Article explains when Input Tax Credit is not available under GST, What are the exception to rule/provisions of non availability of Input Tax Credit under GST and relevant explanations. Input Tax credit under GST is not available on Motor vehicles for transportation of persons having approved seating capacity of not more than 13 persons (including the driver), Vessels and aircraft, Motor Car related expenses, Membership of a club, Health and fitness centre, Travel benefits extended to employees on vacation such as leave or home travel concession and on various other items subject to exceptions, which are detailed below-
| Sr No. | Input Tax credit not available | Exceptions –Input credit available | Explanation |
| (a) | Motor vehicles for transportation of persons having approved seating capacity of not more than 13 persons (including the driver) | (i)If motor vehicles are used for making following taxable supplies
(A) Further supply of such motor vehicles, or (B) Transportation of passengers, or (C) Imparting training on driving such motor vehicles |
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| (aa) | Vessels and aircraft | (i) If vessels and aircrafts are used for making following taxable supplies.
(A) Further supply of such vessels or aircraft, or (B) Transportation of passengers (C) Imparting training on navigating such vessels (D) Imparting training on flying such aircraft (ii) For transportation of goods |
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| (ab) |
If they are related to motor vehicles, vessels or aircraft |
(i) Where the motor vehicles, vessels or aircraft referred to in clause (a) or clause (aa) are used for the purposes specified therein
(ii) Where received by a taxable person engaged – (I) In the manufacture of such motor vehicles, vessels or aircraft or (II) In the supply of general insurance services in respect of such motor vehicles, vessels or aircraft insured by him |
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For example, assuming the government passes a rule for all employers to provide mandatory cab services to female staff in night shifts ABC Ltd hires a rent a cab to provide to transportation to its female staff on night shifts
Then ITC will be available to ABC Ltd on the GST paid to the rent a cab service. |
| (b) (ii) | Membership of a club, Health and fitness centre | ||
| (b) (iii) | Travel benefits extended to employees on vacation such as leave or home travel concession | ||
| (c) | Works contract services when supplied for construction of an immovable property (other than plant and machinery) |
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| (d) | Goods or services or both received by a taxable person for construction of an immovable property on his own account, (other than plant and machinery), even when such goods or services or both are used in course or furtherance of business |
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| Explanation 1 -Term ‘construction’ includes re-construction, renovation, additions or alterations or repairs, to the extent of capitalization, to the said immovable property. | |||
| Sr. No. | Input credit not available | Explanation | |
Explanation 2 :-Term ‘Plant and Machinery’ means apparatus, equipment, machinery fixed to earth by foundation or structural support that are used for making outward supply of goods or services or both and includes such foundation and structural supports but excludes
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| (e) | Goods and/or services on which tax has been paid under section 10
(Composition Levy) |
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| (f) | Goods or services or both received by a non-resident taxable person except on goods imported by him |
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| (g) | Goods and/or services used for personal consumption | ||
| (h) | Goods lost, stolen, destroyed, written off or disposed of by way of gift or free samples. |
– Any goods which are disposed through these mechanism will be covered here. -E.g.. Free samples given by the pharma companies are also covered by the clause and no ITC shall be available in relation to such free samples. The objective behind blocking input credit in above cases is to avoid leakage of tax. The government will not be able to get any tax benefit on the goods lost/ disposed off by way of free gifts etc. if it allows input credit in such cases. Above view has been confirmed by department also by Circular No. 92/11/2019-GST dated 7 March 2019. Advance ruling authorities has also given similar opinion in case of Sanofi India Limited and Surfa Coats (India) Private Limited. |
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| (i) | Any tax paid in terms of section 74, 129 or 130. | Section 74 – Taxes are not paid or short paid or erroneously refunded or input tax credit wrongly availed or utilized by reason of fraud or willful misstatement or suppression of facts.
If the supplier is making payment of taxes under forward charge, no input tax credit will be available to the recipient. In case of reverse charge, if the recipient is making payment of taxes, even the recipient will not be allowed to avail input tax credit. Section 129 – Detention, seizure and release of goods and conveyance in transit. Section 130 – Confiscation of goods and/ or conveyance and levy of penalty. In both the cases, if any payment is made by any person under these sections, no input tax credit will be available. There is a practical challenge in implementing this provision is that how recipient will get to know that supplier has deposited tax by reason of fraud etc. Generally, recipient claims input credit on the basis of tax invoice which does not contains any such details. Supplier has paid tax under fraud is decided by the courts which takes longer time period to decide. However, time limit for the recipient to take input credit is 30 September of next FY. Circular No. 123/42/2019– GST dated 11 November 2019 allows 120 % input credit of invoices uploaded by the suppliers. It seems that when government allows input credit to recipient only when suppliers uploads their invoices in the GST return, it seems sr. no. (i) of Section 17 is practically redundant. |
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