If VAT is paid under Works Contract category than service classifiable as works contract services

Western Corrosion Controller Vs C.C.E. & S.T. (CESTAT Ahmedabad) CBEC clarified vide letter DOF No. 334/1/2008- TRU dated 29.02.2008 that if VAT is paid under the category of Works Contract then the service should be classified as works contract services. In the instant case while the appellant has submitted the challans under which VAT has been paid but it cannot be ascertained from the said challans if the VAT has been paid under category of ‘Works Contract’. While the registration document shows the appellant was registered under works contract with Sale tax authorities. The...