1. by s.jaikumar advocate CENVAT CREDIT

2. Basic Features  Concept of Cenvat credit.  Landmarks – 1986, 1994 & 2004.  Cenvat Credit Rules, 2004.

3. Applicability  Manufacturers.  Service providers.

4. Certain Terms.  Input.  Capital goods.  Input Services.  Input Service Distributor.  First / Second stage dealer.

5. Cenvattable Duties / Taxes  Basic Excise Duty.  CVD.  NCCD.  Education CESS.  Addl. Duty of Customs – Sec. 3(5).  Service Tax and CESS thereon.

6. Utilisation and Restrictions on Utilisation  Payment of Excise duty.  Payment of Service tax.  Other payments.  Cross utilisation.

7. Other Conditions.  Capital goods – 50 % restriction.  No to “having the cake and eating it too” - Depreciation / Cenvat Credit.  Removal of inputs / capital goods - the story “as such”.

8. Other Conditions.  Removal for job work.  Write off.  Service Tax Credit - Pay and use.  Documents for availing credit.

9. Rule 6 Algebra.  Position upto 31.03.2008.  Position from 01.04.2008.

10. Rule 6.  Protection to certain clearances.  Protected Services.  Chandrapur Magnet Wires (P) Ltd Vs CCE. 1996 (81) ELT 3 SC - Recent developments.

11. Certain Common Disputes…  Credit for mobile phone. India Rayon Industries Ltd. Vs CCE 2006 (4) STR 79.  Credit for outdoor catering. CCE Vs GTC Industries. 2008 – TIOL – 1634.

12. Certain Common Disputes…  Credit for outward transportation. - Gujarat Ambuja Cements Ltd. Vs CCE. 2007 (6) STR 249. - India Cements Limited Vs CCE 2007 (8) STR 43. - Master Circular and recent amendments.

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