Finance/Compliance Consultant
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Posted on 08 November 2026
RCM paid on freight in an inverted duty refund:
• Inverted duty refunds (Sec 54(3)(ii), Rule 89(5)) include only ITC on inputs (goods). Input services (including GTA freight paid under RCM) are excluded from "Net ITC" (VKC Footsteps, SC 2021). So ITC of RCM paid on freight isn't refundable under inverted duty.
• RCM tax paid in cash itself isn't refundable (it's a tax liability, discharged correctly).
• The RCM ITC can be used against output tax.