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REBATE CLAIM

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..... REBATE CLAIM
Query (Issue) Started By: - pradip patwardhan Dated:- 7-10-2015 Last Reply Date:- 9-10-2015 Service Tax
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Dear Experts We are as an Exporter regularly file service tax rebate claim under notification 41/2012-ST in resect of service tax paid on input service of Business support service and clearing and forwarding service. We have been regularly rec .....

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..... eiving the rebate claim since last 3 years but now the department new officer is of the view that the amount of service tax paid to our service provider has been recovered by us from importer (our buyer) as it is subsequently included in the invoice value and hence Show cause notice issued by the dept.and asked to why the claim amount should not be rejected. Kindly post your valuable reply on abo .....

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..... ve matter urgently.... Thanks & regards, Pradip Patwardhan Maharashtra Reply By Rajagopalan Ranganathan: The Reply: Sir, It is the policy of Government of India only services are to be exported and not service tax paid on input service. Since you are availing credit of service tax paid on input services as credit, according to principles of costing, such service tax paid on input service can .....

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..... not form part of transaction value of service exported. Therefore the contention of the officer that you have collected the service tax paid on input service from the importer of service is not tenable. Therefore if any show cause notice on the above ground is not maintainable in the eye of law. Reply By ashish chaudhary: The Reply: The intention of Notification No. 41/2012-ST is to allow refund .....

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..... /rebate of those services which have been used beyond the place of removal as Cenvat Credit cannot be allowed for the services used beyond place of removal. If services which have been claimed as rebate have been utilised beyond place of removal, there can not be denial of rebate/refund. On the other hand, if services have been used upto place of removal, credit can be claimed as input service and .....

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..... refund may be claimed under Rule 5 of CCR. Rebate may not be granted on such service. This issue has mainly arisen recently after clarification issued by Board regarding meaning of "Place of Removal" in case of export. If you are manufacturer, suggested to take input credit of services upto place of removal (which is considered port in case of export) and file rebate claim for service .....

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..... s beyond place of removal (practically very few services left). You could also consider going for fixed percentage of rebate under 41/2012-ST and claiming credit of services upto place of removal.
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