Refund of service tax on input services in respect of export

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krishnan (Querist)
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12 September 2008 A company is undertaking software development activities solely for a foreign company and it is considered as export of service under Export of Service Rules. The company is paying service tax on various input services like professional charges, rent on premises used for software development, audit fees,telephone expenses, etc.

Can this company claim refund of the service tax paid on all such inputs and if so what procedure to be followed.

Dayal

Dayal (Expert)
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15 September 2008 Yes , Refund can be sought by you for all services which have relation to the export.

You will need to draw a relationship against the export ( input - output)

However if you are able to take the input credit, then the best resolution would be to export these services under claim for rebate.