GST Set Off Rules Wef 01/02/2019

As per CGST Amendment act 2018, the set off rules has been changed the updated rules are presented with examples as follows:

Amended proviso 5(c)

“Provided that the input tax credit on account of State tax shall be utilised towards payment of integrated tax only where the balance of the input tax credit on account of central tax is not available for payment of integrated tax;”;

Amended proviso 5(D)

in clause (d), the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:–– “Provided that the input tax credit on account of Union territory tax shall be utilised towards payment of integrated tax only where the balance of the input tax credit on account of central tax is not available for payment of integrated tax;

Let us understand with example:

IGST Liability: 15000.

New Provision Section 49A

“49A. Notwithstanding anything contained in section 49, the input tax credit on account of central tax, State tax or Union territory tax shall be utilised towards payment of integrated tax, central tax, State tax or Union territory tax, as the case may be, only after the input tax credit available on account of integrated tax has first been utilised fully towards such payment.

Implication of such provision:

As per author view the implication of such provision is that, we have to first utilize input tax credit of IGST, and then use CGST/SGST input tax credit for the balance liability.

Let us Understand with following Chart:

As per old law: The Following sequences are required to be maintained:

As per New Amended CGST Law: The Following sequences are required to be maintained:

After the insertion of new provision of section 49A it seems that the registered person needs to pay GST in certain situation which was not the case earlier.

Let us understand with example: