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Government of India Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs

Government of India Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs

Notification No. 56/2020 – Central Tax
New Delhi, the 27th June, 2020

G.S.R…..(E).– In exercise of the powers conferred by section 168A of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017), read with section 20 of the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (13 of 2017), and section 21 of the Union Territory Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (14 of 2017), the Government, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby makes the following amendment in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No.46/2020-Central Tax, dated the 9th June, 2020, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 361(E), dated the 9th June, 2020, namely:-

In the said notification, in the first paragraph,–

(i) for the words, figures and letters “29th day of June, 2020”, the words, figures and letters “30th day of August, 2020” shall be substituted;

(ii) for the words, figures and letters “30th day of June, 2020”, the words, figures and letters “31st day of August, 2020” shall be substituted.

[F. No. CBEC-20/06/08/2020-GST]

(Pramod Kumar)
Director, Government of India

Note: The principal notification No. 46/2020-Central Tax, dated the 9th June, 2020 was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 361(E), dated the 9th June, 2020.

Government of India Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue)

Government of India Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue)

Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs Notification No. 55/2020 – Central Tax New Delhi, the 27th June, 2020

G.S.R…..(E).– In exercise of the powers conferred by section 168A of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017), read with section 20 of the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (13 of 2017), and section 21 of the Union Territory Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (14 of 2017), the Government, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby makes the following further amendment in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 35/2020-Central Tax, dated the 3rd April, 2020, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 235(E), dated the 3rd April, 2020, namely:-

In the said notification, in the first paragraph, in clause (i),–

(i) for the words, figures and letters “29th day of June, 2020”, the words, figures and letters “30th day of August, 2020” shall be substituted;

(ii) for the words, figures and letters “30th day of June, 2020”, the words, figures and letters “31st day of August, 2020” shall be substituted.
[F. No. CBEC-20/06/08/2020-GST]

(Pramod Kumar)
Director, Government of India

Note: The principal notification No. 35/2020-Central Tax, dated the 3rd April, 2020 was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number

CBIC notifies 4 GST Amendment of Finance Act 2020 w.e.f. 30.06.2020

CBIC notifies 4 GST Amendment of Finance Act 2020 w.e.f. 30.06.2020

CBIC  brings into force Sections 118, 125, 129 & 130 of Finance Act, 2020 in order to bring amendment to Sections 2, 109, 168 & 172 of CGST Act w.e.f. 30.06.2020 vide Notification No. 49/2020-Central Tax Dated 24th June, 2020.

Extract of Sections 118, 125, 129 & 130 of Finance Act, 2020

118. Amendment of section 2.

In section 2 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (hereinafter referred to as the Central Goods and Services Tax Act), in clause (114), for sub-clauses (c) and (d), the following sub-clauses shall be substituted, namely:—

“(c) Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu;

(d) Ladakh;”.

125. Amendment of section 109.

In section 109 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, in sub-section (6),—

(a) the words “except for the State of Jammu and Kashmir” shall be omitted;

(b) the first proviso shall be omitted.

129. Amendment of section 168.

In section 168 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, in sub-section (2), for the words, brackets and figures “sub-section (5) of section 66, sub-section (1) of section 143”, the words, brackets and figures “sub-section (1) of section 143, except the second proviso thereof” shall be substituted.

130. Amendment of section 172.

In section 172 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, in sub-section (1), in the proviso, for the words “three years”, the words “five years” shall be substituted.

——–

Ministry of Finance
(Department Of Revenue)
(Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs)

Notification No. 49/2020-Central Tax

New Delhi, the 24th June, 2020

G.S.R. 402(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 1 of the Finance Act, 2020 (12 of 2020) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the Central Government hereby appoints the 30th day of June, 2020, as the date on which the provisions of sections 118, 125, 129 and 130 of the said Act, shall come into force.

[F. No. CBEC- 20/06/09/2019-GST]

PRAMOD KUMAR, Director

CBIC amends GST Rates under GST Composition Scheme

CBIC amends GST Rates under GST Composition Scheme

CBIC notifies  Central Goods and Services Tax (Seventh Amendment) Rules, 2020 and amended Rules 7 of the CGST Rules 2017  with a new entry for Composition tax payers who are providing services will be taxed at rate of 6% (CGST – 3% & SGST/UTGST – 3%) vide Notification No. 50/2020-Central Tax Dated 24th June, 2020.

Ministry of Finance
(Department Of Revenue)
(Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs)

Notification No. 50/2020-Central Tax

New Delhi, the 24th June, 2020

G.S.R. 403(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 164 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017), the Central Government, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017, namely:‑

1. (1) These rules may be called the Central Goods and Services Tax (Seventh Amendment) Rules, 2020.

(2) They shall come into force with effect from the or’ day of April, 2020.

