GSTR2A and GSTR3B difference ITC ineligible how to return

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ARCHANA (Querist)
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17 March 2025 Sir/mam,

we are filing GSTR3B every month as per 2B what we want to Claim ITC we are filing 3B returns remaining leaving.

we are received notice GSTR2A and GSTR3B difference amount to declare as ineligible ITC

Actually we are not claimed and how to declare difference amount as in eligible

please guide this process how to return difference amount in 3B without effecting credit ledger balance

Thanking you,

Asha Kanta Sharma online

Asha Kanta Sharma online

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12 August 2025 1. Difference Between GSTR-2A and GSTR-3B ITC
GSTR-2A: Auto-generated statement from suppliers’ GSTR-1 showing ITC available based on invoices uploaded by suppliers.

GSTR-3B: Monthly summary return filed by recipient declaring ITC claimed (eligible) and taxable supplies.

Issue: Sometimes, ITC claimed in GSTR-3B may not match with ITC reflected in GSTR-2A due to various reasons like:

Invoices not uploaded by supplier.

Partial credit claimed.

Credit taken wrongly or on ineligible supplies.

2. What if Notice is Received for Difference Amount (Ineligible ITC)?
The department asks to pay tax on ITC wrongly claimed or difference between GSTR-2A and GSTR-3B.

If you have not claimed such ITC in GSTR-3B, you still need to pay tax on difference (since supplier has claimed it but you didn’t, so mismatch).

3. How to Return the Difference Amount in GSTR-3B?
You need to pay the tax on ineligible ITC through GSTR-3B under the tax liability head, but you cannot reverse ITC credit ledger because you never claimed that ITC.

Procedure:

In the month you want to declare the ineligible ITC, add the difference amount under "Outward Tax Liability" in GSTR-3B (IGST/CGST/SGST as applicable).

Pay the tax amount accordingly.

No need to adjust ITC ledger since you never claimed it.

4. Additional Steps (If Applicable)
If you have already claimed excess ITC in previous months, then you need to:

Reverse the excess ITC by reducing ITC in the current month’s GSTR-3B (under ITC reversal section).

Pay interest on excess ITC claimed.

But as per your case, you said you did not claim it, so just pay tax on the difference.

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