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TMI BlogEntitlement of ITC by the insurance companies on the expenses incurred for repair of motor vehicles in case of reimbursement mode of insurance claim settlementX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... axes and Customs (CBIC) has issued the above referred Circular. For the uniformity, it has been decided that the said Circular issued by the CBIC is being made applicable, mutatis mutandis, in implementation of the MGST Act, 2017. Copy of the referred CBIC Circular is attached herewith. This Trade Circular is clarificatory in nature. Difficulty if any, in the implementation of this Circular may be brought to the notice of the office of the Commissioner of State Tax, Maharashtra. (ASHEESH SHARMA) Commissioner of State Tax, Maharashtra State, Mumbai Circular No. 217/11/2024-GST F. No. CBIC-20001/4/2024-GST Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs GST Policy Wing ***** North Bloc ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... garages in Cashless Mode of claim settlement as well as in Reimbursement Mode of claim settlement on the basis of the invoices issued by the garages in their name. 1.3 It has been represented by the insurance companies that in case of reimbursement mode of claim settlement, some field formations are raising objections on availment of ITC by insurance companies in respect of repair invoices issued by the non-network garages on insurance companies. It is being claimed by the said field formations that in case of reimbursement mode of claim settlement, there is no credit facility offered by the garages to the Insurance Companies and therefore, the supply of repair service is made by the garage to the insured and not to the insurer. Accordingl ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... oved claim cost to the insured. Section 17(5) of the CGST Act provides that ITC in respect of services of repair of motor vehicles shall be available where received by a taxable person engaged in the supply of general insurance services in respect of motor vehicles insured by him. Section 16 of CGST Act provides that every registered person shall, subject to such conditions and restrictions as may be prescribed and in the manner specified in section 49 of the said Act, be entitled to take credit of input tax charged on any supply of goods or services or both to him which are used or intended to be used in the course or furtherance of his business and the said amount shall be credited to the electronic credit ledger of such person. Further, ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... pair expenses incurred by them in case of reimbursement mode of claim settlement. 2. Where the invoice raised by the garage also includes an amount in excess of the approved claim cost, the insurance company only reimburses the approved claim cost to the garage after considering the standard deductions viz. the compulsory deductibles to be borne by the insured, depreciation, improvements outside the coverage, value of salvage of the damaged parts of the motor vehicles, etc. The remaining amount is to be paid by the insured to the garage. What is the extent of ITC available to the insurer in such cases? In cases where the garage issues two separate invoices in respect of the repair services, one to the insurance company in respect of approve ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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