2. In the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017, in rule 7, for the Table, the following Table shall be substituted, namely:-

“TABLE

Sl. No.Section under which composition levy is optedCategory of registered personsRate of tax
(1)(1A)(2)(3)
1.Sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 10Manufacturers, other han manufacturers of such goods as may be notified by the Governmenthalf per cent. of the turnover in the State or Union territory
2.Sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 10Suppliers making supplies referred to in clause (b) of paragraph 6 of Schedule IItwo and a half per cent. of the turnover in the State or Union territory
3.Sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 10Any other supplier eligible for composition levy under subsections (1) and (2) of section 10half per cent. of the turnover of taxable supplies of goods and services in the State or Union territory
4.Sub-section (2A) of section 10Registered persons not eligible under the composition levy under sub-sections (1) and (2), but eligible to opt to pay tax under sub-section (2A), of section 10three per cent. of the turnover of taxable supplies of goods and services in the State or Union territory.’

[F. No. CBEC-20/06/09/2019-GST]

PRAMOD KUMAR, Director

Note: The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide notification No. 3/2017-Central Tax, dated the 19th June, 2017, published vide number G.S.R. 610(E), dated the 19th June, 2017 and last amended vide notification No. 48/2020 – Central Tax, dated the 19th June, 2020 published vide number G.S.R. 394 (E), dated the 19th June, 2020.

Interest rate (Feb to July 2020) for delayed filing/payment of GSTR 3B

Interest rate (Feb to July 2020) for delayed filing/payment of GSTR 3B

CBIC notifies lowered interest rate for a prescribed time for tax periods from February, 2020 to July, 2020 for delayed filing of GSTR 3B vide Notification No. 51/2020-Central Tax Dated 24th June, 2020.

Ministry of Finance
(Department Of Revenue)
(Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs)

Notification No. 51/2020-Central Tax

New Delhi, the 24th June, 2020

G.S.R. 404(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 50 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017) read with section 148 of the said Act, the Central Government, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby makes the following further amendment in notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 13/2017 – Central Tax, dated the 28th June, 2017, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 661(E), dated the 28th June, 2017, namely:-

In the said notification, in the first paragraph, for the first proviso, the following proviso shall be substituted, namely : –

“Provided that the rate of interest per annum shall be as specified in column (3) of the Table given below for the period mentioned therein, for the class of registered persons mentioned in the corresponding entry in column (2) of the said Table, who are required to furnish the returns in FORM GSTR-3B, but fail to furnish the said return along with payment of tax for the months mentioned in the corresponding entry in column (4) of the said Table by the due date, namely:–

TABLE

S. No.Class of registered personsRate of interestTax period
(1)(2)(3)(4)
1.Taxpayers having an aggregate turnover of more than rupees 5 crores in the preceding financial yearNil for first 15 days from the due date, and 9 per cent thereafter till 24th day of June, 2020February, 2020, March 2020, April, 2020
2.Taxpayers having an aggregate turnover of up to rupees 5 crores in the preceding financial year, whose principal place of business is in the States of Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana or Andhra Pradesh or the Union territories of Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Puducherry, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and LakshadweepNil till the 30th day of June, 2020, and 9 per cent thereafter till the 30th day of September, 2020February, 2020
Nil till the 3rd day of July, 2020, and 9 per cent thereafter till the 30th day of September, 2020March, 2020
Nil till the 6th day of July, 2020, and 9 per cent thereafter till the 30th day of September, 2020April, 2020
Nil till the 12th day of September, 2020, and 9 per cent thereafter till the 30 th day of September, 2020May, 2020
Nil till the 23rd day of September, 2020, and 9 per cent thereafter till the 30 th day of September, 2020June, 2020
Nil till the 27th day of September, 2020, and 9 per cent thereafter till the 30 th day of September, 2020July, 2020
3Taxpayers having an aggregate turnover of up to rupees 5 crores in the preceding financial year, whose principal place of business is in the States of Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya, Assam, West Bengal, Jharkhand or Odisha or the Union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Chandigarh and DelhiNil till the 30th day of June, 2020, and 9 per cent thereafter till the 30th day of September, 2020February, 2020
Nil till the 5th day of July, 2020, and 9 per cent thereafter till the 30th day of September, 2020March, 2020
Nil till the 9th day of July, 2020, and 9 per cent thereafter till the 30th day of September, 2020April, 2020
Nil till the 15 th day of September, 2020, and 9 per cent thereafter till the 30 th day of September, 2020May, 2020
Nil till the 25th day of September, 2020, and 9 per cent thereafter till the 30 th day of September, 2020June, 2020
Nil till the 29th day of September, 2020, and 9 per cent thereafter till the 30 th day of September, 2020July, 2020.”.

