Excise duty and service tax

This query is : Resolved

Querist : Anonymous

Querist : Anonymous (Querist)

17 July 2012 Dear Experts

Can excise dutyand service tax be charged on the same services.

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One of my client is dealing with extraction of iron ore from mines. as per customer order, he makes it different size by crushing. For this he charge some fees to cutomer, when he raises the bill he added processing charges to the invoice and paid excise duty there on. Whether he is liable to Service tax on the processing charge.

With Regards
Santosh

RENGARAJ R.K

RENGARAJ R.K (Expert)
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17 July 2012 As per the new negative list notification, when a process is done which amounts to manufacture either under central excise or under the state excise, such services are exempted and therefore in my opinion, he is not liable to pay service tax when the end products are excisable.