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Thursday 16 July 2020
Analysis of Provisions related to order of Utilization of Input Tax Credit
Analysis of Provisions related to order of Utilization
of Input Tax Credit
Overview
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As per sub section (4) of
section 49 of CGST Act,2017 “The
amount available in the electronic credit ledger may be used for making any
payment towards output tax under this Act or under the Integrated Goods and
Services Tax Act in such manner and subject to such conditions and within
such time as prescribed in sub rule (3) of rule 85 of the CGST Rules, 2017
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Sub rule (3) of rule 85 of the CGST Rules, 2017
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Subject to the provisions of section 49, section 49A and
section 49B, payment of every liability by a registered person as
per his return shall be made by debiting the electronic credit ledger
maintained as per rule 86 or the electronic cash ledger maintained as per
rule 87 and the electronic liability register shall be credited accordingly.
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Sub section (5) of section 49
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The amount of input tax credit available in the electronic
credit ledger of the registered person on account of—
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Section 49A
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Notwithstanding anything
contained in section 49, the input tax credit on account of
central tax, State tax or Union territory tax shall be utilized towards
payment of integrated tax, central tax, State tax or Union territory tax, as
the case may be, only after the input tax credit available on account of
integrated tax has first been utilized fully towards such payment.
[ Inserted by the Central Goods and
Services Tax (Amendment) Act, 2018, w.e.f. 1-2-2019]
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Section 49B
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Notwithstanding anything
contained in this Chapter and subject to the
provisions of clause (e) and clause (f)
of sub-section (5) of section 49, the Government may,
on the recommendations of the Council, prescribe the order and manner of
utilization of the input tax credit on account of integrated tax, central
tax, State tax or Union territory tax, as the case may be, towards payment of
any such tax.]
Rule prescribed in this
regard
Rule 88A. Input
tax credit on account of integrated tax shall first be utilized towards
payment of integrated tax, and the amount remaining, if any, may be utilized
towards the payment of central tax and State tax or Union territory tax, as
the case may be, in any order:
Provided that
the input tax credit on account of central tax, State tax or Union territory
tax shall be utilized towards payment of integrated tax, central tax, State
tax or Union territory tax, as the case may be, only after the input tax
credit available on account of integrated tax has first been utilized fully.
[Rule 88A Inserted by Central Goods and Services Tax
(Second Amendment) Rules, 2019, w.e.f. 1-4-2019.]
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Summary of above discussed provisions
Order of
Utilization of ITC
IGST INPUT
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First it has to be utilized towards IGST
output liability
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Any leftover IGST ITC to be utilized
towards CGST or SGST/UGST output liability as per choice (i.e. either first utilized
towards CGST and then SGST or first utilized towards SGST and then CGST or in
any proportion basis for example 50% towards CGST and 50% towards SGST
etc.)
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CGST INPUT
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IGST ITC has be fully exhaust before
utilizing CGST ITC.
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First it has to be utilized towards CGST
output liability
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Any leftover CGST ITC to be utilized
towards IGST output liability
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CGST ITC can’t be utilized towards
SGST/UGST output liability
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SGST INPUT
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IGST ITC has be fully exhaust before
utilizing SGST ITC.
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First it has to be utilized towards SGST
output liability
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Any leftover SGST ITC to be utilized
towards IGST output liability
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SGST ITC can’t be utilized towards CGST/UGST
output liability
Utilization provision is same for UGST is same as SGST.
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