8.         Tax credit not allowed.—

(1)        Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, a registered person shall not be entitled to reclaim or deduct input tax paid on --

(a)        the goods used or to be used for any purpose other than [1][***********] for taxable supplies made or to be made by him;  

 

(b)        any other goods which the Federal Government may, by a notification in the official Gazette, specify;

(c)        the goods under sub-section (5) of section 3:

(ca)       the goods in respect of which sales tax has not been deposited in the Government treasury by the respective supplier;

(d)        fake invoices; and

(e)        purchases made by such registered person, in case he fails to furnish the information required by the Board through a notification issued under sub-section (5) of section 26.

 

            (2)        If a registered person deals in taxable and non-taxable supplies, he can reclaim only such proportion of the input tax as is attributable to taxable supplies in such manner as may be specified by the Board.

    (3)        No person other than a registered person shall make any deduction or reclaim input tax in respect of taxable supplies made or to be made by him.

    (4)        (***)

    (5)        Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force or any decision of  any Court, for the purposes of this section, no input tax credit shall be allowed to the persons who paid fixed tax under any provisions of this Act as it existed at any time prior to the first day of December, 1998.

    (6)        Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force or any provision of this Act, the Federal Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, specify any goods or class of goods which a registered person cannot supply to any person who is not registered under this Act.

    (7)        (***)



[1].         Omitted vide Finance Act, 2007.