Dear Santosh Patil sir,
you can avail ITC Till 30th nov 2023, but since you have opted for quarterly filing option you will have to change mode from quarterly to monthly, if you opt for monthly filing now protal will allow you to change mode from quaterly to monthly from 1st jan onwards. if your september returns are pending than the same can be availed till nov 23.
Thus, the ex facie view expressed is that ITC cannot be claimed in QRMP return for Q3 to be filed in Jan. Few other forums also, I had came across this view from professionals.
Only for academic discussion, I am trying to delve into the provisions in light of this view:
16. (4) A registered person shall not be entitled to take input tax credit in respect of any invoice or debit note for supply of goods or services or both after the thirtieth day of November following the end of financial year to which such invoice or debit note pertains or furnishing of the relevant annual return, whichever is earlier.
41. (1) Every registered person shall, subject to such conditions and restrictions as may be prescribed, be entitled to avail the credit of eligible input tax, as self-assessed, in his return and such amount shall be credited to his electronic credit ledger.
39. (7) Every registered person who is required to furnish a return under subsection (1), other than the person referred to in the proviso thereto, or subsection (3) or sub-section (5), shall pay to the Government the tax due as per such return not later than the last date on which he is required to furnish such return:
Provided that every registered person furnishing return under the proviso to sub-section (1) shall pay to the Government, in such form and manner, and within such time, as may be prescribed,––
(a) an amount equal to the tax due taking into account inward and outward supplies of goods or services or both, input tax credit availed, tax payable and such other particulars during a month; or
(b) in lieu of the amount referred to in clause (a), an amount determined in such manner and subject to such conditions and restrictions as may be prescribed.
Rule 61(3) Every registered person required to furnish return, every quarter, under clause (ii) of sub-rule (1) shall pay the tax due under proviso to sub-section (7) of section 39, for each of the first two months of the quarter, by depositing the said amount in FORM GST PMT-06, by the twenty fifth day of the month succeeding such month:
On conjoint reading of these provision, my views is as follows:
1. Section 16(4) time limit is not linked to any return. Rather is it for self-assessment of ITC.
2. Self-assessed ITC is to be availed in Returns under section 49
3. QRMP person can choose to self-assess monthly and if they do so, they can take ITC for 2022-23 also into account for "tax due" up to Nov 30th 2023.
4. Only reporting the self assessment of Q 3 happens in Jan 2014.
This is only for academic discussion.