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Whether Interest is Payable on ITC Reversal under Rule 37 when Sufficient Balance Exists in Electronic Credit Ledger?
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....hether Interest is Payable on ITC Reversal under Rule 37 when Sufficient Balance Exists in Electronic Credit Ledger? <br> Query (Issue) Started By: - Piyush Choudhary Dated:- 24-8-2026 Goods and Services Tax - GST <br> Got 2 Replies <br> GST<br> <br> Dear Experts, We seek your views on the following GST issue: A registered person has availed Input Tax Credit (ITC) on certain vendor invoices. Howev....
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....er, payment to some vendors could not be made within 180 days from the date of invoice, requiring reversal of ITC in terms of Section 16(2) of the CGST Act read with Rule 37 of the CGST Rules. In the relevant period: * The taxpayer had sufficient balance in the Electronic Credit Ledger at all times. * The reversed ITC was never utilized for payment of output tax liability, as adequate ITC balanc....
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....e remained available throughout. * ITC is proposed to be reversed after the expiry of 180 days due to non-payment to vendors. Query: * Whether interest under Section 50 is payable on such ITC reversal mandated under Rule 37, even when sufficient balance was available in the Electronic Credit Ledger throughout the period? * Can it be argued that since the credit was merely availed but not utiliz....
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....ed, and sufficient credit balance existed at all times, no interest liability should arise? * Are there any judicial precedents, departmental clarifications, or advance rulings supporting the view that interest is payable only when wrongly availed ITC is utilized, and not merely on account of Rule 37 reversal where adequate ITC balance exists? * Has any distinction been drawn by courts between "....
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....reversal due to non-payment within 180 days" and "wrongful availment/utilization of ITC" for the purpose of interest liability? Request experts to share their views along with relevant case laws, circulars, or statutory references. Thank you. --Reply By: Shilpi Jain The Reply: Interest should not be applicable since the interest is liable only on ITC that is availed and utilsed. The same should....
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.... apply to the 180 ITC as well. --Reply By: Raam Srinivasan Swaminathan Kalpathi The Reply: Dear Querist Rule 88B provides the methodology for computation interest u/s.50. To answer your specific queries 1. No 2. Sec.50(3) itself provides interest only if ITC is wrongly availed AND utilised 3. Rule 88B. Prior to insertion of Rule 88B vide Notification 14/2022 w.r.ef. 01-Jul-17 there were a numbe....
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....r of HC judgments. 4. In view of the elucidation hereinabove, this query turns superflous. Thanks <br>***<br> Discussion Forum - Knowledge Sharing....