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TMI BlogThe Puducherry Goods and Services Tax (Second Amendment) Rules, 2017X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 27. Value of supply of goods or services where the consideration is not wholly in money.- Where the supply of goods or services is for a consideration not wholly in money, the value of the supply shall,- (a) be the open market value of such supply; (b) if the open market value is not available under clause (a), be the sum total of consideration in money and any such further amount in money as is equivalent to the consideration not in money, if such amount is known at the time of supply; (c) if the value of supply is not determinable under clause (a) or clause (b), be the value of supply of goods or services or both of like kind and quality; (d) if the value is not determinable under clause (a) or clause (b) or clause (c), be the sum total of consideration in money and such further amount in money that is equivalent to consideration not in money as determined by the application of rule 30 or rule 31 in that order. Illustration: (1) Where a new phone is supplied for twenty thousand rupees along with the exchange of an old phone and if the price of the new phone without exchange is twenty four thousand rupees, the open market value of the new phone is twenty ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... e of the supply made by the principal shall be four thousand five hundred and fifty rupees per quintal or where he exercises the option, the value shall be 90 per cent. of five thousand rupees i.e., four thousand five hundred rupees per quintal. (b) where the value of a supply is not determinable under clause (a), the same shall be determined by the application of rule 30 or rule 31 in that order. 30. Value of supply of goods or services or both based on cost.- Where the value of a supply of goods or services or both is not determinable by any of the preceding rules of this Chapter, the value shall be one hundred and ten percent of the cost of production or manufacture or the cost of acquisition of such goods or the cost of provision of such services. 31. Residual method for determination of value of supply of goods or services or both.- Where the value of supply of goods or services or both cannot be determined under rules 27 to 30, the same shall be determined using reasonable means consistent with the principles and the general provisions of section 15 and the provisions of this Chapter: Provided that in the case of supply of services, the supplier may opt for t ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... provided by an air travel agent shall be deemed to be an amount calculated at the rate of five per cent. of the basic fare in the case of domestic bookings, and at the rate of ten per cent. of the basic fare in the case of international bookings of passage for travel by air. Explanation.- For the purposes of this sub-rule, the expression basic fare means that part of the air fare on which commission is normally paid to the air travel agent by the airlines. (4) The value of supply of services in relation to life insurance business shall be,- (a) the gross premium charged from a policy holder reduced by the amount allocated for investment, or savings on behalf of the policy holder, if such an amount is intimated to the policy holder at the time of supply of service; (b) in case of single premium annuity policies other than (a), ten per cent. of single premium charged from the policy holder; or (c) in all other cases, twenty five per cent. of the premium charged from the policy holder in the first year and twelve and a half per cent. of the premium charged from the policy holder in subsequent years: Provided that nothing contained in this sub-rule shall apply where ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Explanation . - For the purposes of this rule, the expression pure agent means a person who- (a) enters into a contractual agreement with the recipient of supply to act as his pure agent to incur expenditure or costs in the course of supply of goods or services or both; (b) neither intends to hold nor holds any title to the goods or services or both so procured or supplied as pure agent of the recipient of supply; (c) does not use for his own interest such goods or services so procured; and (d) receives only the actual amount incurred to procure such goods or services in addition to the amount received for supply he provides on his own account. Illustration . - Corporate services firm A is engaged to handle the legal work pertaining to the incorporation of Company B. Other than its service fees, A also recovers from B, registration fee and approval fee for the name of the company paid to the Registrar of Companies. The fees charged by the Registrar of Companies for the registration and approval of the name are compulsorily levied on B. A is merely acting as a pure agent in the payment of those fees. Therefore, A s recovery of such expenses is a disbursement a ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... a supplier in accordance with the provisions of section 34; (d) a bill of entry or any similar document prescribed under the Customs Act, 1962 or rules made thereunder for the assessment of integrated tax on imports; (e) an Input Service Distributor invoice or Input Service Distributor credit note or any document issued by an Input Service Distributor in accordance with the provisions of sub-rule (1) of rule 54. (2) Input tax credit shall be availed by a registered person only if all the applicable particulars as specified in the provisions of Chapter VI are contained in the said document, and the relevant information, as contained in the said document, is furnished in FORM GSTR-2 by such person. (3) No input tax credit shall be availed by a registered person in respect of any tax that has been paid in pursuance of any order where any demand has been confirmed on account of any fraud, willful misstatement or suppression of facts. 37. Reversal of input tax credit in the case of non-payment of consideration.- (1) A registered person, who has availed of input tax credit on any inward supply of goods or services or both, but fails to pay to the supplier thereof, t ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... be the input tax credit admissible to the company or the institution and shall be furnished in FORM GSTR- 2 ; (d) the amount referred to in clauses (b) and (c) shall, subject to the provisions of sections 41, 42 and 43, be credited to the electronic credit ledger of the said company or the institution. 39. Procedure for distribution of input tax credit by Input Service Distributor.