs or services, he has to pay 10% of the value of the e .....

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..... xempted goods where no separate records are being maintained. However, certain services (16 services) are allowed fully even if used commonly for the purpose or exempted as well as excisable goods. In an identical issue, honorable tribunal has refused to grant stay for recovery of cenvat credit wrongly availed by the assessee as alleged by the department ( see: 2007 -TMI - 1853 - CESTAT, MUM .....

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..... BAI ) Cenvat Credit - Ready Reckoner (an e-book) Ch. No. 09 Exempted Goods / Services - Common Ch. No. 09-A Exempted Goods - Manufacturer Ch. No. 09-B Exempted Services - Service Provider Ch. No. 09-C Exempted Services: - Special provision for General Insurance Companies - News - Press release - PIB Tax Management India - taxmanagementindia - taxmanagement - .....

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..... taxmanagementindia.com - TMI - TaxTMI - TMITax .....

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