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12 May 2019
Levy Interest on Output Tax as well as Input Tax Credit: Hyderabad GST Commissionerate Orders
- In case of delayed GST return filing, a taxpayer is liable to pay interest not only on the outstanding tax liability but also on the input tax credit (ITC) balance in the electronic credit ledger maintained on the GST Network portal, a Hyderabad GST commissionerate order said.
- This has raised of the industry as it goes against the proposed amendment in the GST law and may even be replicated by other commissioner ate, tax experts said. A regular GST taxpayer has to pay a late fee of Rs100 per day along with 18 per cent interest on the tax liability.
- The order was issued despite the GST Council’s decision in its 31st meeting on December 22 last year, which said interest should be charged only on net tax liability of the taxpayer, after taking into account the admissible input tax credit. This means that interest would be levied only on the amount payable through the electronic cash ledger, and not on any amount payable through the electronic credit ledger.
- Accordingly, the order directed field officers to ensure that interest liability is paid by taxpayers not only on the cash component, but also on the credit component of tax paid, which otherwise becomes a recoverable arrears for the purpose of initiating recovery under GST laws.
- The Central Government may consider issuing suitable instruction/clarification to provide that in line with the amendment proposed under Section 50, no such recovery proceedings should be initiated by any State Government where the taxpayer had sufficient credit balance to discharge GST liability.