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Cenvat credit on GTA services

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..... Cenvat credit on GTA services
Query (Issue) Started By: - Kajal Das Dated:- 8-4-2009 Last Reply Date:- 9-4-2009 Service Tax
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Can cenvat credit of manufacturing activity be utilised by the manufacturer for payment of service tax on GTA services as per the decision held in the case of CCE v.Nahar Industrial Enterprises Ltd (2007 (3) TMI 201 - CESTAT NEW DELHI)= .....

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..... (2007). Please guide. Reply By Madhukar N Hiregange: The Reply: The decision was for the time when the GTA service payments were equated to the output services. At that point of time it was valid. However now GTA services paid by the reciver are not considered as output services, they reamin input services and therefore no set off wouldbe available. Reply By Brijesh Verma: The Reply: Apparently, .....

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..... the view adopted by you on the basis of the judgment of NIEL reported at 7 STR 26 seems to be wrong as the facts of that case are different. In that case the appellant was himself a manufacturer as well as service provider. Whereas in the case narrated by you the assessee is a Deemed Service Provider. So far as payment of GTA tax through Cenvat is concerned the same is not possible as the tax is .....

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..... being paid under reverse charge mechanism. The challan paid by the assessee in respect of tax on GTA service becomes the eligible document for availing Cenvat Credit of such tax paid under Rule 9(1). In absense of such payment i.e. if this tax is paid through credit, your assessee would end up loosing credit of GTA tax. Reply By Surender Gupta: The Reply: I wish the endorse the views of Mr. Brije .....

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..... sh Verma and Mr. Madhukar N Hiregange
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