PRAMOD KUMAR,

Director

Note: The principal notification number 13/2017 – Central Tax, dated the 28th June, 2017, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R.661(E), dated the 28th June, 2017 and was last amended vide notification number 31/2020 – Central Tax, dated the 3rd April, 2020, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R.231(E), dated the 3rd April, 2020.

CBIC notifies one time amnesty for non furnishing of GSTR-3B

CBIC notifies one time amnesty for non furnishing of GSTR-3B

CBIC provide one time amnesty by lowering/waiving of late fees for non furnishing of FORM GSTR-3B from July, 2017 to January, 2020 and also seeks to provide relief by conditional waiver of late fee for delay in furnishing returns in FORM GSTR-3B for tax periods of February, 2020 to July, 2020 vide Notification No. 52/2020-Central Tax Dated 24th June, 2020.

Ministry of Finance
(Department Of Revenue)
(Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs)

Notification No. 52/2020-Central Tax

New Delhi, the 24th June, 2020

G.S.R. 405(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 128 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017) (hereafter in this notification referred to as the said Act), read with section 148 of the said Act, the Government, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 76/2018- Central Tax, dated the 31st December, 2018, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub- section (i) vide number G.S.R. 1253(E), dated the 31st December, 2018, namely :-

In the said notification,-

(i) in the third proviso, for the Table, the following Table shall be substituted, namely : –

“TABLE

S. No.Class of registered personsTax periodCondition
(1)(2)(3)(4)
1.Taxpayers having an aggregate turnover of more than rupees 5 crores in the preceding financial yearFebruary, 2020, March, 2020 and April, 2020If return in FORM GSTR-3B is furnished on or before the 24th day of June, 2020
2.Taxpayers having an aggregate turnover of up to rupees 5 crores in the preceding financial year, whose principal place of business is in the States of Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana or Andhra Pradesh or the Union territories of Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Puducherry, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and LakshadweepFebruary, 2020If return in FORM GSTR-3B is furnished on or before the 30th day of June, 2020
March, 2020If return in FORM GSTR-3B is furnished on or before the 3 rd day of July, 2020
April, 2020If return in FORM GSTR-3B is furnished on or before the 6th day of July, 2020
May, 2020If return in FORM GSTR-3B is furnished on or before the 12th day of September, 2020
June, 2020If return in FORM GSTR-3B is furnished on or before the 23rd day of September, 2020
July, 2020If return in FORM GSTR-3B is furnished on or before the 27th day of September, 2020
3Taxpayers having an aggregate turnover of up to rupees 5 crores in the preceding financial year, whose principal place of business is in the States of Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya, Assam, West Bengal, Jharkhand or Odisha or the Union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Chandigarh and DelhiFebruary, 2020If return in FORM GSTR-3B is furnished on or before the 30th day of June, 2020
March, 2020If return in FORM GSTR-3B is furnished on or before the 5th day of July, 2020
April, 2020If return in FORM GSTR-3B is furnished on or before the 9th day of July, 2020
May, 2020If return in FORM GSTR-3B is furnished on or before the 15th day of September, 2020
June, 2020If return in FORM GSTR-3B is furnished on or before the 25th day of September, 2020
July, 2020If return in FORM GSTR-3B is furnished on or before the 29th day of September, 2020

(ii) after the third proviso, the following provisos shall be inserted, namely: –

“Provided also that the total amount of late fee payable for a tax period, under section 47 of the said Act shall stand waived which is in excess of an amount of two hundred and fifty rupees for the registered person who failed to furnish the return in FORM GSTR-3B for the months of July, 2017 to January, 2020, by the due date but furnishes the said return between the period from 01st day of July, 2020 to 30th day of September, 2020:

Provided also that where the total amount of central tax payable in the said return is nil, the total amount of late fee payable for a tax period, under section 47 of the said Act shall stand waived for the registered person who failed to furnish the return in FORM GSTR-3B for the months of July, 2017 to January, 2020, by the due date but furnishes the said return between the period from 01st day of July, 2020 to 30th day of September, 2020.”.

[F. No. CBEC-20/06/09/2019-GST]
PRAMOD KUMAR, Director

Note: The principal notification No. 76/2018-Central Tax, dated 31st December, 2018 was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number G.S.R. 1253(E), dated the 31st December, 2018 and was last amended vide notification number 32/2020 – Central Tax, dated the 3rd April, 2020, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R.232 (E), dated the 3rd April, 2020.

Waiver of late fee for delay in filing GSTR-1- March to June 2020

Waiver of late fee for delay in filing GSTR-1- March to June 2020

CBIC provides relief by waiver of late fee for delay in furnishing outward statement in FORM GSTR-1 for tax periods for months from March, 2020 to June, 2020 for monthly filers and for quarters from January, 2020 to June, 2020 for quarterly filers vide Notification No. 53/2020-Central Tax Dated 24th June, 2020.