- (1) An Input Service Distributor shall distribute input tax credit in the manner and subject to the following conditions, namely,- (a) the input tax credit available for distribution in a month shall be distributed in the same month and the details thereof shall be furnished in FORM GSTR-6 in accordance with the provisions of Chapter VIII of these rules; (b) the Input Service Distributor shall, in accordance with the provisions of clause (d), separately distribute the amount of ineligible input tax credit (ineligible under the provisions of sub-section (5) of section 17 or otherwise) and the amount of eligible input tax credit; (c) the input tax credit on account of central tax, State tax, Union territory tax and integrated tax shall be distributed separately in accordance with ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ject to the conditions specified in clauses (a) to (f) and the amount attributable to any recipient shall be calculated in the manner provided in clause (d) and such credit shall be distributed in the month in which the debit note is included in the return in FORM GSTR-6 ; (j) any input tax credit required to be reduced on account of issuance of a credit note to the Input Service Distributor by the supplier shall be apportioned to each recipient in the same ratio in which the input tax credit contained in the original invoice was distributed in terms of clause (d), and the amount so apportioned shall be- (i) reduced from the amount to be distributed in the month in which the credit note is included in the return in FORM GSTR-6 ; or (ii) added to the output tax liability of the recipient where the amount so apportioned is in the negative by virtue of the amount of credit under distribution being less than the amount to be adjusted. (2) If the amount of input tax credit distributed by an Input Service Distributor is reduced later on for any other reason for any of the recipients, including that it was distributed to a wrong recipient by the Input Service Distributo ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... e (c) of sub-section (1) of section 18; (iv) on the day immediately preceding the date from which the supplies made by the registered person becomes taxable, in the case of a claim under clause (d) of sub-section (1) of section 18; (d) the details furnished in the declaration under clause (b) shall be duly certified by a practicing chartered accountant or a cost accountant if the aggregate value of the claim on account of central tax, State tax, Union territory tax and integrated tax exceeds two lakh rupees; (e) the input tax credit claimed in accordance with the provisions of clauses (c) and (d) of sub-section (1) of section 18 shall be verified with the corresponding details furnished by the corresponding supplier in FORM GSTR-1 or as the case may be, in FORM GSTR- 4 , on the common portal. (2) The amount of credit in the case of supply of capital goods or plant and machinery, for the purposes of sub-section (6) of section 18, shall be calculated by reducing the input tax on the said goods at the rate of five percentage points for every quarter or part thereof from the date of the issue of the invoice for such goods. 41. Transfer of credit on sale, merge ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... services on which credit is not available under sub-section (5) of section 17, be denoted as T3 ; (e) the amount of input tax credit credited to the electronic credit ledger of registered person, be denoted as C1 and calculated as- C 1 = T- (T 1 +T 2 +T 3 ); (f) the amount of input tax credit attributable to inputs and input services intended to be used exclusively for effecting supplies other than exempted but including zero rated supplies, be denoted as T4 ; (g) T1 , T2 , T3 and T4 shall be determined and declared by the registered person at the invoice level in FORM GSTR-2 ; (h) input tax credit left after attribution of input tax credit under clause (g) shall be called common credit, be denoted as C2 and calculated as- C 2 = C 1 - T 4 ; (i) the amount of input tax credit attributable towards exempt supplies, be denoted as D1 and calculated as- D 1 = (E F) C 2 where, E is the aggregate value of exempt supplies during the tax period , and F is the total turnover in the State of the registered person during the tax period: Provided that where the registered person does not have any turnover during t ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... an the month of September following the end of the financial year to which such credit relates and the said person shall be liable to pay interest on the said excess amount at the rate specified in sub-section (1) of section 50 for the period starting from the first day of April of the succeeding financial year till the date of payment; or (b) where the aggregate of the amounts determined under sub-rule (1) in respect of D1 and D2 exceeds the aggregate of the amounts calculated finally in respect of D1 and D2 , such excess amount shall be claimed as credit by the registered person in his return for a month not later than the month of September following the end of the financial year to which such credit relates. 43. Manner of determination of input tax credit in respect of capital goods and reversal thereof in certain cases.- (1) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (3) of section 16, the input tax credit in respect of capital goods, which attract the provisions of sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 17, being partly used for the purposes of business and partly for other purposes, or partly used for effecting taxable supplies including zero rated supplies and par ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... apital goods; (g) the amount of common credit attributable towards exempted supplies, be denoted as Te , and calculated as- T e = (E F) x T r where, E is the aggregate value of exempt supplies, made, during the tax period , and F is the total turnover of the registered person during the tax period: Provided that where the registered person does not have any turnover during the said tax period or the aforesaid information is not available, the value of E/F shall be calculated by taking values of E and F of the last tax period for which the details of such turnover are available, previous to the month during which the said value of E/F is to be calculated; Explanation.- For the purposes of this clause, it is hereby clarified that the aggregate value of exempt supplies and the total turnover shall exclude the amount of any duty or tax levied under entry 84 of List I of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution and entry 51 and 54 of List II of the said Schedule; (h) the amount Te along with the applicable interest shall , during every tax period of the useful life of the concerned capital goods, be added to the output tax liability of the ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ng to capital goods shall be determined in the same manner as specified in clause (b) of subrule (1) and the amount shall be determined separately for input tax credit of IGST and CGST: Provided that where the amount so determined is more than the tax determined on the transaction value of the capital goods, the amount determined shall form part of the output tax liability and the same shall be furnished in FORM GSTR-1 . 45. Conditions and restrictions in respect of inputs and capital goods sent to the job worker.