For a taxpayer, it is essential to determine whether the tax paid on the inward supplies is eligible as Input Tax Credit (ITC) or shall fall within the ambit of ineligible ITC. Section 17(5) of CGST Act 2017 provides for cases wherein a taxpayer would not be entitled to claim ITC unless it falls within the exceptions as provided.
In this relevance, list of Goods & Services falling within the ambit of Blocked Credit as per Sec. 17(5) of CGST Act 2017 has been chalked out mapping the same with applicable HSN / SAC tariff heading below:
S. No. | Category of goods & services | HSN/ SAC | Exceptions where ITC is allowed |
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1 | Motor Vehicles & Other Conveyances | 87 |
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2 | Insurance, repairs and maintenance for motor vehicles and conveyance not allowed | 997134, 998714 |
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3 | Food & Beverages, Outdoor Catering, Beauty Treatment, Health Services Cosmetic, Plastic Surgery | 99633 99972 99931, 99932, 99933, 99934, 99935 |
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4 | Membership of a Club, Health and Fitness Centre | 99972 | - |
5 | Rent-a-cab, Life Insurance & Health Insurance | 996601 997132, 997133 997141, 997142 | The Government notifies the services which are mandatory for an employer to provide to its employees under any law for the time being in force; or Such inward supply of goods or services of a particular category is used for making an outward taxable supply of the same Category of goods or services or as part of a taxable composite or mixed supply. |
S. No. | Category of goods & services | Goods & Services HSN / SAC | Exceptions where ITC is allowed |
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1 | Travel benefits extended to employees on vacation | N.A. | - |
2 | Travel benefits on home travel concession (LTA) | N.A. | - |
3 | Works contract services when supplied for construction of an immovable property | 9954 | Except where it is an input service for further supply of works contract service and plant and machinery |
4 | Goods or services received by a taxable person for construction of an immovable property | 9954 | Except goods or services received on his own account including when such goods or services or both are used in the course or furtherance of business and plant and machinery |
5 | Goods or services on which tax has been paid under section 10 (Composition Scheme) | N.A. | - |
6 | Goods or services or both received by a non-resident taxable person | N.A. | Except on goods imported by him |
7 | Goods or services or both used for personal consumption | N.A. | - |
8 | Goods lost, written off, destroyed or damaged or stolen | N.A. | - |
9 | Goods disposed of by way of gift or free samples | N.A. | Gifts to employees is exempted from GST upto a value of Rs 50,000 per employee – Schedule I of CGST Act, 2017 (Refer Sec 7) |
10 | Any tax paid in U/Sec 74, 129 and 130. (i.e. in fraud, misstatement, etc.) | N.A. | - |