TaxTMI 
TaxTMI 
Clarification in respect of apportionment of input tax credit (ITC) in cases of business reorganization under section 18(3) of Assam GST Act read with rule 41(1) of Assam GST Rules
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....eeking clarification in respect of apportionment and transfer of ITC in the event of merger, demerger, amalgamation or change in the constitution/ownership of business. Certain doubts have been raised regarding the interpretation of sub-section (3) of section 18 of the Assam Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (hereinafter referred to as "the Assam GST Act") and sub-rule (1) of rule 41 of the Assam Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017 (hereinafter referred to as "the Assam GST Rules") in the context of business reorganization. 2. According to sub-section (3) of section 18 of the Assam GST Act,- "Where there is a change in the constitution of a registered person on account of sale, merger, demerger, amalgamation, lease or transfer of ....
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....by sub-section (1) of section 168 of the Assam GST Act clarifies the issues involved in the Table below : Sl. No. Issue/question Clarification a. (i) In case of demerger, proviso to rule 41(1) of the Assam GST Rules provides that the input tax credit shall be apportioned in the ratio of the value of assets of the new units as specified in the demerger scheme. However, it is not clear as to whether the value of assets of the new units is to be considered at State level or at all-India level. Proviso to sub-rule (1) of rule 41 of the Assam GST Rules provides for apportionment of the input tax credit in the ratio of the value of assets of the new units as specified in the demerger scheme. Further, the explanation to sub-rule ....
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....ilarly, unutilized ITC of XYZ in State of U. P. will be transferred to ABC in ratio of value of assets in State of U. P., i. e., 10/40 = 0.25. (ii) Is the transferor required to file Form GST ITC-02 in all States where it is registered ? No. The transferor is required to file Form GST ITC-02 only in those States where both transferor and transferee are registered. b. The proviso to rule 41(1) of the Assam GST Rules explicitly mentions 'demerger'. Other forms of business reorganization where part of business is hived off or business in transferred as a going concern, etc. have not been covered in the said rule. Wherever business reorganization results in partial transfer of business assets along with liabilities, whe....
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....) How to determine the amount of ITC that is to be transferred to the transferee under each tax head (IGST/CGST/SGST) while filing of Form GST ITC-02 by the transferor ? The total amount of ITC to be transferred to the transferee (i. e., sum of CGST, SGST/UTGST and IGST credit) should not exceed the amount of ITC to be transferred, as determined under sub-rule (1) of rule 41 of the Assam GST Rules (refer 3(c)(i) above). However, the transferor shall be at liberty to determine the amount to be transferred under each tax head (IGST, CGST, SGST/UTGST) within this total amount, subject to the ITC balance available with the transferor under the concerned tax head. This is shown in the illustration below : (1) (2)....
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....s a change in the constitution of a registered person on account of sale, merger, demerger, amalgamation, lease or transfer of the business with the specific provisions for transfer of liabilities, the said registered person shall be allowed to transfer the input tax credit which remains unutilized in his electronic credit ledger to such sold, merged, demerged, amalgamated, leased or transferred business in such manner as may be prescribed." Further, sub-rule (1) of rule 41 of the Assam GST Rules prescribes that the registered person shall file the details in Form GST ITC-02 for transfer of unutilized input tax credit lying in his electronic credit ledger to the transferee. A conjoint reading of sub-section (3) of....