- (1) The inputs, semi-finished goods or capital goods shall be sent to the job worker under the cover of a challan issued by the principal, including where such goods are sent directly to a job-worker. (2) The challan issued by the principal to the job worker shall contain the details specified in rule 55. (3) The details of challans in respect of goods dispatched to a job worker or received from a job worker or sent from one job worker to another during a quarter shall be included in FORM GST ITC-04 furnished for that period on or before the twenty-fifth day of the month succeeding the said quarter. (4) Where the inputs or capital goods are not re ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... lue of the supply of goods or services or both taking into account discount or abatement, if any; (l) rate of tax (central tax, State tax, integrated tax, Union territory tax or cess); (m) amount of tax charged in respect of taxable goods or services (central tax, State tax, integrated tax, Union territory tax or cess); (n) place of supply along with the name of the State, in the case of a supply in the course of inter-State trade or commerce; (o) address of delivery where the same is different from the place of supply; (p) whether the tax is payable on reverse charge basis; and (q) signature or digital signature of the supplier or his authorised representative: Provided that the Government may, on the recommendations of the Council, by notification, specify- (i) the number of digits of Harmonised System of Nomenclature code for goods or services that a class of registered persons shall be required to mention, for such period as may be specified in the said notification; and (ii) the class of registered persons that would not be required to mention the Harmonised System of Nomenclature code for goods or services, for such period as may be specified in the ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ll be prepared in triplicate, in the case of supply of goods, in the following manner, namely,- (a) the original copy being marked as ORIGINAL FOR RECIPIENT; (b) the duplicate copy being marked as DUPLICATE FOR TRANSPORTER; and (c) the triplicate copy being marked as TRIPLICATE FOR SUPPLIER. (2) The invoice shall be prepared in duplicate, in the case of the supply of services, in the following manner, namely,- (a) the original copy being marked as ORIGINAL FOR RECIPIENT; and (b) the duplicate copy being marked as DUPLICATE FOR SUPPLIER. (3) The serial number of invoices issued during a tax period shall be furnished electronically through the common portal in FORM GSTR-1 . 49. Bill of supply.- A bill of supply referred to in clause (c) of sub-section (3) of section 31 shall be issued by the supplier containing the following details, namely,- (a) name, address and Goods and Services Tax Identification Number of the supplier; (b) a consecutive serial number not exceeding sixteen characters, in one or multiple series, containing alphabets or numerals or special characters - hyphen or dash and slash symbolised as - and / respectively, and any combi ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... - A refund voucher referred to in clause (e) of sub-section (3) of section 31 shall contain the following particulars, namely:- (a) name, address and Goods and Services Tax Identification Number of the supplier; (b) a consecutive serial number not exceeding sixteen characters, in one or multiple series, containing alphabets or numerals or special charactershyphen or dash and slash symbolised as - and / respectively, and any combination thereof, unique for a financial year; (c) date of its issue; (d) name, address and Goods and Services Tax Identification Number or Unique Identity Number, if registered, of the recipient; (e) number and date of receipt voucher issued in accordance with the provisions of rule 50; (f) description of goods or services in respect of which refund is made; (g) amount of refund made; (h) rate of tax (central tax, State tax, integrated tax, Union territory tax or cess); (i) amount of tax paid in respect of such goods or services (central tax, State tax, integrated tax, Union territory tax or cess); (j) whether the tax is payable on reverse charge basis; and (k) signature or digital signature of the supplier or his author ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... be, debited to the recipient; and (j) signature or digital signature of the supplier or his authorised representative. (2) Every registered person who has been granted registration with effect from a date earlier than the date of issuance of certificate of registration to him, may issue revised tax invoices in respect of taxable supplies effected during the period starting from the effective date of registration till the date of the issuance of the certificate of registration: Provided that the registered person may issue a consolidated revised tax invoice in respect of all taxable supplies made to a recipient who is not registered under the Act during such period: Provided further that in the case of inter-State supplies, where the value of a supply does not exceed two lakh and fifty thousand rupees, a consolidated revised invoice may be issued separately in respect of all the recipients located in a State, who are not registered under the Act. (3) Any invoice or debit note issued in pursuance of any tax payable in accordance with the provisions of section 74 or section 129 or section 130 shall prominently contain the words INPUT TAX CREDIT NOT ADMISSIBLE . 54. T ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ed under rule 46. (4) Where the supplier of taxable service is supplying passenger transportation service, a tax invoice shall include ticket in any form, by whatever name called, whether or not serially numbered, and whether or not containing the address of the recipient of service but containing other information as mentioned under rule 46. (5) The provisions of sub-rule (2) or sub-rule (4) shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the documents issued under rule 49 or rule 50 or rule 51 or rule 52 or rule 53. 55. Transportation of goods without issue of invoice.- (1) For the purposes of- (a) supply of liquid gas where the quantity at the time of removal from the place of business of the supplier is not known, (b) transportation of goods for job work, (c) transportation of goods for reasons other than by way of supply, or (d) such other supplies as may be notified by the Government, the consigner may issue a delivery challan, serially numbered not exceeding sixteen characters, in one or multiple series, in lieu of invoice at the time of removal of goods for transportation, containing the following details, namely:- (i) date and number of the delivery challan; ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... bit notes, receipt vouchers, payment vouchers and refund vouchers. (2) Every registered person, other than a person paying tax under section 10, shall maintain the accounts of stock in respect of goods received and supplied by him, and such accounts shall contain particulars of the opening balance, receipt, supply, goods lost, stolen, destroyed, written off or disposed of by way of gift or free sample and the balance of stock including raw materials, finished goods, scrap and wastage thereof. (3) Every registered person shall keep and maintain a separate account of advances received, paid and adjustments made thereto. (4) Every registered person, other than a person paying tax under section 10, shall keep and maintain an account, containing the details of tax payable (including tax payable in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (3) and sub-section (4) of section 9), tax collected and paid, input tax, input tax credit claimed, together with a register of tax invoice, credit notes, debit notes, delivery challan issued or received during any tax period. (5) Every registered person shall keep