Credit of excise duty paid on purchase of software, Service Tax

[TRILOK SHARMA]

if i am a service provider which is taxable service under service tax Act. I am purchasing a software on which Excise duty will be charged by the seller. Can we avail the credit of this Central excise Duty for paying service tax due to me.

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[Surender Gupta]

If the software bears the burden of excise duty or CVD in the case of import, and the same is being used for providing your output services, indeed, you can avail the Cenvat Credit.

[Dinesh Kumar T S]

What is the case if the the software is purchased domestically? Whether cenvat credit is available?