Interest on Wrongful Input Tax Credit is mandatory where excess transitional credit was retained and later reversed, and related objections were rejec...
Clause (e) of section 43B, as amended to include interest payable to co-operative banks effective 01-04-2018, does not apply to assessment year 2017-18 unless the assessee qualified as a scheduled bank; a notified scheduled bank was already covered pre-amendment. Because the assessee did not pay interest due to Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative Bank on or before the due date for filing under section 139(1), the interest is disallowable under section 43B. Capitalization of such interest into work-in-progress does not prevent the disallowance; decision favours revenue.
Clause (e) of section 43B, as amended to include interest payable to co-operative banks effective 01-04-2018, does not apply to assessment year 2017-18 unless the assessee qualified as a scheduled bank; a notified scheduled bank was already covered pre-amendment. Because the assessee did not pay interest due to Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative Bank on or before the due date for filing under section 139(1), the interest is disallowable under section 43B. Capitalization of such interest into work-in-progress does not prevent the disallowance; decision favours revenue.
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