the particulars of - (a) names and complete addresses of suppliers fr ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... or on supply of goods or services effected on behalf of every principal. (12) Every registered person manufacturing goods shall maintain monthly production accounts showing quantitative details of raw materials or services used in the manufacture and quantitative details of the goods so manufactured including the waste and by products thereof. (13) Every registered person supplying services shall maintain the accounts showing quantitative details of goods used in the provision of services, details of input services utilised and the services supplied. (14) Every registered person executing works contract shall keep separate accounts for works contract showing - (a) the names and addresses of the persons on whose behalf the works contract is executed; (b) description, value and quantity (wherever applicable) of goods or services received for the execution of works contract; (c) description, value and quantity (wherever applicable) of goods or services utilized in the execution of works contract; (d) the details of payment received in respect of each works contract; and (e) the names and addresses of suppliers from whom he received goods or services. (15) Th ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... r the Act, shall submit the details regarding his business electronically on the common portal in FORM GST ENR-01 , either directly or through a Facilitation Centre notified by the Commissioner and, upon validation of the details furnished, a unique enrolment number shall be generated and communicated to the said person. (2) The person enrolled under sub-rule (1) as aforesaid in any other State or Union territory shall be deemed to be enrolled in the State or Union territory. (3) Every person who is enrolled under sub-rule (1) shall, where required, amend the details furnished in FORM GST ENR-01 electronically on the common portal either directly or through a Facilitation Centre notified by the Commissioner. (4) Subject to the provisions of rule 56,- (a) any person engaged in the business of transporting goods shall maintain records of goods transported, delivered and goods stored in transit by him alongwith the Goods and Services Tax Identification Number of the registered consigner and consignee for each of his branches. (b) every owner or operator of a warehouse or godown shall maintain books of accounts with respect to the period for which particular goods ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ward supplies.- (1) Every registered person, other than a person referred to in section 14 of the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 , required to furnish the details of inward supplies of goods or services or both received during a tax period under sub-section (2) of section 38 shall, on the basis of details contained in Part A, Part B and Part C of FORM GSTR-2A , prepare such details as specified in sub-section (1) of the said section and furnish the same in FORM GSTR-2 electronically through the common portal, either directly or from a Facilitation Centre notified by the Commissioner, after including therein details of such other inward supplies, if any, required to be furnished under sub-section (2) of section 38. (2) Every registered person shall furnish the details, if any, required under sub-section (5) of section 38 electronically in FORM GSTR-2 . (3) The registered person shall specify the inward supplies in respect of which he is not eligible, either fully or partially, for input tax credit in FORM GSTR-2 where such eligibility can be determined at the invoice level. (4) The registered person shall declare the quantum of ineligible ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... on the basis of information furnished through FORM GSTR-1 , FORM GSTR-2 and based on other liabilities of preceding tax periods. (3) Every registered person furnishing the return under sub-rule (1) shall, subject to the provisions of section 49, discharge his liability towards tax, interest, penalty, fees or any other amount payable under the Act or the provisions of this Chapter by debiting the electronic cash ledger or electronic credit ledger and include the details in Part B of the return in FORM GSTR-3 . (4) A registered person, claiming refund of any balance in the electronic cash ledger in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (6) of section 49, may claim such refund in Part B of the return in FORM GSTR-3 and such return shall be deemed to be an application filed under section 54. (5) Where the time limit for furnishing of details in FORM GSTR-1 under section 37 and in FORM GSTR-2 under section 38 has been extended and the circumstances so warrant, return in FORM GSTR-3B , in lieu of FORM GSTR-3 , may be furnished in such manner and subject to such conditions as may be notified by the Commissioner. 62. Form and manner of sub ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... through a Facilitation Centre notified by the Commissioner, including therein the details of outward supplies and inward supplies and shall pay the tax, interest, penalty, fees or any other amount payable under the Act or the provisions of this Chapter within twenty days after the end of a tax period or within seven days after the last day of the validity period of registration, whichever is earlier. 64. Form and manner of submission of return by persons providing online information and database access or retrieval services.- Every registered person providing online information and data base access or retrieval services from a place outside India to a person in India other than a registered person shall file return in FORM GSTR-5A on or before the twentieth day of the month succeeding the calendar month or part thereof. 65. Form and manner of submission of return by an Input Service Distributor.- Every Input Service Distributor shall, on the basis of details contained in FORM GSTR- 6A , and where required, after adding, correcting or deleting the details, furnish electronically the return in FORM GSTR-6 , containing the details of tax invoices on which credit h ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... t note number; (d) invoice or debit note date; and (e) tax amount: Provided that where the time limit for furnishing FORM GSTR-1 specified under section 37 and FORM GSTR-2 specified under section 38 has been extended, the date of matching relating to claim of input tax credit shall also be extended accordingly: Provided further that the Commissioner may, on the recommendations of the Council, by order, extend the date of matching relating to claim of input tax credit to such date as may be specified therein. Explanation.- For the purposes of this rule, it is hereby declared that (i) The claim of input tax credit in respect of invoices and debit notes in FORM GSTR-2 that were accepted by the recipient on the basis of FORM GSTR-2A without amendment shall be treated as matched if the corresponding supplier has furnished a valid return; (ii) The claim of input tax credit shall be considered as matched where the amount of input tax credit claimed is equal to or less than the output tax paid on such tax invoice or debit note by the corresponding supplier. 70. Final acceptance of input tax credit and communication thereof.