Block Credit Under GST
Block Credit Under GST
Block Credit Under GST
Blocked Credits under GST‐ Section 17(5) of CGST Act, 2017
There are some Goods & Services Taxes (GST) you can't claim even though you have already paid for it when
you made your purchases or expenses. Those GST you can't claim is called Blocked Input Tax Credit. Refer to
the detailed provisions relating to Blocked credit as under:
1) Meaning-
As per the proviso, A registered person is not eligible to take input credits on GST paid on goods and services
received by him under Section 17 (5) of CGST Act.
b. Vessel and Aircraft- Vessels and Aircraft including leasing, renting or hiring thereof.
Services of general insurance, servicing, repair, and maintenance of aforesaid vessels and aircraft.
Exceptions:
e. LTC (Employee Perquisites )- Travel benefits extended to employees on vacation such as leave or home
travel concession;
f. Work Contract for contraction of immovable property (other than Plant and Machinery)- Works contract
services when supplied for construction* of an immovable property (other than plant and machinery#)
except where it is an input service for further supply of works contract service; and Goods or services or
both received by a taxable person for construction of an immovable property (other than plant or
machinery) on his own account including when such goods or services or both are used in the course or
furtherance of business.
*The term “construction” includes reconstruction, renovation, additions or alterations or repairs, to the
extent of capitalization, to the said immovable property;
#Further the expression “plant and machinery” means apparatus, equipment, and machinery fixed to
earth by foundation or structural support that are used for making the outward supply of goods or
services or both and includes such foundation and structural supports but excludes—
g. ITC under Composition Scheme (section 10) – If a Registered person opts fpr composition scheme under
section 10, he is not eligible to take an input tax credit on tax paid by him on inward supply as per section
10.
h. Good and service received by Non-Resident Taxable Person (other than Import)-
Meaning of NRTP-: Non-Resident Taxable Person(NRTP) is one who occasionally does business
transactions involving the supply of goods or services, or both, whether as principal or agent or in any
other capacity, but who has no fixed place of business or residence in India.
Tax paid by NRTP on inward supply other than Import not eligible to take the input tax credit.
i. Good and services received for Personal Use/consumption- End users of goods and services (Consumer)
are not eligible to take the input tax credit.
j. Goods lost, stolen, destroyed and written off.- A Registered person is not eligible to take an Input tax
credit on Good which is lost, stolen, destroyed and written off.
- Kapil Thakral