CENVAT Credit of Freight out ward

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..... CENVAT Credit of Freight out ward
Query (Issue) Started By: - Pradeep Jain Dated:- 13-2-2013 Last Reply Date:- 16-2-2013 Central Excise
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Dear Sir, We are availing CENVAT Credit of Service Tax on Freight out ward on despatch of finished goods. Delivery condition is FOR . We are mentioning the Freight amount separately in the Excise Invoice and no excise du .....

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..... ty is being charged on the Freight amount. After making the freight we are paying the Service Tax on Freight out ward and availing the CENVAT credit on the basis of the Service Tax payment challan since 2005. In view of AG audit para Central Excise Department has issued us SCN from 2008 to Sept.11 for availment of the said CENVAT Credit. Pl. confirm the legal position about the availment of CEN .....

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..... VAT Credit on the Freight out ward.with leatest judgements. Best Regards Pradeep Jain Reply By Pradeep Khatri: The Reply: If your place of removal (FOR) is customer's destination then you may avail the CENVAT credit on GTA Services. But in this scenario, freight up-to the destination will be includible in assessable value, please refer Section 4(3)(c)(iii). CCE Vs. Punjab Tractors 2010 (7) TM .....

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..... I 392 - CESTAT, NEW DELHI = (2010) 259 ELT 123 (CESTAT). Reply By ANAND SHEMBEKAR: The Reply: Dear Mr. Pradeep Jain Where excisable goods are cleared from factory on payment of duty but delivery and property of the goods is transferred to the buyer at his destination , then the place of removal is destination of buyer , all expenses incurred till goods reaches to the buyers destination like out .....

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..... ward freight , insurance etc are form the part of assessable value , that means the outward freight / insurance to be added in the assessable value and excise duty to be paid on that portion also as sales get completed not at factory but at the destination of buyer where owneship of goods and risk associated with the same are transferred from seller to buyer. Such freight outward is input service .....

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..... and seller after making payment of freight , has to pay the service tax and thereafter can take the cenvat credit as input service. Also refer the case laws on this subject Thanks ANAND SHEMBEKAR CELL NO 9421187122
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