Finance/Compliance Consultant
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Posted on 06 November 2026
Classification:
• Traditional (personal, real, nominal): both are personal accounts, representing amounts receivable from or payable to the Government, which is a person.
• Modern classification:
– Input GST (ITC available) is an asset: "Balances with Government authorities" under Other Current Assets (Schedule III).
– Output GST is a liability: "Duties and taxes" under Other Current Liabilities.
• At the month-end GSTR-3B set-off: Dr Output CGST/SGST/IGST, Cr Input CGST/SGST/IGST (in the Sec 49 order), Cr Electronic Cash Ledger/Bank for the balance.
• Ineligible ITC (Sec 17(5) items) never goes to the Input GST ledger. It is part of the cost of the expense or asset.
• Electronic Cash Ledger balance is a current asset. RCM liability is shown as Output GST (RCM payable), with the related Input GST if eligible.
• Under AS 2 / Ind AS 2, recoverable GST is excluded from inventory cost.