TMI BlogUTILISED CENVAT CRDIT TO PAY E.CESS&SHE CESSX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... UTILISED CENVAT CRDIT TO PAY E.CESS&SHE CESS X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... E.CESS AND SHE CESS IN FINANCIAL BUDGET 2012. Reply By Pradeep Khatri: The Reply: * As per rule 3(4) read with rule 3(1), the credit of basis duty, specially excise duty, service tax and AED can be utilized for payment of any duty or service tax (except NCCD on Mobile phones), as all together is known as 'CENVAT credit'. Hence, credit of these duties/taxes can be utilized for payment of educa ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... tion cess/SAH Education Cess/AED, but vice versa is not permissible. * Yes, you may avail the same. Reply By JAMES PG: The Reply: Dear Mr Pradeep, With effect from 17.03.12, method of computation of Education Cess and Secondary & Higher Education cess on imported goods is changed. Prior to this, Cess is first charged on CVD and then on aggregate of Customs duty plus CVD plus Cesses.Now while ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... calculating customs duty, the education cess and SHE cess would be payable only once i.e. after basic customs duty and CVD but before Special CVD . Cess charged now is nothing but Cess on Customs duty and not Cess on CVD. Being so, it appears that credit of Cess paid on imported goods is no more Cenvatable. Further, Cess is collected purely as Cess on Customs Duty and is shown like that only in th ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... e Bill of Entry. The illustration given in CBEC Circular No D.O.F.No.334/ 3/2012-TRU dated 16.03.12 is given below for your perusal: Illustration Present Proposed A Assessable value (CIF + Landing Charges) 100.00 100.00 B Basic customs duty (BCD) 10% 10.00 10.00 C Value for CVD (A+B) 110.00 110.00 D CVD equivalent to central excise duty 10% 11.00 11.00 E Educational Cess on CVD 2 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... %
0.22
0.00
F
Sec. and Higher Educational Cess 1%
0.11
0.00
G
Customs duty for calculation of Cess
21.33
21.00
H
Customs Educational cess 2%
0.43
0.42
I
Customs Secondary and higher educational cess 1%
0.21
0.21
J
Value for SAD
121.97
121.64
K
SAD @ 4%
4.88
4.87
Total Duty
26 .85
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