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Input Credit on Service Tax paid on Telephone Bills

K Rajendra Prasad (CA) (133 Points)

31 January 2008

Service Providers (Not Manufacturers) are entitled to claim input on service tax paid on telephone bills.

While preparing the service tax return (ST3) where can I put the credit figure.

Regards

CA K R P

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(Guest)

We have an advertising agency & registered with Service Tax Deptt. However for some reasons wehave not claimed any input credit till date Our Questions are as follows ; 1. Date of commencement to avail Input Service Tax Credit. Is the dates for claims are different for telephone use, mobile & other services 2. How to take input Service Tax credit. can we adjust from our future output deposits or balance of input credit can be carry forwad to next financial year or we can claim for refund 3. what is the procedure to maintain the records for input credit is it true that if records not maintainedthan only 35% of inputcredit is allowed 4. can we claim the input service tax credit from the begining now 5. what is CENVAT Credit

Vaira Mutthu (Chartered Accountant) (40 Points)
Replied 16 March 2008

service tax credit in respect of telephone can be availed on payment basis. In new ST-3 Return point No.5B - cenvat credit taken and utilized is available for mentioning the credit taken and utilised.

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Vaira Mutthu (Chartered Accountant) (40 Points)
Replied 16 March 2008

1. first if you filed the return with out cenvat credit details .. then please ammend the st-3 return but the time limit is 90 days

2. you can take service tax credit in respect of telepbone, mobile but the name of the telephone and mobile should be in the name of the service provider.

3. The service tax credit should be taken on payment basis.

4. use the availed credit agaist the service tax payable

OFFICESELVA (Service) (515 Points)
Replied 19 March 2008

Please tell me where is the time limit of 90 days mentioned in cenvat credit rules, 2004?

(Guest)

Sir I Want to know can we cenvat credit on advertisement bill also

(Guest)

Kindly let me know where input credits on service tax payable is availed and also the credit %.

Can the credit be availed on the following

1. Telephones

2. Rent(Warehousing charges paid)

3. Courier Charges

4. Outsourcing expenses

subramanya (Professional) (907 Points)
Replied 09 May 2008

In ST 3 Returns, you may specify the Input credit paid in the below given boxes.

4A I - 1

Service Tax paid (a) (ii) by Cenvat Credit column in the respective month.

Education cess paid (b) (ii) by Cenvat Credit column in the respective month

Secondary and Higher Education cess paid (c) (ii) by Cenvat Credit column in the respective month

Regards,
Subramanya

(Guest)

is TDS needs to be deducted on Telephone & Internet service Bills?

(Guest)

Dear Sir

We are registered with Service Tax Deptt as Installation & Commissioning Engineers, Please go thru following points:

1. We are raising Invoice to our clients with charging Service Tax @ 12.36%.

2. We receive payment from our customers between 1-12 months, sometimes we dont receive the full or partial payment.

3. With ref to above points when Service tax should be paid by us to Govt after recipt of the payment from clients or after raising the invoice.

OFFICESELVA (Service) (515 Points)
Replied 02 October 2008

After receipt of payment.

(Guest)

Originally posted by :Guest
"	Kindly let me know where input credits on service tax payable is availed and also the credit %. Can the credit be availed on the following 1. Telephones 2. Rent(Warehousing charges paid) 3. Courier Charges 4. Outsourcing expenses	"

pls let me know answer

(Guest)

Pls i want to know there is any limitation for to clain Input service Tax. Our Input tax amount more than output service tax . in this case what i should do ?

obal Kumar (Credit Controller) (20 Points)
Replied 01 December 2008

Hi Can you pls help in below points. 1) We are at tour oparators we have an exemption to charge on service tax upto 60%, We bill to our Delhi agent (our customer) & We get bills from local ( Our ventdor), Pls help that can we take service tax credit on the pymt which we make to our vendor? 2) Can we also take credit on service tax paid to Telephone bills? 3) What is CENVAT credit taken & Utilzed column in ST-3 form (Ref: Column No. 5B)