Rule 37 - Reversal of input tax credit in the case of non-payment of consideration

37. Reversal of input tax credit in the case of non-payment of consideration.[1]

[2][(1) A registered person, who has availed of input tax credit on any inward supply of goods or services or both, other than the supplies on which tax is payable on reverse charge basis, but fails to pay to the supplier thereof, the amount towards the value of such supply [3][, whether wholly or partly,] along with the tax payable thereon, within the time limit specified in the second proviso to sub-section (2) of section 16, shall pay [4][or reverse] an amount equal to the input tax credit availed in respect of such supply [5][, proportionate to the amount not paid to the supplier,] along with interest payable thereon under section 50, while furnishing the return in FORM GSTR-3B for the tax period immediately following the period of one hundred and eighty days from the date of the issue of the invoice;

Provided that the value of supplies made without consideration as specified in Schedule I of the said Act shall be deemed to have been paid for the purposes of the second proviso to sub-section (2) of section 16:

Provided further that the value of supplies on account of any amount added in accordance with the provisions of clause (b) of sub-section (2) of section 15 shall be deemed to have been paid for the purposes of the second proviso to sub-section (2) of section 16]

[6][(2) Where the said registered person subsequently makes the payment of the amount towards the value of such supply along with tax payable thereon to the supplier thereof, he shall be entitled to re-avail the input tax credit referred to in sub-rule (1)]

[7][(3) ***]

(4) The time limit specified in sub-section (4) of section 16 shall not apply to a claim for re-availing of any credit, in accordance with the provisions of the Act or the provisions of this Chapter, that had been reversed earlier.

 

[1] This Rule was inserted by CGST(2nd A)R, 2017 vide Notification No. 10/2017-Central Tax dt. 28-06-2017 wef 01-07-2017.

[2] Sub-rule substituted by Rule 4(a) of The CGSTR(2nd A), 2022 vide Notification No. 19/2022-Central Tax dt. 28-09-2022 wef 01-10-2022. Earlier it read as

(1) A registered person, who has availed of input tax credit on any inward supply of goods or services or both, but fails to pay to the supplier thereof, the value of such supply along with the tax payable thereon, within the time limit specified in the second proviso to sub-section (2) of section 16, shall furnish the details of such supply, the amount of value not paid and the amount of input tax credit availed of proportionate to such amount not paid to the supplier in FORM GSTR-2 for the month immediately following the period of one hundred and eighty days from the date of the issue of the invoice:

Provided that the value of supplies made without consideration as specified in Schedule I of the said Act shall be deemed to have been paid for the purposes of the second proviso to sub-section (2) of section 16.

(a)[Provided further that the value of supplies on account of any amount added in accordance with the provisions of clause (b) of sub-section (2) of section 15 shall be deemed to have been paid for the purposes of the second proviso to sub-section (2) of section 16]

(a) Proviso inserted by Rule 2(i) of The CGST(5th A)R, 2018 vide Notification No. 26/2018-Central Tax dt. 13-06-2018.

 

[3] Words inserted by Rule 5(i) of The CGST(5th A)R, 2022 vide Notification No. 26/2022-Central Tax dt. 26-12-2022 wef 01-10-2022.

[4] Words inserted by Rule 5(ii) of The CGST(5th A)R, 2022 vide Notification No. 26/2022-Central Tax dt. 26-12-2022 wef 01-10-2022.

[5] Words inserted by Rule 5(ii) of The CGST(5th A)R, 2022 vide Notification No. 26/2022-Central Tax dt. 26-12-2022 wef 01-10-2022.

[6] Sub-rule substituted by Rule 4(a) of The CGSTR(2nd A), 2022 vide Notification No. 19/2022-Central Tax dt. 28-09-2022 wef 01-10-2022. Earlier it read as

(2) The amount of input tax credit referred to in sub-rule (1) shall be added to the output tax liability of the registered person for the month in which the details are furnished.

 

[7] Sub-rule omitted by Rule 4(b) of The CGSTR(2nd A), 2022 vide Notification No. 19/2022-Central Tax dt. 28-09-2022 wef 01-10-2022. Earlier it read as

(3) The registered person shall be liable to pay interest at the rate notified under sub-section (1) of section 50 for the period starting from the date of availing credit on such supplies till the date when the amount added to the output tax liability, as mentioned in sub-rule (2), is paid.

 

 

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