Can a taxpayer take input tax credit after the due date of September month return or filing of Annual Return?
No, you cannot take credit of the previous fiscal year after the due date of the September month return or filing of annual return whichever basis on the provisions of Sub-Section 4, Section 16 of the CGST Act.
One of the main features of Goods and Service Tax is the availability of the Input Tax Credit across the supply chain cycle. This statement provides very soothing sound to the trade and industry but it has certain conditions to be fulfilled to take advantage of this statement. As there is no matching for the time being as the Government has differed it, now it has become more critical to ensure that all the conditions
mentioned in the Act and Rules are fulfilled and for this, the filing of the GSTR – 3B return for the month of September 2018 is very vital.
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As per Notification No 44/2017-Central Tax,dt. 13-10-2017 , the taxpayers who are eligible to take input tax credit basis on sub-section of section 18 of the CGST Act 2017, who have taken registration during the month of July, August and September 2017, the last date for filing of FORM GST ITC-01 is extended up to 31st Oct 2017.
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) was introduced on 1st of July, 2017. In the press release dated 29th August, 2017, it was reported that the total revenue of GST paid under different heads for the month of July, 2017 (upto 29th August) was Rs. 92,283 crore. Out of the total GST collection of Rs. 92,283 crore, the total CGST revenue was Rs. 14,894 crore, SGST revenue was Rs.22,722 crore, IGST revenue was Rs.47,469 crore (of which IGST from imports was Rs.20,964 crore) and Compensation Cess was Rs.7,198 crore (of which Rs.599 crore is Compensation Cess from imports). Many assessees have been filing the returns for July 2017 belatedly and till 31st August, 2017 and the total GST paid for July is Rs. 94,063 crore.
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