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2014 (6) TMI 593 - AT - Service TaxRefund claim - Export of services - period of limitation - Rule 5 of the Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004 - Notification No.5/2006 CE(NT) - period fo limitation to be computed from the date of invoice / export or from the date of receipt in convertible foreign exchange - Held that:- Of course, if payment for export of service is to be obtained in rupees or non-convertible foreign exchange, then it will not be treated as export of service. Further, reading of Rule 4 of the Export of Service Rules indicates that any taxable service may be exported without payment of service tax. If rule 3(2) is to be read as export will take place only after receipt of payment in convertible foreign exchange then except in case of advance payment no service can be exported without payment of service tax. Thus a harmonious reading of sub-rule (2) to Rule 3 and Rule 4 would indicate that the services are exported when (i) these are provided from India and used outside India and (ii) payment terms are in convertible foreign exchange. In the present case, the appellants are providing business auxiliary service and management consultancy services. Thus the export of service takes place at the time or issuing invoice. The payment condition is only to ensure that the service provider receives the payment in convertible foreign exchange so as to get the benefit of service tax. The date of receipt of such payment is not relevant for determining the time of export. In view of the above analysis, I hold that the relevant date for determining the period of limitation will be the date of export of services or the date when the invoices are raised. Regarding various input services on which refund was rejected on the ground of no nexus with the output service, various input services was found as allowable and some of them are not eligible - adjudicating authority to allow the refund as per the order - Decided partly in favour of assessee.
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