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Whether ITC from other business verticals under same GSTIN be used for offsetting output tax liability of restaurant where tax rate is 5% without ITC.
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output tax liability of restaurant where tax rate is 5% without ITC.
14 Oct 2024 
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Input tax credit use for restaurant supplies disputed; residual ledger credit may offset output tax subject to reversal and composition rules.
Whether ITC from other taxable activities under the same GST registration may be used to pay output tax on restaurant supplies taxed under the non ITC option is disputed. Contributors state that ITC attributable to restaurant supplies taxed without ITC must be reversed and cannot form part of the credit ledger, while ITC legitimately attributable to other taxable activities in the same registration remains in the electronic credit ledger and may be used to discharge output tax unless barred by composition status or specific legal restriction. (AI Summary)
Whether ITC from other taxable activities under the same GST registration may be used to pay output tax on restaurant supplies taxed under the non ITC option is disputed. Contributors state that ITC attributable to restaurant supplies taxed without ITC must be reversed and cannot form part of the credit ledger, while ITC legitimately attributable to other taxable activities in the same registration remains in the electronic credit ledger and may be used to discharge output tax unless barred by composition status or specific legal restriction. (AI Summary)