Mobile Companies Seek Additional Six Months To Sell Pre GST Stock
Mobile Companies Seek Additional Six Months To Sell Pre GST Stock

Mobile handset companies, under the aegis of Indian Cellular Association, have sought additional six months to liquidate pre-GST period devices so that they can avail input tax credit.

ICA National President Pankaj Mohindroo said “Our feedback is that the six-month July-December 2017 period is insufficient to liquidate the old stock at least 20-30 per cent stock is still in pipeline in the vast supply chain under 35 GST jurisdictions. There will be no revenue loss as such since duty has already been paid on the products and facility to avail input tax credit for unlimited duration is available in the GST regime. There is no reason why the trade should be denied similar carry forward in the cases of unrelated taxes suffered in the pre-GST regime. There is a lot of resentment in the trade on this and we understand that some parties have gone to the High Court and have secured interim relief. Others too may have gone to court to have the judgement extended to them also. Petitions on the same lines are being filed before the High Court in the other GST jurisdictions. Even the Supreme Court may be seized of the matter”.

ICA Letter said, The Indian mobile device industry size in the current year is estimated at Rs 1.5 lakh crore and the number of transactions in the industry will be at least 4-5 times of this value, since the same item changes hands several times in the supply chain from raw material to finished goods and then to the wholesalers, distributors, retailers and consumers.

 
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