ITC of Current Year to pay tax liability of PYs

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Can ITC of current FY 20-21 claimed during September 20 be used to pay liabilities of FY 17-18, 18-19 to be paid through DRC-03.

AI Summary

Tax Credit from 2020-21 Can Offset Liabilities from 2017-18 and 2018-19, Say Experts; No Direct Correlation Needed. A user inquired if the Input Tax Credit (ITC) from the fiscal year 2020-21, claimed in September 2020, could be used to settle tax liabilities from fiscal years 2017-18 and 2018-19 through DRC-03. Two respondents affirmed this possibility. One noted that the government is compensated through interest for delayed tax payments, while the other stated that a one-to-one correlation is unnecessary, supporting the use of current ITC to offset previous GST liabilities.