Tamil Nadu Goods and Services Tax (Eleventh Amendment) Rules, 2020 - G.O. (Ms) No. 146 - Tamil Nadu SGST

GOVERNMENT OF TAMILNADU COMMERCIAL TAXES AND REGISTRATION (B1) DEPARTMENT G.O. (Ms) No. 146 Dated: 01.10.2020 Purattasi 15 Thiruvalluvar Aandu, 2051 NOTIFICATION In exercise of the powers conferred by section 164 of the Tamil Nadu Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (Tamil Nadu Act 19 of 2017), the Governor of Tamil Nadu, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Tamil Nadu Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017, namely:- 1. (1) These rules may be called the Tamil Nadu Goods and Services Tax (Eleventh Amendment) Rules, 2020. (2) They shall be deemed to have come into force with effect from the 30 th day of September, 2020. 2. In the Tamil Nadu Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in rule 46, after clause (q), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:- (r) Quick Response code, having embedded Invoice Reference Number (IRN) in it, in case invoice has been issued in the manner prescribed under sub-rule (4) of rule 48. 3. In the said rules, in rule 48, in sub-rule (4), the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:- Provided that the Commissioner may, on the recommendations of the Council, by notification, exempt a person or a class of registered persons from issuance of invoice under this sub-rule for a specified period, subject to such conditions and restrictions as may be specified in the said notification. . 4. In the said rules, in rule 138A, for sub-rule (2), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely:- (2) In case, invoice is issued in the manner prescribed under sub-rule (4) of rule 48, the Quick Response (QR) code having an embedded Invoice Reference Number (IRN) in it, may be produced electronically, for verification by the proper officer in lieu of the physical copy of such tax invoice. . Dr. BEELA RAJESH SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT