Input tax credit for a service business

Service businesses often think they have little to claim, but most have steady input credit.

Commonly claimable

• Software subscriptions and cloud hosting
• Office rent (if the landlord charges GST), internet and phone
• Professional and subcontractor fees billed with GST
• Laptops and equipment (capital goods)

Watch the blocked credits (food, personal use), keep valid invoices, and make sure each appears in your GSTR-2B before claiming.