GST Rate on Interest Invoice

Mr. A sold goods to Mr. B and against which payment is made through by opening Letter of Credit (LC) by Mr. B for 90 Days.

In the above scenario Mr. A will receive payment but Bank will charge the interest on that payment amount for 90 Days. So Mr. A will have to pay interest on payment amount for 90 Days. But this interest is to be born by Mr. B as per agreement between Mr. A and Mr. B.

Now, Mr. A will issue invoice of Interest amount to Mr. B. What will be GST Rate charge by Mr. A in the Invoice? Gst rate applicable to Goods (Say 5%) or 18%.
Replies (3)
Quick Summary
This discussion clarifies the Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate applicable to interest charged on payments made via a Letter of Credit (LC). The consensus is that the GST rate on the interest invoice should mirror the GST rate applied to the original sale of goods. Therefore, if the goods were invoiced at 5% GST, the interest invoice should also be at 5% GST.

I think you have charged 18%
18% only.

The GST Rate will be equal at which the Invoice was billed.

For e.g. if you have sold the goods with GST @ 18% then you will raise this Interest Invoice with 18% GST, and if the goods were charged @ 5%, then this Interest Invoice will be with 5% GST.

Leave a Reply

Your are not logged in . Please login to post replies

Click here to Login / Register  

Company
12 October 2026
AUDIT , ACCOUNTS AND TAXATION

KDSS

New Delhi

B.Com

View Details
Company
Featured ARTICLESHIP 06 October 2026
Semi Qualified

AJAY SINGH AND CO LLP

Thane

CA Final

View Details
Company
Featured 29 October 2026
Accounts Executive

Synergy Keystone

Chennai

B.Com

View Details
Company
19 October 2026
Accountant

Jari Saree Center

New Delhi

Others

View Details
Company
Featured ARTICLESHIP 31 October 2026
CA Articleship

apricus india

Navi Mumbai

CA Inter

View Details
Company
28 October 2026
Assistant Director/ Associate Director-Finance & Accounting

Krea University

Chennai

CA

View Details
Company
06 October 2026
Assistant Manager - Audit and Compliance

Ravi K Jain & Co

Noida

Others

View Details
Company
21 October 2026
CA INTER/ BCOM WITH EXPERIENCE

CA S KUMAR GUPTA & CO

Amritsar

CA Inter

View Details