Question 45 - Does cancellation of registration impose any tax obligations on the person whose registration is so cancelled? - Faq On GST (2nd Edition) Dated 31.3.2017

Q 45. Does cancellation of registration impose any tax obligations on the person whose registration is so cancelled? Ans. Yes, as per Section 29(5) of the CGST/SGST Act, every registered taxable person whose registration is cancelled shall pay an amount, by way of debit in the electronic cash ledger, equivalent to the credit of input tax in respect of inputs held in stock and inputs contained in semi-finished or finished goods held in stock or capital goods or plant and machinery on the day immediately preceding the date of such cancellation or the output tax payable on such goods, whichever is higher.