14 October 2008
Our compnay is engeged in road construction as well as mining sector.We were paying service tax on mining activity. Upto last year our compnay was not maintaing the seprate records of input and consumption.Hence we were paying the service tax by utlizing the CENVAT credit @20% of service tax payable and remainign in cash. So till 31-3-2008, we have very huge balance in CENVAT credit having mix of taxable as well as exempted input service. Now from 01-04-2008, service provider has to opt weather he is to maintain seprate records for taxabale and exepmted service. We have opted to maintain seprate records for taxabale as well as exepted services. Now my question is what would be treatment of Opening Balance of CENVAT Credit? Can we use for payment of service tax or we shoud write off the same or use only 20%
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