Input Tax Credit on Destroyed Finished Goods Must Be Reversed, Rules Telangana AAAR

• Input Tax Credit on raw materials used in manufacturing finished goods that are destroyed must be reversed according to Telangana AAAR.
• Section 17(5)(h) of the CGST Act bars ITC for goods lost or destroyed, including cases where inputs are used in finished goods that are later destroyed.
• Geekay Wires Ltd. manufactures steel products and avails GST ITC on raw materials.
• A fire destroyed major quantities of finished goods, which were then sold as scrap with applicable GST paid.
• Telangana AAR ruled ITC must be reversed if raw materials are used in finished goods that are destroyed, lost before use, or sold as scrap.
• The Appellant filed an appeal against this ruling.
• Telangana AAAR upheld the need to reverse ITC on destroyed goods, emphasizing the broad definition of input tax under the CGST/SGST Act.

Source: a2ztaxcorp.net

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