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Service tax input

Amit Agarwal (Audit Assistant) (25 Points)

22 June 2012

I have a client. Its only income is "Income from Immovable Property". It pays Insurance Premium (along with Service Tax) which is reimbursed by the tenants fully.

The client wishes to take Cenvat Credit of the Service Tax . It does not have any other insurance expenditure.

Can the credit be taken??

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Prateek Agarwal (Sr. Executive - Finance & Accounts) (1732 Points)
Replied 23 June 2012

The provider of any output service is eligible to claim credit of the input services. in your case, the person is not an output service provider.

On the other hand, if he is an output service provider then he can take cenvat credit of the same.

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Amit Agarwal (Audit Assistant) (25 Points)
Replied 25 June 2012

Dear Prateek,

My client jus provides his properties on rent. Moreover, in this case entire expenditure of Insurance Premium (along with Service Tax) is reimbursed by the tenants i.e there is no Insurance Premium Expenditure in the books of my client. Still the client is seeking to take credit of Service Tax paid on Insurance Premium.

Prateek Agarwal (Sr. Executive - Finance & Accounts) (1732 Points)
Replied 25 June 2012

As per the facts of the case, your client is not eligible to claim credit since he is not actually paying the service tax. The tenants are paying the service tax amount, as such, making the builder ineligible to claim credit,.

RENGARAJ R.K (ADVOCATE) (7557 Points)
Replied 25 June 2012

If the expenditure is not booked in the accounts, there is no chance of getting CENVAT benefit. Your client has already received the entire premium amount which includs service tax also. It means he got the benefit of cenvat from tenant.

rengaraj r.k

Chetan (Officer) (112 Points)
Replied 26 June 2012

Also Mr. Amit, if the tenant has paid the actual insurance premium including the service tax amount to your client, then he will ask for the receipt of the sdame as well from him. So your client cannot avail the credit as he has no receipt of the same with him anymore.