hello...
I have a small conceptual query in relation to Gujarat VAT.
My question is that, whether we can claim the tax credit of purchase tax paid against the VAT Output payable..??
Actually, this is the case of a suagr industry.. Sugar industries purchase sugarcane and pay purchase tax on it and using that, they produce sugar.. But the fact is that; sugar is fully VAT free in Gujarat, so we cannot use the Claim of purchase tax that we pay to the unregistered dealer.. But along with sugar, we also produce Molasses. Molasses is the by-product of Sugar on which VAT is to be paid at the rate of 4%..
Now, my question is that: can we use the credit of purchase tax paid on sugar in the VAT payable on Molasses..??
On reading the Manual and the Act, i feel that we can claim the credit in some proportion if not allowed fully.. But, i am not clear with these wordings.. What should be the proportion for claiming such credit of purchase tax...
Kindly Reply.......... because the amount of purchase tax as well as that of the VAT is too high..