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Interest on delay payment of tax on RCM

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Jeetu Kodwani

Consultant

423 Points Posted on 23 August 2021

dear expert's,

is there any relief for interest on delay payment of RCM ??

my client is liable to pay GST on transportation charges incurred in 2018-19, he has not paid at that time,
now department has raised issue during departmental audit to pay GST with interest and allows to take credit of tax part,
my view is client is also eligible for ITC on above GST,
so there is no revenue loss for government,
we are paying late but ITC claim is also after payment.
is there any relief for interest??

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A user is asking about potential relief for interest charged on delayed payment of GST under the Reverse Charge Mechanism (RCM) for transportation charges incurred in 2018-19. The department has raised an issue during an audit, demanding payment of GST with interest, while allowing input tax credit (ITC) after payment. The user believes their client should be eligible for ITC, as there's no revenue loss to the government. Experts suggest there is generally no specific relief for such interest charges, as interest compensates for the time value of money due to late payment.

CMA Poornima Madhava

CMA

13117 Points Posted on 23 August 2021

As I understand, no such relief I think.

VIKAS ESNAPURAM

CA-JOB

226 Points Posted on 23 August 2021

Agree with Poornima but little explanation regarding interest for your info

The penalty is levied for something wrong you have done or what you should have done but could not do so and interest is charged to compensate for late payment etc. Interest is charged to compensate for the time value of money.