TaxTMI 
TaxTMI 
Clarification on various issues relating to applicability of demand and penalty provisions under the Himachal Pradesh Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 in respect of transactions involving fake invoices
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....s and Excise, Shimla, Solan, Una, Sirmour, Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Mandi, Kullu, Chamba, Kangra, Revenue Distt Nurpur and BBN Baddi, H.P. 4. The Asstt. Commissioner of State Taxes and Excise, Incharge Distt. Kinnour, H.P. Dated Shimla-9 14th July, 2022. Sir, Subject: Clarification on various issues relating to applicability of demand and penalty provisions under the Himachal Pradesh Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 in respect of transactions involving fake invoices-Reg A number of cases have come to notice where the registered persons are found to be involved in issuing tax invoice, without actual supply of goods or services or both(hereinafter referred to as "fake invoices"), in order to enable the recipients of such invoices to avail an....
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....e provisions of section 7 of HPGST Act, no tax liability arises against 'A' for the said transaction, and accordingly, no demand and recovery is required to be made against 'A' under the provisions of section 73 or section 74 of HPGST Act in respect of the same. Besides, no penal action under the provisions of section 73 or section 74 is required to be taken against 'A' in respect of the said transaction. The registered person 'A' shall, however, be liable for penal action under section 122 (1)(ii) of the HPGST Act for issuing tax invoices without actual supply of goods or services or both. 2. A registered person "A" has issued tax invoice to another registered person "B" without any underlying supply of goods or services or both. 'B' av....
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.... the said tax invoice and further passes on the said input tax credit to another registered person 'C' by issuing invoices without underlying supply of goods or services or both. Whether 'B' will be liable for the demand and recovery and penal action, under the provisions of section 73 or section 74 or any other provisions of the HPGST Act. In this case, the input tax credit availed by 'B' in his electronic credit ledger on the basis of tax invoice issued by 'A', without actual receipt of goods or services or both, has been utilized by 'B' for passing on of input tax credit by issuing tax invoice to 'C' without any underlying supply of goods or services or both. As there was no supply of goods or services or both by 'B' to 'C' in respect o....