One of my friend is trading in sale of Rice ( Non Branded ) and other exempted goods. He is paying rent for his premises and the landlord is not registered under GST. Now, for the payment of rent, he has admitted RCM and have paid the tax due on it. Since all his sales are with exempted goods, how can he get the reimbursement of tax paid on RCM ? Kindly explain.
31 October 2026
Refund is not available: tax paid under RCM is a genuine liability, and ITC on services used exclusively for exempt supplies is blocked u/s 17(2), so it is a cost; Sec 54 refunds cover only zero-rated supplies, inverted duty or excess/wrong payment. A trader making only exempt supplies need not register at all (Sec 23).