05 September 2012
Dear CA Club Memebers, My Query is that while paying the Liability of Service Tax (Output), Can I adjust Service Tax (Input) @12% - 30000, and I will not take education Cess @2% - 5000, SEC@1%- 300. This EDU Cess & SEC I will take afterwards. Whether the Rules allows me to take only the Service Tax 12% portion only.The Edu Cess & SEC I will take take afterwards. Mine is the manufacturing activity.
13 September 2012
You can take take credit of the education cess and Higher secondary education cess later after the period when the credit of service tax is taken. There is no legal bar.