TMI Blogcentral excise duty -cenvat creditX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... central excise duty -cenvat credit X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 2.36% is increased to 14%. Therefore education cess and higher education cess came to an end on 31.05.2015. Reply By Ganeshan Kalyani: The Reply: Refer Notification No. 14/2015 [CE] 1-3-2015 & Notification No. 14/2015 [CE] 1-3-2015. Reply By Ganeshan Kalyani: The Reply: Notification No. 15/2015 [CE] 1-3-2015 Reply By KASTURI SETHI: The Reply: See Notification no. 12/15- CE NT and 22/15-CE NT ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... . Reply By YAGAY AND SUN: The Reply: CESS is immortal. as it also creeps in GST ! Reply By Ramaswamy S: The Reply: Manufacturers can utilise the cess for payment of excise duty wef 01.03.2015 while the service providers can utilise the cesses from 01.06.2015. Please note that the catch is for the goods or services received on or after 01.03.2015 and 01.06.2015 for manufacturers or service prov ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... iders. The question that arises is what happens to the balance of cess, if any that lies as opening balance. Am of the view that the same be utilised for the payment of duty or service tax as the case may be, though shall lead to litigation. However, the decisions says that the the benefit accrued at the time of levy cannot be taken away (promissory estoppel). Cesses ceases in GST except on the ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... luxury items (that too for a specific period for compensation). Regards S.Ramaswamy Reply By KASTURI SETHI: The Reply: Yes. Sir. I have already mentioned one judgement of Supreme Court against Issue ID No.111628. It pertains to lapse of accumulated credit because of exemption to dutiable goods during the budget. The analogy is applicable to the lapse of credit of cesses.I mean in favour of th ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... e party.
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If the duty of cesses ceased then input cesses cannot be utilised. This because cross utilisation of cess against basic excise duty is not allowed. X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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