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TMI BlogFew important changes in CGST effective from 1st January 2020X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Few important changes in CGST effective from 1st January 2020 - By: - Balasubramanian Natarajan - Goods and Services Tax - GST - Dated:- 6-1-2020 - - Few Important Changes in CGST effective from 1 st January 2020 Given below in a table, some of the provisions which are made effective from 1 st January 2020 vide Notification 01/2020 Central Tax dated 1 st January 2020 Sl.No. Section/Rule Changes made effective from 01.01.2020 Remarks 01 22-Registration [ Provided further that the Government may, at the request of a special category State and on the recommendations of the Council, enhance the aggre ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... gate turnover referred to in the first proviso from ten lakh rupees to such amount, not exceeding twenty lakh rupees and subject to such conditions and limitations, as may be so notified; ] 4 [ Provided also that the Government may, at the request of a State and on the recommendations of the Council, enhance the aggregate turnover from twenty lakh rupees to such amount not exceeding forty lakh rupees in case of supplier who is engaged exclusively in the supply of goods, subject to such conditions and limitations, as may be notified. This will increase the threshold limits to ₹ 40 and ₹ 20 lakhs respectively. Notifications awaited 02 [ Facility of digital payment to r ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ecipient. 31A . The Government may, on the recommendations of the Council, prescribe a class of registered persons who shall provide prescribed modes of electronic payment to the recipient of supply of goods or services or both made by him and give option to such recipient to make payment accordingly, in such manner and subject to such conditions and restrictions, as may be prescribed. ] 03 44-Annual Return 4 [ Provided that the Commissioner may, on the recommendations of the Council and for reasons to be recorded in writing, by notification, extend the time limit for furnishing the annual return for such class of registered persons as may be specified ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... therein: Provided further that any extension of time limit notified by the Commissioner of State tax or the Commissioner of Union territory tax shall be deemed to be notified by the Commissioner. ] The commissioners are m now empowered to grant extension of time for filing of Annual return on the recommendations of the GST Council 04 49- Payment of tax, interest, penalty and other amounts. In section 49 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act , after sub-section (9), the following sub-sections shall be inserted, namely:- (10) A registered person may, on the common portal, transfer any amount of tax, interest, penalty, fee or any other amount availa ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ble in the electronic cash ledger under this Act, to the electronic cash ledger for integrated tax, central tax, State tax, Union territory tax or cess, in such form and manner and subject to such conditions and restrictions as may be prescribed and such transfer shall be deemed to be a refund from the electronic cash ledger under this Act. (11) Where any amount has been transferred to the electronic cash ledger under this Act, the same shall be deemed to be deposited in the said ledger as provided in sub-section (1). . This is a much awaited action. 05 52-Collection of Tax at source 4) Every operator who collects the amount specified in sub-section (1) shall furni ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... sh a statement, electronically, containing the details of outward supplies of goods or services or both effected through it, including the supplies of goods or services or both returned through it, and the amount collected under sub-section (1) during a month, in such form and manner as may be prescribed, within ten days after the end of such month. 4 [ Provided that the Commissioner may, for reasons to be recorded in writing, by notification, extend the time limit for furnishing the statement for such class of registered persons as may be specified therein: Provided further that any extension of time limit notified by the Commissioner of State tax or the Commissioner of Union territory tax shall be deemed to be notified by ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... the Commissioner. ] The proviso is made effective from 1 st Jan 2020 06 117-Anti-profiteering measure In section 171 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act , after sub-section (3), the following shall be inserted, namely: (3A) Where the Authority referred to in sub-section (2) after holding examination as required under the said sub-section comes to the conclusion that any registered person has profiteered under sub-section (1), such person shall be liable to pay penalty equivalent to ten per cent. of the amount so profiteered: Provided that no penalty shall be leviable if the profiteered amount is deposited within thirty days of the date of passing ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... of the order by the Authority. Explanation .- For the purposes of this section, the expression profiteered shall mean the amount determined on account of not passing the benefit of reduction in rate of tax on supply of goods or services or both or the benefit of input tax credit to the recipient by way of commensurate reduction in the price of the goods or services or both. . Provides for levy of penalty in case of anti profiteering 07 Rule 117-Transitional provisions in rule 117 ,- (a) in sub-rule (1A), with effect from the 31st December 2019, for the figures, letters and word 31st December, 2019 , the figures, letters and word 31st March, 2020 shal ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... l be substituted; (b) in sub-rule (4), in clause (b), in sub-clause (iii), in the proviso, for the figures, letters and word 31st January, 2020 , the figures, letters and word 30th April, 2020 shall be substituted. Time limit extended for persons who could not file on time due to technical glitches on the common portal-Vide Notification No. 02/2020 Central Tax dated 1 st January 2020 Balasubramanian n Trichy- 3 rd January 2020 - Reply By KASTURI SETHI as = Sir, Thanks for up-dation. Nice article indeed. Dated: 6-1-2020 Reply By Ganeshan Kalyani as = Nice article Sir. Thanks for sharing the same. Dated: 6-1-2020 - Scholarly articles for knowledge sharing authors experts ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... professionals Tax Management India - taxmanagementindia - taxmanagement - taxmanagementindia.com - TMI - TaxTMI - TMITax ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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