TMI BlogGuidelines for verifying the Transitional Credit in light of the order of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the Union of India vs. Filco Trade Centre Pvt. Ltd., SLP(C) No. 32709- 32710/2018, order dated 22.07.2022 & 02.09.2022X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... redit by jurisdictional proper officer in a time bound manner in accordance with the directions issued by Hon'ble Supreme Court vide order dated 22.07.2022 in the matter of Union of India vs. Filco Trade Centre Pvt. Ltd., SLP(C) No. 32709-32710/2018 are issued as under. The operative portion of the judgment is as follows: 1. Goods and Service Tax Network (GSTN) is directed to open common portal for filing concerned forms for availing Transitional Credit through TRAN-1 and TRAN-2 for two months i.e. w.e.f. 01.09.2022 to 31.10.2022. 2. Considering the judgments of the High Courts on the then prevailing peculiar circumstances, any aggrieved registered assessee is directed to file the relevant form or revise the already filed form irrespective of whether the taxpayer has filed writ petition before the High Court or whether the case of the taxpayer has been decided by Information Technology Grievance Redressa/ Committee (ITGRC). 3. GSTN has to ensure that there are no technical glitch during the said time. 4. The concerned officers are given 90 days thereafter to verify the veracity of the claim/transitiona/ credit and pass appropriate orders thereon on merits ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... TRAN-2 on the common portal. 4. To ensure uniformity in the implementation of the directions of the Hon'ble Supreme Court, across field offices, the Commissioner, in exercise of powers conferred by section 168 of the Tamil Nadu Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (hereinafter referred to as TNGST Act ), hereby issues the following guidelines for verifying the Transitional Credit: 5. Verification of the Transitional Credit 5.1 The jurisdictional proper officers can access the TRAN-1 / TRAN-2 filed/revised by the applicant on their back office systems. Further, a self-certified downloaded copy of TRAN-1 / TRAN-2 filed/revised by the applicant shall also be made available to the jurisdictional proper officer by the said applicant as mentioned in Para 4.5 of Circular read in the reference first cited. 5.2 The verification of the transitional credit shall be conducted by the jurisdictional proper officer who will pass an appropriate order regarding the veracity of the claim filed by the applicant, based on all the facts and the provisions of the law. In respect of TRAN-1 / TRAN-2 filed/revised by the applicant under the administrative control of the state tax authorities ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... aim for verification of component of central tax to his counterpart central tax authority. For this purpose, he shall share the list of GSTINs/ARNs with the counterpart officer, in respect of which verification report is needed from him, on a weekly basis, along with an intimation of the same to the nodal officer of state tax as well as central tax referred in Para 6.1 below through his official email ID or physically. Similar action, as above, shall also be taken by the jurisdictional central tax officers in cases where the applicant is under the jurisdiction of central tax authority and where the transitional credit claimed has component of state tax also. 5.3.3 The jurisdictional proper officer shall, in parallel, continue the verification of the remaining portion of the transitional credit at his end. 5.3.4 The jurisdictional proper officer and the counterpart tax officer shall verify the transitional credit claimed under the SGST or the CGST head, as the case may be, by referring to the guidelines detailed in Annexure I to this circular for transitional credit pertaining to state tax and the guidelines issued by the CBIC for verification of transitional credit pertaining ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... o the applicant preferably within a period of seven days from the receipt of report from the counterpart officer, seeking explanation of the applicant as to why the said credit claimed by him should not be denied wholly / partly, as the case may be. The applicant shall also be provided an opportunity of personal hearing by the jurisdictional proper officer in such cases. If required, the jurisdictional proper officer may seek comments of the counterpart officer on the submissions made by the applicant in so far as the said submission relates to the tax (central or State) being administered by such counterpart officer. 5.3.8 After considering the facts of the case, including verification report received from the counterpart officer, submissions made by the applicant and the comments, if any, of the counterpart officer on the same, the jurisdictional proper officer shall proceed to pass a reasoned order, preferably within a period of fifteen days from the date of personal hearing, specifying the amount of transitional credit allowed to be transferred to the electronic credit ledger of the applicant and upload a pdf copy of the said order, on the common portal for crediting the amo ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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