TMI BlogAdmissibility of ITC in case of suspended service taxX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Service tax on Telecom remained suspended for about a year or so as a result of a SC interim order which was later on restored.Howrever the Telecom sector did not pay any tax for this period. My query is whether they are entitled for an ITC for this period whence they paid zero tax - Reply By KASTURI SETHI - The Reply = Pl. elaborate your query. How you expect taking credit without payment of t ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ax ? Payment Service Tax was one of the basic requirement for availing Cenvat Credit and the position is same under GST regime. As per Section 17(5) (i) of CGST Act , ITC is not allowed. See below : Section 17(5)(i) of CGST Act any tax paid in accordance with the provisions of sections 74 , 129 and 130 . Anyhow elaborate your query with full details. - Reply By Javed Ah ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... med - The Reply = Dear sir Preposition is like this that the court had suspended the sales tax for a period of one year through an interim order. That interim order was later on withdrawn but during that period Telecom companies neither charged nor recovered tax from the customers. But since they have inputs of goods and services used in the supply therefore they are now carrying forward that I ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... TC and adjusting against the output tax of the present tax periods. I just want to know whether this is legally possible in case there is no output paid and can that ITC be adjusted against future outputs by carrying it forward.Are there any case laws covering such a scenario. The tax payers claim that they did not charge because of the restraining order but since they had an accumulated ITC so t ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... hey can adjust it against future tax by way of carry forward. What will be the treatment of the suspended tax...will that be treated as exempt or zero rated even when there is no explicit provision available. Kind regatds - Reply By KASTURI SETHI - The Reply = You have mentioned the word, 'Sale Tax' above in first line. Are you talking about sale tax or service tax ? Was sale tax sus ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... pended by the Court ? - Reply By Javed Ahmed - The Reply = Yes sir this is sales tax on services or service tax. And the court suspended this service tax. Kind regards - Reply By KASTURI SETHI - The Reply = In the initial query you have mentioned Service Tax was suspended for about a year and in your second query you have mentioned that Sale Tax was suspended for a year. In pre-GST era eith ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... er Service Tax was leviable or Sale Tax was leviable Sale tax was applicable on sale and Service Tax was applicable on service. There is a world of difference between both. No opinion can be posted without going into the copy of Order of Supreme Court and complete facts of the case /issue. - Reply By Javed Ahmed - The Reply = Thank you sir How can I upload the SC decision...pl guide. Kind reg ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ards Javed Ahmed - Reply By KASTURI SETHI - The Reply = Mention order no., date of decision, name of parties and address of Appellant Respondent I shall trace out. - Admissibility of ITC in case of suspended service tax - Query Started By: - Javed Ahmed Dated:- 18-4-2020 Service Tax - Got 7 Replies - Service Tax - Discussion Forum - Knowledge Sharing, reply post by an expert, person ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... al opinion Tax Management India - taxmanagementindia - taxmanagement - taxmanagementindia.com - TMI - TaxTMI - TMITax ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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