Rules Rule 36 of CGST Rules 2017 i.e. Documentary Requirements and Conditions for Claiming Input Tax Credit


Financial Year: 2017


Rule 36 of CGST Rules 2017

 

Documentary requirements and conditions for claiming input tax credit

 

 

(1)The input tax credit shall be availed

by a registered person, including the Input Service Distributor,

on the basis of any of the following documents, namely,-

 

(a) an invoice issued by the supplier of goods or services or both in accordance with the provisions of section 31;

 

(b) an invoice issued in accordance with the provisions of clause (f) of sub-section (3) of section 31, subject to the payment of tax; (i.e. Reverse Charge case)

 

(c) a debit note issued by a supplier in accordance with the provisions of section 34;

 

(d) a bill of entry or any similar document prescribed under the Customs Act, 1962 or rules made there under for the assessment of integrated tax on imports;

 

(e) an Input Service Distributor invoice or Input Service Distributor credit note or any document issued by an Input Service Distributor in accordance with the provisions of rule 54(1).

 

 

(2) Input tax credit shall be availed by a registered person

only if all the applicable particulars as specified in the provisions of Chapter VI are contained in the said document,

and the relevant information, as contained in the said document,

is furnished in FORM GSTR-2 by such person.

 

Provided that if the said document

does not contain all the specified particulars

but contains the details of the amount of

tax charged,

description of goods or services,

total value of supply of goods or services or both,

GSTIN of the supplier

and recipient and

place of supply in case of inter-State supply,

input tax credit may be availed by such registered person.

 

(Inserted by Notification No 39/2018 Central Tax dated 04th Sep 2018 by the name 8th Amendment CGST Rules 2018)

 

 

 

(3) No input tax credit shall be availed by a registered person in respect of any tax

that has been paid in pursuance of any order

where any demand has been confirmed

on account of any fraud, willful misstatement or suppression of facts.

 

 

(4) Input tax credit to be availed by a registered person in respect of invoices or debit notes,

the details of which have not been uploaded by the suppliers under sub-section (1) of section 37,

shall not exceed 20  10  per cent of the eligible credit available in respect of invoices or debit notes

the details of which have been uploaded by the suppliers under sub-section (1) of section 37.

 

(Sub Rule 4 has been inserted by Notification No 49/2019 Central Tax dated 09th Oct 2019 i.e. 6th Amendment to CGST Rules 2019)

(20% has been substituted by 10% by Notification No 75/2019 Central Tax dated 26th Dec 2019 to be implemented from 1st Jan 2020 i.e. 9th Amendment CGST Rules 2019)

 

Provided that the said condition shall apply cumulatively

for the period February, March, April, May, June, July and August, 2020

and the return in FORM GSTR-3B

for the tax period September, 2020

shall be furnished

with the cumulative adjustment of input tax credit for the said months in accordance with the condition above.

 

(Proviso has been inserted by Notification No 30/2020 Central Tax dated 03rd April 2020 i.e. 4th Amendment to CGST Rules 2020)

 

Thanks

CA Rahul Gupta