ITC of Education Cess, SHEC & KKC cannot be claimed against GST: HC

Assistant Commissioner of CGST and Central Excise Vs Sutherland Global Services Private Limited (Madras High Court) Whether the Assessee is entitled to utilise and set off the accumulated unutilised amount of Education Cess (EC), Secondary and Higher Education Cess (SHEC) and Krishi Kalyan Cess (KKC), all jointly referred to as the “Cess” against the Output GST Tax Liability after the switch over of Indirect Taxation System to GST Regime with effect from 01.07.2017, which GST (Goods and Services Tax) levy subsumed within its fold 16 indirect taxes earlier leviable like Excise Duty,...