https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=105167 Input tax credit on joinery, carpentry and painting services used for shelves and display fixtures in rented retail shops is available where the services are used in furtherance of business and the GST component is not capitalised. The restriction for construction of immovable property applies only to the extent expenditure is capitalised. Although furnishing expenditure was capitalised as furniture and fixtures, the separately accounted GST was neither included in fixed-asset cost nor subjected to depreciation. The supplier-service classification, not disputed in the show-cause notice, could not be raised later to deny credit. Denial of the disputed credit was unsustainable and was set aside with consequential relief. 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=105167 Input tax credit on joinery, carpentry and painting services used for shelves and display fixtures in rented retail shops is available where the services are used in furtherance of business and the GST component is not capitalised. The restriction for construction of immovable property applies only to the extent expenditure is capitalised. Although furnishing expenditure was capitalised as furniture and fixtures, the separately accounted GST was neither included in fixed-asset cost nor subjected to depreciation. The supplier-service classification, not disputed in the show-cause notice, could not be raised later to deny credit. Denial of the disputed credit was unsustainable and was set aside with consequential relief. Highlights GST Mon, 19 Oct 2026 07:01:13 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=105167