- (1) The final acceptan ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ply declared by the supplier. 72. Claim of input tax credit on the same invoice more than once.- Duplication of claims of input tax credit in the details of inward supplies shall be communicated to the registered person in FORM GST MIS-1 electronically through the common portal. 73. Matching of claim of reduction in the output tax liability .- The following details relating to the claim of reduction in output tax liability shall be matched under section 43 after the due date for furnishing the return in FORM GSTR-3 , namely:- (a) Goods and Services Tax Identification Number of the supplier; (b) Goods and Services Tax Identification Number of the recipient; (c) credit note number; (d) credit note date; and (e) tax amount: Provided that where the time limit for furnishing FORM GSTR-1 under section 37 and FORM GSTR-2 under section 38 has been extended, the date of matching of claim of reduction in the output tax liability shall be extended accordingly: Provided further that the Commissioner may, on the recommendations of the Council, by order, extend the date of matching relating to claim of reduction in output tax liability to such date as may ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ake suitable rectifications in the statement of inward supplies to be furnished for the month in which the discrepancy is made available. (4) Where the discrepancy is not rectified under sub-rule (2) or sub-rule (3), an amount to the extent of discrepancy shall be added to the output tax liability of the supplier and debited to the electronic liability register and also shown in his return in FORM GSTR-3 for the month succeeding the month in which the discrepancy is made available. Explanation.- For the purposes of this rule, it is hereby declared that (i) rectification by a supplier means deleting or correcting the details of an outward supply in his valid return so as to match the details of corresponding inward supply declared by the recipient; (ii) rectification by the recipient means adding or correcting the details of an inward supply so as to match the details of corresponding outward supply declared by the supplier. 76. Claim of reduction in output tax liability more than once.- The duplication of claims for reduction in output tax liability in the details of outward supplies shall be communicated to the registered person in FORM GST MIS-1 electro ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... tails of discrepancy are made available and such addition to the output tax liability and interest payable thereon shall be made available to the supplier electronically on the common portal in FORM GST MIS 3 . 80. Annual return.- (1) 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 as specified under sub-section (1) of section 44 electronically in FORM GSTR-9 through the common portal either directly or through a Facilitation Centre notified by the Commissioner: Provided that a person paying tax under section 10 shall furnish the annual return in FORM GSTR-9A . (1) Every electronic commerce operator required to collect tax at source under section 52 shall furnish annual statement referred to in sub-section (5) of the said section in FORM GSTR -9B . (2) Every registered person whose aggregate turnover during a financial year exceeds two crore rupees shall get his accounts audited as specified under sub-section (5) of section 35 and he shall furnish a copy of audited annual accounts and a reconciliation stat ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... y Indian University established by any law for the time being in force; or (ii) a degree examination of any Foreign University recognised by any Indian University as equivalent to the degree examination mentioned in sub-clause (i); or (iii) any other examination notified by the Government, on the recommendation of the Council, for this purpose; or (iv) has passed any of the following examinations, namely:- (a) final examination of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India; or (b) final examination of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India; or (c) final examination of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India. (2) On receipt of the application referred to in sub-rule (1), the officer authorised in this behalf shall, after making such enquiry as he considers necessary, either enrol the applicant as a goods and services tax practitioner and issue a certificate to that effect in FORM GST PCT-02 or reject his application where it is found that the applicant is not qualified to be enrolled as a goods and services tax practitioner. (3) The enrolment made under sub-rule (2) shall be valid until it is cancelled: Provided that no person enrolled as a ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... r credit into the electronic cash ledger; (d) file a claim for refund; and (e) file an application for amendment or cancellation of registration: Provided that where any application relating to a claim for refund or an application for amendment or cancellation of registration has been submitted by the goods and services tax practitioner authorised by the registered person, a confirmation shall be sought from the registered person and the application submitted by the said practitioner shall be made available to the registered person on the common portal and such application shall not be proceeded with further until the registered person gives his consent to the same. (9) Any registered person opting to furnish his return through a goods and services tax practitioner shall- (a) give his consent in FORM GST PCT-05 to any goods and services tax practitioner to prepare and furnish his return; and (b) before confirming submission of any statement prepared by the goods and services tax practitioner, ensure that the facts mentioned in the return are true and correct. (10) The goods and services tax practitioner shall- (a) prepare the statements with due diligenc ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... , fee or any other amount under the Act shall be paid by debiting the electronic cash ledger maintained as per rule 87 and the electronic liability register shall be credited accordingly. (5) Any amount of demand debited in the electronic liability register shall stand reduced to the extent of relief given by the appellate authority or Appellate Tribunal or court and the electronic tax liability register shall be credited accordingly. (6) The amount of penalty imposed or liable to be imposed shall stand reduced partly or fully, as the case may be, if the taxable person makes the payment of tax, interest and penalty specified in the show cause notice or demand order and the electronic liability register shall be credited accordingly. (7) A registered person shall, upon noticing any discrepancy in his electronic liability ledger, communicate the same to the officer exercising jurisdiction in the matter, through the common portal in FORM GST PMT-04 . 86. Electronic Credit Ledger.