GST Council may consider protection for genuine buyers losing input tax credit due to supplier default

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- ✓The GST Council may protect genuine buyers from losing input tax credit if suppliers default on tax payments.
- ✓The Council will discuss this proposal at its 57th meeting on October 7.
- ✓This move aims to ensure that honest businesses do not get penalised for a supplier’s failure to pay taxes.
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The GST Council may protect genuine buyers from losing input tax credit if suppliers default on tax payments. The proposal, discussed in the upcoming meeting, will ensure buyers aren't penalised for a supplier's tax default. Details here.
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council may consider a proposal to protect genuine buyers from losing input tax credit (ITC) when suppliers default on tax payments, ANI reported on Monday, citing sources.
The proposal is aimed at ensuring that buyers who have undertaken genuine transactions and paid suppliers, including the applicable tax, are not penalised for a supplier's failure to deposit the tax with the government.
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