CREDIT NOTE RECEIVED AGAINST REVERSAL OF ITC ON EARLIER RETURN

If ITC on the original invoice was not availed, or if availed was already reversed, receipt of the supplier’s credit note does not create any fresh GST payment liability for the recipient. The credit note only reduces the supplier’s tax/value subject to Section 34. Practically, please ensure the same tax is not reduced twice in your books/returns because GST credit notes flow into GSTR-3B Table 4(A) on net basis, while Rule 42/43 reversals are separately reported in Table 4(B). Therefore, reconcile the original invoice, earlier reversal, and the present credit note so that only the net eligible/ineligible ITC remains reflected.

Sir I have no purchase/input in the month of March, My GSTR -3B shown negative figure so I reject the credit note of Contractor and I file my GST with actual liabilities.

The credit note from the contractor after ITC reversal does not undo the reversal you already did in GSTR-3B, those are two separate adjustments. The reversal you recorded reduces your ITC in Table 4(B), and if the contractor now issues a credit note, that reduces their output tax and appears in your GSTR-2B as a negative supply. You claim that reduction through Table 4(A) of GSTR-3B in the relevant period. Our [GST input tax credit guide](https://taxgarden.in/blog/gst-input-tax-credit-eligibility-gstr-2b-reconciliation) covers ITC reversal and reclaim treatment with reconciliation steps.