Notification No. 20/2019 – Central Tax: Seeks to make Third amendment, 2019 to the CGST Rules.

Important Keyword: Section 164 CGST Act 2017, F. No. 20/06/16/2018-GST, notification No. 16/2019 – Central Tax, notification No. 3/2017-Central Tax.

[F. No. 20/06/16/2018-GST]
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
(Department of Revenue)
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs

New Delhi, the 23rd April, 2019

Notification No. 20/2019 – Central Tax

GST: [To be published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i)]

G.S.R……(E). – In exercise of the powers conferred by section 164 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017, namely:-

1. (1.) These rules may be called the Central Goods and Services Tax (Third Amendment) Rules, 2019.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. In the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in rule 23, in sub-rule (1), after the first proviso, the following provisos shall be inserted, namely:-

“Provided further that all returns due for the period from the date of the order of cancellation of registration till the date of the order of revocation of cancellation of registration shall be furnished by the said person within a period of thirty days from the date of order of revocation of cancellation of registration:

Provided also that where the registration has been cancelled with retrospective effect, the registered person shall furnish all returns relating to period from the effective date of cancellation of registration till the date of order of revocation of cancellation of registration within a period of thirty days from the date of order of revocation of cancellation of registration.”.

3. In the said rules, in rule 62,-

1. in the marginal heading, for the words “Form and manner of submission of quarterly return by the composition supplier”, the words “Form and manner of submission of statement and return” shall be substituted;
2. in sub-rule (1), –
   for the portion beginning with the words and figures “paying tax under section 10” and ending with letters and figures “ FORM GSTR-4”, the following shall be substituted, namely:-
   “paying tax under section 10 or paying tax by availing the benefit of notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue No. 02/2019– Central Tax (Rate), dated the 7th March, 2019, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub- section (i) vide number G.S.R.189 (E), dated the 7th March, 2019 shall-

• furnish a statement, every quarter or, as the case may be, part thereof, containing the details of payment of self-assessed tax in FORM GST CMP- 08, till the 18^th day of the month succeeding such quarter; and

• furnish a return for every financial year or, as the case may be, part thereof in FORM GSTR-4, till the thirtieth day of April following the end of such financial year,”;
• the proviso shall be omitted;

c. inning with the words “return under” and ending with the words “other amount”, the following shall be substituted, namely:-

“statement under sub-rule (1) shall discharge his liability towards tax or interest”;

d. in sub-rule (4),-

• after the words and figures “opted to pay tax under section 10” the words, letters, figures and brackets “or by availing the benefit of notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue No. 02/2019– Central Tax (Rate), dated the 7th March, 2019, published in the Gazette of India,
  Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R.189 (E), dated the 7th March, 2019” shall be inserted;
• in the Explanation,-
  • after the words “not be eligible to avail”, the word “of” shall be omitted;
  • after the words “opting for the composition scheme”, the words, letters, figures and brackets “or opting for paying tax by availing the benefit of notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue No. 02/2019– Central Tax (Rate), dated the 7th March, 2019, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub- section (i) vide number G.S.R.189 (E), dated the 7th March 2019” shall be inserted;

e. in sub-rule (5), for the words, figures and letters “the details relating to the period prior to his opting for payment of tax under section 9 in FORM GSTR- 4 till the due date of furnishing the return for the quarter ending September of the succeeding financial year or furnishing of annual return of the preceding financial year,

whichever is earlier”, the words, letters and figures “a statement in FORM GST CMP-08 for the period for which he has paid tax under the composition scheme till the 18th day of the month succeeding the quarter in which the date of withdrawal falls and furnish a return in FORM GSTR-4 for the said period till the thirtieth day of April following the end of the financial year during which such withdrawal falls” shall be substituted;

f. after sub-rule (5), the following sub-rule shall be inserted, namely:-

“(6) A registered person who ceases to avail the benefit of notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue No. 02/2019– Central Tax (Rate), dated the 7th March, 2019, published in the Gazette of India,

Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R.189 (E) , dated the 7th March, 2019, shall, where required, furnish a statement in FORM GST CMP-08 for the period for which he has paid tax by availing the benefit under the said notification till the 18th day of the month succeeding the quarter in which the date of cessation takes place and furnish a return in FORM GSTR – 4 for the said period till the thirtieth day of April following the end of the financial year during which such cessation happens.”.

4. In the said rules, after FORM GST CMP-07, the following form shall be inserted, namely:-

“Form GST CMP – 08

[See rule 62]
Statement for payment of self-assessed tax

Financial Year

Quarter

1.

GSTIN

2.

(a)

Legal name

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(b)

Trade name

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(c)

ARN

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(d)

Date of filing

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3. Summary of self-assessed liability

(net of advances, credit and debit notes and any other adjustment due to amendments etc.)

(Amount in ₹in all tables)

Sr. No.	Description	Value	Integrated tax	Central tax	State/ UT tax	Cess
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
1.	Outward supplies (including exempt supplies)
2.	Inward supplies attracting reverse charge including import of services
3.	Tax payable (1+2)
4.	Interest payable, if any
5.	Tax and interest paid

4. Verification

I hereby solemnly affirm and declare that the information given herein above is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief and nothing has been concealed therefrom.

Signature

Place :  
Date:                                                                                                                                                        

Name of Authorised Signatory
Designation/Status

Instructions:

1. The taxpayer paying tax under the provisions of section 10 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 or by availing the benefit of notification No. 02/2019– Central Tax (Rate), dated the 7th March, 2019 [G.S.R. 189(E) dated the 7^th March,2019] shall make payment of tax on quarterly basis by the due date.
2. Adjustment on account of advances, credit/debit notes or rectifications shall be reported against the liability.
3. Negative value may be reported as such if such value comes after adjustment.
4. If the total tax payable becomes negative, then the same shall be carried forward to the next tax period for utilising the same in that tax period.
5. Interest shall be leviable if payment is made after the due date.
6. Nil‟ Statement shall be filed if there is no tax liability due during the quarter.”.

5. In the said rules, in FORM GST REG-01, after instruction number 16, the following instruction shall be inserted, namely:-

“17. Taxpayers who want to pay tax by availing benefit of notification No. 2/2019 – Central Tax (Rate) dated 07.03.2019, as amended, shall indicate such option at serial no. 5 and 6.1(iii) of this Form.”.

(Ruchi Bisht)
Under Secretary to the
Government of India

Note:- The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide notification No. 3/2017-Central Tax, dated the 19^th June,2017, published vide number G.S.R 610 (E), dated the 19^th June, 2017 and last amended vide notification No. 16/2019 – Central Tax, dated the 29^th March, 2019, published vide number G.S.R 249 (E), dated the 29^th March, 2019.

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