https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=105162 Input tax credit on purchases from a supplier later reported non-existent must be assessed on the totality of evidence. Contemporaneous invoices, transport records, GST records and banking-channel payments require independent verification and cogent rebuttal; a supplier's later non-existence alone does not establish fictitious purchases or non-receipt of goods. Recovery of allegedly wrongful credit under Section 74 requires positive evidence of fraud, wilful misstatement or suppression with intent to evade tax. Non-appearance before authorities or delayed invoice payment followed by proportionate credit reversal with interest does not, by itself, establish those statutory ingredients or justify equal penalty. en-us Mon, 19 Oct 2026 07:01:13 +0530 Mon, 19 Oct 2026 07:01:14 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=105162 Input tax credit on purchases from a supplier later reported non-existent must be assessed on the totality of evidence. Contemporaneous invoices, transport records, GST records and banking-channel payments require independent verification and cogent rebuttal; a supplier's later non-existence alone does not establish fictitious purchases or non-receipt of goods. Recovery of allegedly wrongful credit under Section 74 requires positive evidence of fraud, wilful misstatement or suppression with intent to evade tax. Non-appearance before authorities or delayed invoice payment followed by proportionate credit reversal with interest does not, by itself, establish those statutory ingredients or justify equal penalty. Highlights GST Mon, 19 Oct 2026 07:01:13 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=105162