Order No. 1/2018-Central Tax: Removal of difficulty order regarding extension of due date for filing of Annual return (in FORMs GSTR-9, GSTR-9A and GSTR-9C) for FY 2017-18 till 31st March, 2019

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Order No. 1/2018-Central Tax: TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE OF INDIA, EXTRAORDINARY, PART II, SECTION 3, SUB-SECTION (ii)

Government of India
Ministry of Finance
(Department of Revenue)
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New Delhi, the 11^th December, 2018

Order No. 1/2018-Central Tax

Subject: Order No. 1/2018-Central Tax: Removal of difficulty order regarding extension of due date for filing of Annual return (in FORMs GSTR-9, GSTR-9A and GSTR-9C) for FY 2017-18 till 31st March, 2019

Order No. 1/2018-Central Tax : S.O.(E).––WHEREAS, sub-section (1) of section 44 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017) (hereafter in this Order referred to as the said Act) provides that every registered person, other than an Input Service Distributor, a person paying tax under section 51 or section 52, a casual taxable person and a non-resident taxable person, shall furnish an annual return for every financial year electronically in such form and manner as may be prescribed on or before the thirty-first day of December following the end of such financial year;

AND WHEREAS, for the purpose of furnishing of the annual return electronically for every financial year as referred to in sub-section (1) of section 44 of the said Act, the electronic system to be developed is at the advanced stage and is likely to be made operational by the 31st January, 2019as a result whereof, the said annual return for the period from 1st July, 2017 to the 31st March, 2018 could not be furnished by the registered persons, as referred to in the said sub-section (1) and because of that, certain difficulties have arisen in giving effect to the provisions of the said section;

NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 172 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, the Central Government, on recommendations of the Council, hereby makes the following Order,to remove the difficulties, namely:––

1. Short title.––This Order may be called the Central Goods and Services Tax (Removal of Difficulties) Order, 2018.

2. In section 44 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, after subsections (2), the following Explanation shall be inserted, namely:––

“Explanation.-For the purposes of this section, it is hereby declared that the annual return for the period from the 1st July, 2017 to the 31st March, 2018 shall be furnished on or before the 31st March, 2019.”.

[F. No. 20/06/17/2018-GST]

(Dr. Sreeparvathy S.L.)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

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