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Input credit on Capital goods and Furniture & Fixture & Repair of Building & others

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..... Input credit on Capital goods and Furniture & Fixture & Repair of Building & others
Query (Issue) Started By: - Sanjoy Das Dated:- 20-12-2018 Last Reply Date:- 23-12-2018 Goods and Services Tax - GST
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Pls clarify the input credit is available under GST of below mentioned queries : a. Repairing of Office building / Guest house/ Employees building. b. Painting of offi .....

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..... ce building / Guest House/ Employees Building c. Furniture & Fixture used in office purpose. d. Furniture & Fixture used for employee benefit purpose. Regards Sanjoy Das Reply By DR.MARIAPPAN GOVINDARAJAN: The Reply: In my view, if the said expenses are met for furtherance of business, then input tax credit is allowed. Reply By KASTURI SETHI: The Reply: I support the views of Dr.Govindaraj .....

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..... an, Sir. I further add that it would be near impossible to prove the utilization of credit on capital goods pertaining to repair/paint for employees' building and employee benefit purpose. Reply By RAMA RAMAIAH: The Reply: furtherance of business have to prove by GST dealer failing which ITC can not be claimed on the above goods. Reply By KASTURI SETHI: The Reply: Yes, burden of proof is c .....

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..... ast on the person who avails credit. In the situations, it is hard nut to crack. Everything cannot be included in the course of business or furtherance of business. One has to be careful. Reply By KASTURI SETHI: The Reply: Practically all the capital goods and services mentioned by the Querist are basic requirements for running the business.It is not possible to run business without these goods .....

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..... and services. One has to read carefully legal definition of 'Plant & Machinery,' 'Business' ''in the course of business' and ''furtherance of business'. If any capital goods or services falls in the exclusion clause, ITC will not be allowed even though fitted in the definition of above terms. Definitions of Plant & Machinery and business have been provided i .....

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..... n GST Acts but no definition has been given for "in the course of business" and "furtherance of business". Legal definitions can be resorted to for these. After a lot of deliberations, I am of the view that the party can prove the usage. No doubt it is not free from litigation but if the party fights legally, the party will win. This is my hunch and observation. In order to avo .....

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..... id penalty, the party can intimate the department after availing ITC.
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