The Goods and the Service Tax Act is levied on goods and services based on the principle of value addition. To negate the cascading effect of the tax liability that is paid on the procurement of the raw materials, consumables, plants, machinery, etc. This element of offsetting the tax liability is called the input tax credit.
Every person with a GST registration in the supply chain takes part in control, collects the GST tax, and remits the amount that is collected. To avoid double taxation and the cascading effect of the tax input credit is provided to set off tax paid on the procurement of the raw materials, consumables, goods, or services that are used in the manufacturing, supply, and sale of goods or services.
The business can achieve neutrality using the input tax credit mechanism in the incidence of tax and ensure that the input tax element is not entering into the cost of production or the cost of supply of goods and services.
The input tax credit can be claimed by a person who is registered under GST only if he is meeting the conditions that are mentioned below:
As a registered taxable person the input tax credit can be claimed on basis of the following documents:
step:1 An invoice that is issued by the supplier of goods or services
step:2 An invoice that is issued by the recipient of the goods and services supplied by an unregistered dealer. Such supply comes under the reverse charge mechanism. This mechanism involves the supplies made by an unregistered person to a registered person.
Step 3 A debit note that is issued by the supplier of the tax charged is less than the tax payable concerning such supply.
Step 4 A bill of entry or similar documents are also required to document an integrated tax on imports.
Step 5 An invoice or credit note that is issued by an input service distributor as per the rules under GST.
step:6 A supply bill by a dealer that is opting for a composition scheme or an exporter or a supplier of the exempted goods.
The following requisites are mandatory for claiming the input tax credit under the GST:
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