Condonation of Delay: Tribunal directed condonation where rectification proceedings were pursued, ordering merits adjudication after opportunity to be...
Restriction of Input Tax Credit under Rule 86A applies only to fraudulently or ineligible availed credit; mere wrongful recipient availment is insuffi...
The article explains that the departmental endorsement added to statutory Form ITC-02, requiring transferor and transferee to be in the same State/UT, lacks statutory basis and is unlawful; therefore it cannot be used to deny unutilised input tax credit. It states that Section 18(3) read with Rule 41 permits transfer of unutilised CGST on an NCLT approved amalgamation even where entities are in different States, and that portal restrictions are de hors the statutory scheme. Practically, until the portal is amended, the department must accept manually filed ITC-02 forms and process them within six weeks of receipt.
The article explains that the departmental endorsement added to statutory Form ITC-02, requiring transferor and transferee to be in the same State/UT, lacks statutory basis and is unlawful; therefore it cannot be used to deny unutilised input tax credit. It states that Section 18(3) read with Rule 41 permits transfer of unutilised CGST on an NCLT approved amalgamation even where entities are in different States, and that portal restrictions are de hors the statutory scheme. Practically, until the portal is amended, the department must accept manually filed ITC-02 forms and process them within six weeks of receipt.
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