TMI BlogRefund V/s Rebate on Input servicesX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... We are manufacturer of excisable goods.99 % of the goods are exported out of India. We take CENVAT Credit in RG 23A Part II for the inputs and input services . We have filed rebate claim with the excise deparment for the inputs and input services used in the manufacturing of the excisable goods by debiting the CENVAT Credit in RG 23A Part II. We have also received the refund from the department. ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... However we do not take the CENVAT of Input services on the following : 1. Terminal Handling Charges 2. Banking Financial Services (Bank takes service tax on the remittance received from abroad) 3. Outward GTA (Service tax on GTA paid from the factory gate to container freight station) 4. Outward Freight Charges As per Rule 2 (l) of CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004 the CENVA ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... T Credit for the manufacturer means any service used by manufacturer up to the place of removal. Therefore till date we have not taken CENVAT Credit on the above mentioned services. The refund mechanism precsribed in Notification No. 41/2012 -ST dated 29-6-2012 is a complex. Now my questions are as under: 1. Can I take the CENVAT on input services mentioned above in RG 23A P ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... art II and file a rebate claim with the excise authority? 2. If answer to above question is negative, is there any other refund mechanism other than mentioned in Notification No. 41/2012 -ST dated 29-6-2012 through which refund may be claimed? - Reply By Pradeep Khatri - The Reply = In Notification No. 41/2012-ST dated 29-06-2012, the standard rates of refund have been prescribed, yo ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... u have to mention in the shipping bill that you will avail the refund of service tax under this notification and by default after export the refund will be credit in your bank account. - Reply By JAMES PG - The Reply = You can also claim Service Tax Refund under Not No 41/12 by filing refund claim with the jurisdictional Dy /Asst Commisioner if the claim is not made on the basis of rates spec ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ified in the Schedule of rates. As per proviso1 (b) of the Notn, "(b) the rebate shall be claimed either on the basis of rates specified in the Schedule of rates annexed to this notification (hereinafter referred to as the Schedule), as per the procedure specified in paragraph 2 or on the basis of documents, as per the procedure specified in paragraph 3" Another alternative is that ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... you can claim Cenvat credit of Service Tax as the place of removal for FOB export is held to be Port in a series of judgements and also Master Circular No 97/8/2007 dated 23.08.07 clarified the same. - Reply By Vartik Choksi - The Reply = Dear Sir, Thanks for the reply. Can u please provide the list of decisions in which FOB has been held as the place of removal? And what about the CENV ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... AT CREDIT ON Banking Financial Services? Can I claim the same in RG 23A Part II or need to file a seperate claim under Notification No. 41/2012 ? - Reply By JAMES PG - The Reply = Given below few among the many judgements: JK TYRE INDUSTRIES LTD Vs CCE, Mysore - 2010 (1) TMI 424 - CESTAT, BANGALORE JSW STEEL LTD.Vs CCE, Thane - 2012 (12) TMI 141 - CESTAT, MUMBAI 201 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 2-TIOL-1514-CESTAT-AHM M/s DYNAMIC INDUSTRIES Vs CCE, DAMAN M/s Modern Petrofils Vs CCE, Vadodara - 2010 (2) TMI 328 - CESTAT, AHMEDABAD CCE, Ahmedabad Vs M/s ADF FOODS LTD - 2009 (6) TMI 866 - CESTAT AHMEDABAD CCE Vs .M/s GMR INDUSTRIES LTD 2012 (8) TMI 24 - CESTAT, BANGAORE RAWMIN MINING AND INDUSTRIES LTD Vs CCE, Bhavnagar 2008 (10) TMI 79 - CESTAT, AHMEDABAD ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... M/s Leela Scottish Lace Pvt Ltd Vs CC, Bangalore 2010 (3) TMI 905 - CESTAT BANGALORE For Banking services also, the option is either refund claim or Cenvat credit - Refund V/s Rebate on Input services - Query Started By: - Vartik Choksi Dated:- 18-12-2012 Service Tax - Got 4 Replies - Service Tax - Discussion Forum - Knowledge Sharing, reply post by an expert, personal opinion ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 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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