- (1) The electronic credit ledger shall be maintained in FORM GST PMT-02 for each registered person eligible for input tax credit under the Act on the common portal and every claim of inp ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... restriction for deposit up to ten thousand rupees per challan in case of an Over the Counter payment shall not apply to deposit to be made by (a) Government Departments or any other deposit to be made by persons as may be notified by the Commissioner in this behalf; (b) Proper officer or any other officer authorised to recover outstanding dues from any person, whether registered or not, including recovery made through attachment or sale of movable or immovable properties; (c) Proper officer or any other officer authorised for the amounts collected by way of cash, cheque or demand draft during any investigation or enforcement activity or any ad hoc deposit: Provided further that the challan in FORM GST PMT-06 generated at the common portal shall be valid for a period of fifteen days. Explanation . For the purposes of this sub-rule, it is hereby clarified that for making payment of any amount indicated in the challan, the commission, if any, payable in respect of such payment shall be borne by the person making such payment. (4) Any payment required to be made by a person who is not registered under the Act, shall be made on the basis of a temporary identi ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... . For the purposes of this rule, it is hereby clarified that a refund shall be deemed to be rejected, if the appeal is finally rejected or if the claimant gives an undertaking to the proper officer that he shall not file an appeal. 88. Identification number for each transaction.- (1) A unique identification number shall be generated at the common portal for each debit or credit to the electronic cash or credit ledger, as the case may be. (2) The unique identification number relating to discharge of any liability shall be indicated in the corresponding entry in the electronic liability register. (3) A unique identification number shall be generated at the common portal for each credit in the electronic liability register for reasons other than those covered under sub-rule (2). Chapter X Refund 89. Application for refund of tax, interest, penalty, fees or any other amount.- (1)Any person, except the persons covered under notification issued under section 55, claiming refund of any tax, interest, penalty, fees or any other amount paid by him, other than refund of integrated tax paid on goods exported out of India, may file an application electronically in FORM ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... with the evidence regarding the endorsement specified in the second proviso to sub-rule (1) in the case of the supply of goods made to a Special Economic Zone unit or a Special Economic Zone developer; (e) a statement containing the number and date of invoices, the evidence regarding the endorsement specified in the second proviso to sub-rule (1) and the details of payment, along with the proof thereof, made by the recipient to the supplier for authorised operations as defined under the Special Economic Zone Act, 2005 , in a case where the refund is on account of supply of services made to a Special Economic Zone unit or a Special Economic Zone developer; (f) a declaration to the effect that the Special Economic Zone unit or the Special Economic Zone developer has not availed the input tax credit of the tax paid by the supplier of goods or services or both, in a case where the refund is on account of supply of goods or services made to a Special Economic Zone unit or a Special Economic Zone developer; (g) a statement containing the number and date of invoices along with such other evidence as may be notified in this behalf, in a case where the refund is on account of dee ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... or services or both without payment of tax under bond or letter of undertaking in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (3) of section 16 of the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (13 of 2017) , refund of input tax credit shall be granted as per the following formula - Refund Amount = (Turnover of zero-rated supply of goods + Turnover of zero-rated supply of services) x Net ITC Adjusted Total Turnover Where,- (A) Refund amount means the maximum refund that is admissible; (B) Net ITC means input tax credit availed on inputs and input services during the relevant period; (C) Turnover of zero-rated supply of goods means the value of zero-rated supply of goods made during the relevant period without payment of tax under bond or letter of undertaking; (D) Turnover of zero-rated supply of services means the value of zero-rated supply of services made without payment of tax under bond or letter of undertaking, calculated in the following manner, namely:- Zero-rated supply of services is the aggregate of the payments received during the relevant period for zero-rated supply of services and zero-rated supply of services where supply has been comp ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... communicated in FORM GST RFD-03 under the Central Goods and Service Tax Rules, 2017, the same shall also deemed to have been communicated under this rule along with the deficiencies communicated under sub-rule (3). 91. Grant of provisional refund.- (1) The provisional refund in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (6) of section 54 shall be granted subject to the condition that the person claiming refund has, during any period of five years immediately preceding the tax period to which the claim for refund relates, not been prosecuted for any offence under the Act or under an existing law where the amount of tax evaded exceeds two hundred and fifty lakh rupees. (2) The proper officer, after scrutiny of the claim and the evidence submitted in support thereof and on being prima facie satisfied that the amount claimed as refund under sub-rule (1) is due to the applicant in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (6) of section 54, shall make an order in FORM GST RFD-04 , sanctioning the amount of refund due to the said applicant on a provisional basis within a period not exceeding seven days from the date of the acknowledgement under sub-rule (1) or sub ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ayable to the applicant under sub-section (8) of section 54, he shall make an order in FORM GST RFD-06 and issue a payment advice in FORM GST RFD-05 for the amount of refund and the same shall be electronically credited to any of the bank accounts of the applicant mentioned in his registration particulars and as specified in the application for refund. (5) Where the proper officer is satisfied that the amount refundable under sub-rule (1) or sub-rule (2) is not payable to the applicant under sub-section (8) of section 54, he shall make an order in FORM GST RFD-06 and issue an advice in FORM GST RFD-05 , for the amount of refund to be credited to the Consumer Welfare Fund. 93. Credit of the amount of rejected refund claim.- (1) Where any deficiencies have been communicated under sub-rule (3) of rule 90, the amount debited under sub-rule (3) of rule 89 shall be re-credited to the electronic credit ledger. (2) Where any amount claimed as refund is rejected under rule 92, either fully or partly, the amount debited, to the extent of rejection, shall be re-credited to the electronic credit ledger by an order made in FORM GST PMT-03 . Explanation . For th ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... x paid on goods exported out of India.