Krishi Kalyan Cess not admissible as Input Tax Credit in GST Regime: AAR

Authority for Advance Ruling, Mumbai

ORDER

(under section 98 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 and the Maharashtra Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017)

No. GST-ARA-18/2017-18/B-25 Mumbai, dt. 05/04/2018

For reasons as discussed in the body of the order, the question is answered thus —

Q. Whether accumulated credit by way of Krishi Kalyan Cess (KKC) as appeared in the Service tax return of Input Service Distributor (ISD) ON June 30, 2017 which is carried forward in the electronic credit ledger maintained by the company under CGST Act 2017, will be considered as admissible input tax-credit?

A. Answered in the negative.

B. V. BORHADE

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PANKAJ KUMAR

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