Query of the day

October 12, 2022
Category : GST
Common credit reversal for registered person operating hotel and restaurant business
Ram Ltd. has started two segments of business i.e. Hotel and Restaurant in the single registration. In the lockdown period in a particular month, it does not have any business. Whether it is required to reverse the common credit of input and input services in that particular month.

The ITC of input and input services is required to be reversed in the proportion of the aggregate value of exempt supplies during the tax period (Say, E) and total turnover in the State of the registered person during the tax period (Say, F).

Where the registered person does not have any turnover during the said tax period or the aforesaid information is not available, the value of 'E/F' shall be calculated by taking values of 'E' and 'F' of the last tax period for which the details of such turnover are available, previous to the month during which the said value of 'E/F' is to be calculated.

Merely by saying that there was no turnover in the particular month, the registered person can not take the clue of non-reversal of common credit. Further, the reversal amount is subject to yearly computation as well.

Vivek Laddha
October 11, 2022
Category : GST
Payment in Instalments
Radha & Co. LLP has declared the tax liability of INR 10 Cr in GSTR-1 but could not pay the same in GSTR 3B. Now it wishes to pay the same in instalments. Can it do so?

As per the law, the amount due as per the liability self-assessed in any return can not be paid in the instalments. Liability declared in GSTR 1 is not the liability self-assessed in return. Therefore Radha & Co. LLP can file the application in DRC-20 seeking an extension of time for the payment of taxes or any amount due under the Act or for allowing payment of such taxes or amount in installments in accordance with the provisions of section 80.

Manish Gupta
October 10, 2022
Category : GST
Penalty on wrong classification
Madhusudan Ltd. paid the tax of 5% on the supply of goods. Later on, while conducting the audit u/s 65, the proper officer pointed out in the observation letter that it was subject to 18%. The company has paid the difference of tax along with the interest and informed the proper officer. The proper officer has issued the notice to pay the penalty. Whether issuance of notice by the proper officer to pay the penalty is correct?

If it is the case of applicability of section 73, then it is not correct to demand the penalty.

It has to be established that tax has been short-paid for any reason, other than the reason of fraud or any wilful-misstatement or suppression of facts to evade tax.

Pooja Patwari
October 9, 2022
Category : GST
Price inclusive of tax or exclusive of tax
Krishna Ltd. has entered into an agreement with Sudama Ltd. showing INR 10 Cr as the agreement value. Krishna Ltd. has treated it as inclusive of tax and issued the tax invoice accordingly. Is this the correct view?

Here agreement value is the transaction value that is subject to tax and can not be treated as inclusive of tax.

Krishna Ltd. is liable to pay the tax on INR 10 Cr and it can not be treated as inclusive of GST.

Vivek Laddha
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