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The respondent assessees are the manufacturer of motor cars, i.e. Fiat Uno model cars. The assessees had filed several price declarations in terms of Rule 173C of the Central Excise Rules, 1944 declaring wholesale price of their cars for sale through whole sale depots during the period commencing from 27.05.1996 to 04.03.2001.
Every manufacturer while crossing the threshold limit of SSI Exemption of Rs. 1.5 Crores home sales under Central Excise Law, suddenly start thinking about cenvat credit to be taken on capital goods purchased in current year or in last years.
The first issue is whether the declared transaction value can be rejected in all cases where the transaction value is lower than the manufacturing cost and profit . The Hon’ble Supreme Court has not ruled that transaction value can be rejected in all cases where the declared value is lower than the manufacturing cost and profit . At paragraph 66 in the FIAT judgment , the Hon’ble Court has declined to hold its earlier judgment in case of Collector of Central Excise
in sub-rule (5C), after the words “production of said goods”, the words “and the CENVAT credit taken on input services used in or in relation to the manufacture or production of said goods” shall be inserted;
CA. Sanjeev Singhal This rule has been changed by Notification no. 18/2012 dated 17.3.2012 applicable from 1.4.2012. Now this has been made more logical and rational as the distribution of CENVAT to various units has been made realistic. RULE -7 & 7A Manner of Distribution of Credit by ISD The input service distributor may distribute […]
Attention is invited to Circular No.345/2/2004-TRU (Pt.) dated 10th August, 2004, in which it was clarified that the Education Cess chargeable under Section 93(1) of the Finance (No.2) Act, 2004 is to be calculated by taking into account only such duties which are both levied and collected by the Department of Revenue.
Whether an existing unit in Jammu & Kashmir, which has availed of excise duty exemption under Notification No.56/2002-CE (location specific exemption to all goods other than the exclusion list) & No.57/2002-CE (non-location specific exemption to specified industries other than the exclusion list)
Rule 8(3A) of Central Excise Rules, 2002 stipulats that if an assessee defaults in payment of duty beyond thirty days from due date, the assessee shall not eligible to utilize cenvat credit for payment of duty and have to pay the duty consignment wise.
Issue: The earlier practice of endorsement of Bill of Entry by customs officer to an importer has since been dispensed with. This has led to ambiguity as to the mechanism by which CENVAT credit would be available to a subsequent manufacturer receiving the imported goods.
It is, therefore, clarified that an existing unit which has availed of excise duty exemption under notification No.56/2002-CE & 57/2002-CE, both dated 14.11.2002 by way of substantial expansion can avail of excise duty exemption under notification No.1/2010-CE, dated 06.02.2010 again by way of second substantial expansion so long as it satisfies the conditions stipulated under notification No.1/2010-CE, dated 06.02.2010.
