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The text below is the rule as served by the CBIC tax information portal on 17 September 2026, with the portal's own amendment footnote markers (shown as small numerals before a bracket) and its footnotes.[1] The Rules as published in the Gazette of India is the legal source.
Rule 5, verbatim (show)
Rule 5
Rule 5. Report of Cross-Utilisation and Apportionment of Integrated Tax between Centre (Integrated Tax) and Centre (Central Tax).-
The details relating to the transfer of funds between Centre (Integrated Tax) and Centre (Central Tax) to be made in a month shall be transmitted by the common portal to the Authorities in FORMS GST STL - 2.01 to GST STL – 2.02, as follows, namely:—
(a) a monthly consolidated statement containing State-wise details in FORM GST STL – 2.01 containing details relating to the total amount to be transferred,-
(i) from the Centre (Integrated Tax) to the Centre (Central Tax), or from the Centre (Central Tax) to the Centre (Integrated Tax), as the case may be, on account of cross-utilisation of credit as provided for in section 53 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 and section 18 of the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017; and
(ii) from the Centre (Integrated Tax) to the Centre (Central Tax) on account of apportionment as provided for in section 17 of the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017;
(b) monthly reports containing State-wise details containing list of registered persons who have discharged liability of Central Tax by utilising the input tax credit of Integrated Tax, in accordance with the provisions of section 18 of the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 shall be in FORM GST STL – 2.02.
Note: The summary of the liability of Central Tax discharged by utilising the credit of Integrated Tax shall be reflected in column (4) of FORM GST STL - 2.01 and the summary of Integrated Tax liability discharged by utilising credit of Central Tax shall be reflected in column (3) of FORM GST STL - 2.01.
Questions to answer on the file
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Common portal transmission to Authorities 5 opening
Questions to answer on the file5 questions
Report month and State allocation 5(a),(b)
Questions to answer on the file2 questions
Consolidated Centre tax transfer report 5(a)
Questions to answer on the file4 questions
Central liability paid with IGST credit 5(b)
Questions to answer on the file6 questions
Centre summary mapping 5 Note
Questions to answer on the file2 questions
Cross-utilisation total reported 5(a)(i)
Questions to answer on the file2 questions
Circulars and notifications
No circular or notification in the CBIC repository is recorded as citing this rule.
See also
- Rule 4 of the GST Settlement of Funds Rules, 2017: report of Cross-Utilisation and Apportionment of Integrated Tax between Centre (Integrated Tax) and State (State Tax) or Central (Integrated Tax) and Centre (Union Territory Tax)
- Rule 6 of the GST Settlement of Funds Rules, 2017: report relating to apportionment of Integrated Tax recovered against demand, compounding amount paid and amount deposited for filing appeal between Centre (Central Tax) and State (State Tax) or Centre (Union Territory Tax)
References
- Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs. "Rule 5. Report of Cross-Utilisation and Apportionment of Integrated Tax between Centre (Integrated Tax) and Centre (Central Tax)". Goods and Services Tax Settlement of Funds Rules, 2017, CBIC tax information portal. Retrieved 17 September 2026.
External links
- GST Settlement of Funds Rules, 2017, Rule 5 on the CBIC tax information portal