Finance/Compliance Consultant
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Posted on 08 November 2026
ITC claimed above 2B but excess tax paid in 3B:
• If you claimed ITC more than GSTR-2B, the excess (not in 2B) is ineligible (Sec 16(2)(aa)), and the department can recover it with interest. If you also paid excess output tax in 3B, that's a separate overpayment. They don't automatically offset.
• The overpaid output tax can be adjusted in later 3B returns (within the FY or by November next year), or refunded (RFD-01, excess payment, within 2 years).
• Some officers allow netting off in scrutiny. Interest on wrongly availed ITC only if utilised (Rule 88B), and if the credit ledger balance always exceeded it, no interest.