Pankaj Rawat
(GST Practitioner)
(55052 Points)
Replied 03 June 2018
Sec. 16(2) of theCentral Goods & Services Tax (“CGST”) Act, 2017 provides for reversal and reavailment of ITC on account of non-payment. Same is reproduced below for ready reference:
“Provided further that where a recipient fails to pay to the supplier of goods or services or both, other than the supplies on which tax is payable on reverse charge basis, the amount towards the value of supply along with tax payable thereon within a period of one hundred and eighty days from the date of issue of invoice by the supplier, an amount equal to the input tax credit availed by the recipient shall be added to his output tax liability, along with interest thereon, in such manner as may be prescribed :
Provided also that the recipient shall be entitled to avail of the credit of input tax on payment made by him of the amount towards the value of supply of goods or services or both along with tax payable thereon.”