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1.8. INPUT TAX CREDIT UNDER GST ACT.

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INPUT TAX CREDIT SERIES – PART 8

Last week we have gone through areas where ITC in ineligible. Read the Part 7 of ITC under GST. Please go through the link below

https://gstindiadaily.wordpress.com/2020/09/07/1-7-input-tax-credit-under-gst-act/

MANNER OF CLAIMING GST:

A person who is registered as a taxable person shall be eligible to take credit of input tax admissible to him and the said amount shall be credited to the electronic credit ledger of such person. Such credit shall be utilized only for payment for self-assessed output tax liability.

Electronic credit ledger is the input tax credit ledger in electronic form maintained at the common portal for each registered taxable person. Mr Raju sells goods to Mr Biju and issues supply invoice. Mr Raju files GSTR 1 with all the details of Mr Biju.

Information from GSTR 1 gets transmitted to GSTR 2A of Mr Biju. The amount of tax paid on purchases gets credited to Electronic Credit Ledger of Mr Biju and he can use the credit received to pay his output tax liability. The input tax credit can be availed after satisfying the conditions to avail ITC.

HOW CAN INPUT TAX CREDIT BE UTILIZED?

INPUT TAX CREDIT OF IGST?

ITC lying in IGST shall be utilised toward payment of following taxes in this order only

  • IGST Output Liability completely
  • CGST/SGST/UTGST Output Liability in any proportion

ITC on account of IGST should be first utilised toward IGST and amount remains, if any, should be utilised for CGST & SGST/UTGST respectively.

ITC on account of CGST & SGST/UTGST shall be utilised only after the ITC available on account of IGST has first been utilised fully towards such payment.

INPUT TAX CREDIT OF CGST?

ITC lying in CGST shall be utilised toward payment of output liability in following order only

  • CGST output liability
  • IGST output liability

ITC lying in CGST account shall not be utilised towards payment of SGST/UTGST output liability.

ITC on account of CGST shall be utilised only after the ITC available on account of IGST has first been utilised fully towards such payment.

INPUT TAX CREDIT OF SGST?

ITC lying in SGST/UTGST shall be utilised toward payment of output liability in following order only

  • SGST/UTGST output liability
  • IGST output liability

ITC on account of SGST/UTGST shall be utilised only after the ITC available on account of IGST has first been utilised fully towards such payment.

ITC on account of SGST/UTGST shall be utilised towards payment of IGST only where the balance of the ITC on account of CGST is not available for payment of IGST.

ITC of SGST/UTGST Shall not be utilised for payment of CGST liability.

Order and manner of utilisation of ITC is presented in a tabular form below

Output Liability First Set Off with Next Set Off with Not Allowed to Set off with
IGST IGST CGST/SGST/UTGST  
CGST CGST IGST SGST/UTGST
SGST SGST IGST CGST
UTGST UTSGT IGST CGST

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Let us understand the ITC utilisation concept with an example:

PARTICULARS IGST CGST SGST
OUTPUT TAX PAYABLE 25,000 50,000 50,000
INPUT TAX CREDIT AVAIABLE 30,000 12,000 12,000

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PARTICULARS IGST CGST SGST
OUTPUT TAX PAYABLE 25,000 50,000 50,000
Less : IGST ITC 25,000 2,500 2,500
Less : CGST ITC 12,000
Less : SGST ITC 12,000
CASH PAYMENT 35,500 35,500

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In the given example ITC of IGST Rs. 30,000 has been first utilised for IGST liability of Rs. 25,000 and balance of Rs. 5,000 utilised for the liability of CGST & SGST in equal proportion as per our convenience.

Alternatively, Balance of Rs. 5,000 can be utilise fully for CGST also, as shown below

PARTICULARS IGST CGST SGST
OUTPUT TAX PAYABLE 25,000 50,000 50,000
Less : IGST ITC 25,000 5,000
Less : CGST ITC 12,000
Less : SGST ITC 12,000
CASH PAYMENT 33,000 38,000

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