<h2><strong>1. Advance Tax Deposit for Casual Taxable Persons (CTP)</strong></h2><p>Casual Taxable Persons (CTP) are those who occasionally supply goods or services in a taxable territory where they don’t have a fixed place of business.</p><h3><strong>Clarification on Advance Tax Calculation:</strong></h3><ul><li>The advance tax deposit required during registration as a CTP should be based on the <strong>estimated net tax liability</strong> and not the <strong>gross tax liability</strong>.</li><li>This means that a <strong>CTP can deduct eligible Input Tax Credit (ITC)</strong> while calculating the advance tax deposit.</li></ul><h3><strong>Extension of Registration for CTP:</strong></h3><ul><li>As per <strong>Section 27 of the CGST Act</strong>, CTPs are allowed to operate for <strong>90 days</strong>, with an extension of another <strong>90 days</strong> (maximum <strong>180 days</strong> in total).</li><li>Requests were received for <strong>further extensions beyond 180 days</strong>, but the <strong>law does not permit this</strong>.</li><li>If a business needs to operate <strong>beyond 180 days</strong> (e.g., for a long-running exhibition), it <strong>must register as a normal taxpayer</strong> instead of a CTP.</li><li>In such cases:<ul><li>The business must upload the <strong>allotment letter or consent letter</strong> for using the premises.</li><li><strong>Advance tax payment will not be required</strong>.</li><li>Once the exhibition is over, the <strong>taxpayer can surrender the registration</strong>.</li></ul></li></ul><hr><h2><strong>2. Recovery of Excess Input Tax Credit (ITC) Distributed by ISD</strong></h2><p>The Input Service Distributor (ISD) mechanism allows businesses to distribute ITC to their different units.</p><h3><strong>Clarification on Recovery of Excess Credit:</strong></h3><ul><li><strong>If an ISD distributes excess ITC</strong> to any recipient in violation of <strong>Section 20 of the CGST Act</strong>, the excess amount must be <strong>recovered from the recipient along with interest and penalties (if applicable)</strong>.</li><li><strong>Two ways for recovery:</strong><ol><li><strong>Voluntary repayment</strong>:<ul><li>The recipient who received <strong>excess ITC</strong> can <strong>voluntarily pay back</strong> the excess amount along with interest using <strong>FORM GST DRC-03</strong>.</li></ul></li><li><strong>Enforcement action</strong>:<ul><li>If the recipient <strong>does not voluntarily pay</strong>, authorities may initiate recovery proceedings under <strong>Section 73 or 74 of the CGST Act</strong>.</li><li>In such cases, authorities can issue a demand order using <strong>FORM GST DRC-07</strong>.</li></ul></li></ol></li></ul><h3><strong>Liability of the ISD:</strong></h3><ul><li>The ISD itself will <strong>also be liable for a general penalty</strong> under <strong>Section 122(1)(ix) of the CGST Act</strong> for incorrect distribution of ITC.</li></ul><hr><h2><strong>3. Trade Notices and Implementation</strong></h2><ul><li><strong>CBIC has instructed field officers</strong> to issue trade notices for awareness.</li><li><p>Any <strong>challenges in implementation</strong> should be reported to the Board.</p><p><a href="https://cms.plasament.com/storage/shubham-pathak/circular-no-71-new.pdf">circular-no-71_new</a><br> </p></li></ul>