- (1) The shipping bill filed by an exporter shall be deemed to be an application for refund of integrated tax paid on the goods exported out of India and such application shall be deemed to have been filed only when:- (a) the person in charge of the conveyance carrying the export goods duly files an export manifest or an export report covering the number and the date of shipping bills or bills of export; and (b) the applicant has furnished a valid return in FORM GSTR-3 ; (2) The details of the relevant export invoices contained in FORM GSTR-1 shall be transmitted electronically by the common portal to the system designated by the Customs and the said system shall electronically transmit to the common portal, a confirmation that the goods covered by the said invoices have been exported out of India. (3) Upon the receipt of the information regarding the furnishing of a valid return in FORM GSTR-3 from the common portal, the system designated by the Customs shall process the claim for refund and an amount equal to the integrated tax paid in respect of each shipping bill or bill of export shall be electronically credited to the ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ding Committee with a Chairman, a Vice-Chairman, a Member Secretary and such other Members as it may deem fit and the Committee shall make recommendations for proper utilisation of the money credited to the Consumer Welfare Fund for welfare of the consumers. (5) The Committee shall meet as and when necessary, but not less than once in three months. (6) Any agency or organisation engaged in consumer welfare activities for a period of three years registered under the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013) or under any other law for the time being in force, including village or mandal or samiti level cooperatives of consumers especially Women, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, or any industry as defined in the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (14 of 1947) recommended by the Bureau of Indian Standards to be engaged for a period of five years in viable and useful research activity which has made, or is likely to make, significant contribution in formulation of standard mark of the products of mass consumption, the Central Government or the State Government may make an application for a grant from the Consumer Welfare Fund: Provided that a consumer may make appli ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... d to the Goods and Services Tax Council, the broad guidelines for considering the projects or proposals for the purpose of incurring expenditure from the Consumer Welfare Fund. CHAPTER XI ASSESSMENT AND AUDIT 98. Provisional Assessment.- (1) Every registered person requesting for payment of tax on a provisional basis in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (1) of section 60 shall furnish an application along with the documents in support of his request, electronically in FORM GST ASMT-01 on the common portal, either directly or through a Facilitation Centre notified by the Commissioner. (2) The proper officer may, on receipt of the application under sub-rule (1), issue a notice in FORM GST ASMT-02 requiring the registered person to furnish additional information or documents in support of his request and the applicant shall file a reply to the notice in FORM GST ASMT 03 , and may appear in person before the said officer if he so desires. (3) The proper officer shall issue an order in FORM GST ASMT-04 allowing the payment of tax on a provisional basis indicating the value or the rate or both on the basis of which the assessment is to be all ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 2) The registered person may accept the discrepancy mentioned in the notice issued under sub-rule (1), and pay the tax, interest and any other amount arising from such discrepancy and inform the same or furnish an explanation for the discrepancy in FORM GST ASMT- 11 to the proper officer. (3) Where the explanation furnished by the registered person or the information submitted under sub-rule (2) is found to be acceptable, the proper officer shall inform him accordingly in FORM GST ASMT-12 . 100. Assessment in certain cases . (1) The order of assessment made under sub-section (1) of section 62 shall be issued in FORM GST ASMT-13 . (2) The proper officer shall issue a notice to a taxable person in accordance with the provisions of section 63 in FORM GST ASMT-14 containing the grounds on which the assessment is proposed to be made on best judgment basis and after allowing a time of fifteen days to such person to furnish his reply, if any, pass an order in FORM GST ASMT-15 . (3) The order of summary assessment under sub-section (1) of section 64 shall be issued in FORM GST ASMT-16 . (4) The person referred to in sub-section (2) of section 64 may ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... nce Ruling.- The Central Government and the State Government shall appoint officer of the rank of Joint Commissioner as member of the Authority for Advance Ruling. 104. Form and manner of application to the Authority for Advance Ruling.- (1) An application for obtaining an advance ruling under sub-section (1) of section 97 shall be made on the common portal in FORM GST ARA-01 and shall be accompanied by a fee of five thousand rupees, to be deposited in the manner specified in section 49. (2) The application referred to in sub-rule (1), the verification contained therein and all the relevant documents accompanying such application shall be signed in the manner specified in rule 26. 105. Certification of copies of advance rulings pronounced by the Authority.- A copy of the advanced ruling shall be certified to be a true copy of its original by any member of the Authority for Advance Ruling. 106. Form and manner of appeal to the Appellate Authority for Advance Ruling.- (1) An appeal against the advance ruling issued under sub-section (6) of section 98 shall be made by an applicant on the common portal in FORM GST ARA-02 and shall be accompanied by a fee ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... where the said copy is submitted after seven days, the date of filing of the appeal shall be the date of the submission of such copy. Explanation . For the provisions of this rule, the appeal shall be treated as filed only when the final acknowledgement, indicating the appeal number, is issued. 109. Application to the Appellate Authority.- (1) An application to the Appellate Authority under sub-section (2) of section 107 shall be made in FORM GST APL-03 , along with the relevant documents, either electronically or otherwise as may be notified by the Commissioner. (2) A certified copy of the decision or order appealed against shall be submitted within seven days of the filing the application under sub-rule (1) and an appeal number shall be generated by the Appellate Authority or an officer authorised by him in this behalf. 110. Appeal to the Appellate Tribunal.