After businesses claimed an unexpectedly high Rs 65,000 crore as input tax credit (ITC) on the goods held before the goods and services tax (GST) roll-out against their July central GST (CGST) liability, the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) is verifying these claims with a critical eye. “The possibility of claiming ineligible credit due to mistake or confusion cannot be ruled out… Accordingly, it is desired that the claims of ITC credit of more than Rs 1 crore may be got verified in a time-bound manner,” CBEC member Mahender Singh wrote to chief GST commissioners recently.