- (1) An appeal to the Appellate Tribunal under sub-section (1) of section 112 shall be filed along with the relevant documents either electronically or otherwise as may be notified by the Registrar, in FORM GST APL-05 , on the common portal and a provisional acknowledgement shall be issued to the appe ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... nce, whether oral or documentary, other than the evidence produced by him during the course of the proceedings before the adjudicating authority or, as the case may be, the Appellate Authority except in the following circumstances, namely:- (a) where the adjudicating authority or, as the case may be, the Appellate Authority has refused to admit evidence which ought to have been admitted; or (b) where the appellant was prevented by sufficient cause from producing the evidence which he was called upon to produce by the adjudicating authority or, as the case may be, the Appellate Authority; or (c) where the appellant was prevented by sufficient cause from producing before the adjudicating authority or, as the case may be, the Appellate Authority any evidence which is relevant to any ground of appeal; or (d) where the adjudicating authority or, as the case may be, the Appellate Authority has made the order appealed against without giving sufficient opportunity to the appellant to adduce evidence relevant to any ground of appeal. (2) No evidence shall be admitted under sub-rule (1) unless the Appellate Authority or the Appellate Tribunal records in writing the reasons for ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... he appointed day, submit a declaration electronically in FORM GST TRAN-1 , duly signed, on the common portal specifying therein, separately, the amount of input tax credit to which he is entitled under the provisions of the said section: Provided that the Commissioner may, on the recommendations of the Council, extend the period of ninety days by a further period not exceeding ninety days. Provided that in the case of a claim under sub-section (1) of section 140, the application shall specify separately- (i) the value of claims under section 3 , sub-section (3) of section 5 , sections 6 and 6A and sub-section (8) of section 8 of the Central Sales Tax Act, 1956 made by the applicant; and (ii) the serial number and value of declarations in Forms C or F and certificates in Forms E or H or Form I specified in rule 12 of the Central Sales Tax (Registration and Turnover) Rules, 1957 submitted by the applicant in support of the claims referred to in sub-clause (i); (2) Every declaration under sub-rule (1) shall- (a) in the case of a claim under sub-section (2) of section 140, specify separately the following particulars in respect of every item of capital ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ch goods, the amount of credit shall be allowed at the rate of thirty per cent. and twenty per cent. respectively of the said tax; (iii) The scheme shall be available for six tax periods from the appointed date. (b) The credit of central tax shall be availed subject to satisfying the following conditions, namely:- (i) such goods were not unconditionally exempt from the whole of the duty of excise specified in the First Schedule to the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985 or were not nil rated in the said Schedule; (ii) the document for procurement of such goods is available with the registered person; (iii) the registered person availing of this scheme and having furnished the details of stock held by him in accordance with the provisions of clause (b) of sub-rule (2), submits a statement in FORM GST TRAN 2 at the end of each of the six tax periods during which the scheme is in operation indicating therein, the details of supplies of such goods effected during the tax period; (iv) the amount of credit allowed shall be credited to the electronic credit ledger of the applicant maintained in FORM GST PMT-2 on the common portal; and (v) the stock of goods on ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Commissioner, and (b) one officer of the Central Government, to be nominated by the Chief Commissioner. 124. Appointment, salary, allowances and other terms and conditions of service of the Chairman and Members of the Authority:- (1) The Chairman and Members of the Authority shall be appointed by the Central Government on the recommendations of a Selection Committee to be constituted for the purpose by the Council. (2) The Chairman shall be paid a monthly salary of ₹ 2,25,000 (fixed) and other allowances and benefits as are admissible to a Central Government officer holding posts carrying the same pay: Provided that where a retired officer is selected as a Chairman, he shall be paid a monthly salary of ₹ 2,25,000 reduced by the amount of pension. (3) The Technical Member shall be paid a monthly salary of ₹ 2,05,400 (fixed) and shall be entitled to draw allowances as are admissible to a Government of India officer holding Group A post carrying the same pay: Provided that where a retired officer is selected as a Technical Member, he shall be paid a monthly salary of ₹ 2,05,400 reduced by the amount of pension. (4) The Chairman shall ho ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 1) The Standing Committee shall, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a written application, in such form and manner as may be specified by it, from an interested party or from a Commissioner or any other person, examine the accuracy and adequacy of the evidence provided in the application to determine whether there is prima-facie evidence to support the claim of the applicant that the benefit of reduction in rate of tax on any supply of goods or services or the benefit of input tax credit has not been passed on to the recipient by way of commensurate reduction in prices. (2) All applications from interested parties on issues of local nature shall first be examined by the State level Screening Committee and the Screening Committee shall, upon being satisfied that the supplier has contravened the provisions of section 171, forward the application with its recommendations to the Standing Committee for further action. 129. Initiation and conduct of proceedings.- (1) Where the Standing Committee is satisfied that there is a prima-facie evidence to show that the supplier has not passed on the benefit of reduction in rate of tax on the supply of goods or ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... such party may submit to the Director General of Safeguards a statement of reasons as to why summarisation is not possible. 131. Cooperation with other agencies or statutory authorities.- Where the Director General of Safeguards deems fit, he may seek opinion of any other agency or statutory authorities in discharge of his duties. 132. Power to summon persons to give evidence and produce documents.- (1) The Director General of Safeguards, or an officer authorised by him in this behalf, shall be deemed to be the proper officer to exercise power to summon any person whose attendance he considers necessary either to give evidence or to produce a document or any other thing under section 70 and shall have power in any inquiry in the same manner, as provided in the case of a civil court under the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908). (2) Every such inquiry referred to in sub-rule (1) shall be deemed to be a judicial proceedings within the meaning of sections 193 and 228 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860). 133. Order of the Authority.- (1) The Authority shall, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of the report from the Director ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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