Ministry of Finance
(Department Of Revenue)
(Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs)

Notification No. 53/2020-Central Tax

New Delhi, the 24th June, 2020

G.S.R. 406(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 128 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017), the Government, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby makes the following further amendment in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 4/2018-Central Tax, dated the 23rd January, 2018, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub- section (i) vide number G.S.R. 53(E), dated the 23rd January, 2018, namely:-

In the said notification, for the third proviso, the following proviso shall be substituted, namely: –

“Provided also that the amount of late fee payable under section 47 of the said Act shall stand waived for the registered persons who fail to furnish the details of outward supplies for the months or quarter mentioned in column (2) of the Table below in FORM GSTR-1 by the due date, but furnishes the said details on or before the dates mentioned in column (3) of the said Table:-

TABLE

Sl. No.Month/ QuarterDates
(1)(2)(3)
1.March, 202010th day of July, 2020
2.April, 202024th day of July, 2020
3.May, 202028th day of July, 2020
4.June, 202005th day of August, 2020
5.January to March, 202017th day of July, 2020
6.April to June, 202003rd day of August, 2020.”.

[F. No. CBEC-20/06/09/2019-GST]
PRAMOD KUMAR, Director

Note: The principal notification No. 4/2018- Central Tax, dated the 23rd January, 2018, was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub- section (i) vide number G.S.R. 53(E), dated the 23rd January, 2018 and was last amended by notification No. 33/2020- Central Tax, dated the 3rd April, 2020, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number G.S.R. 233(E) dated the 3rd April, 2020.

GSTR-3B due date- August 2020- Annual turnover up to Rs. 5 crore

GSTR-3B due date- August 2020- Annual turnover up to Rs. 5 crore

CBIC extends due date for furnishing FORM GSTR-3B for supply made in the month of August, 2020 for taxpayers with annual turnover up to Rs. 5 crore vide vide Notification No. 54/2020-Central Tax Dated 24th June, 2020.

Ministry of Finance
(Department Of Revenue)
(Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs)

Notification No. 54/2020-Central Tax

New Delhi, the 24th June, 2020

G.S.R. 407(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 168 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017), read with sub-rule (5) of rule 61 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017 (hereafter in this notification referred to as the said Rules), the Commissioner, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 29/2020 – Central Tax, dated the 23rd March, 2020, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub- section (i) vide number G.S.R. 212 (E), dated the 23rd March, 2020, namely:-

In the said notification, in the first paragraph, after the fifth proviso, the following provisos shall be inserted, namely: –

“Provided also that, for taxpayers having an aggregate turnover of up to rupees five crore rupees in the previous financial year, whose principal place of business is in the States of Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, the Union territories of Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Puducherry, Andaman and Nicobar Islands or Lakshadweep, the return in FORM GSTR-3B of the said rules for the month of August, 2020 shall be furnished electronically through the common portal, on or before the 1st day of October, 2020:

Provided also that, for taxpayers having an aggregate turnover of up to rupees five crore rupees in the previous financial year, whose principal place of business is in the States of Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya, Assam, West Bengal, Jharkhand or Odisha, the Union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Chandigarh or Delhi, the return in FORM GSTR-3B of the said rules for the month of August, 2020 shall be furnished electronically through the common portal, on or before the 3rd day of October, 2020.”.

[F. No. CBEC-20/06/09/2019-GST]
PRAMOD KUMAR, Director

Note: The principal notification number 29/2020 – Central Tax, dated the 23rd March, 2020, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R.212(E), dated the 23rd March, 2020 and was last amended vide notification number 36/2020 – Central Tax, dated the 3rd April, 2020, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R.236(E), dated the 3rd April, 2020.

GST interest rate for tax periods from February 2020 to July 2020

GST interest rate for tax periods from February 2020 to July 2020

CBIC lowered interest rate for tax periods from February, 2020 to July, 2020 for delayed filing of GSTR 3B vide Notification No. 02/2020 –Union Territory Tax Dated 24th June, 2020.

Ministry of Finance
(Department Of Revenue)
(Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs)

Notification No. 02/2020–Union Territory Tax

New Delhi, the 24th June, 2020

G.S.R. 408(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 21 of the Union Territory Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (14 of 2017), read with sub-section (1) of section 50 and section 148 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017), the Government, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby makes the following further amendment in notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 10/2017 –Union Territory Tax, dated the 30th June, 2017, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 747(E), dated the 30th June, 2017, namely:–

In the said notification, in the first paragraph, for the first proviso, the following proviso shall be substituted, namely: –

“Provided that the rate of interest per annum shall be as specified in column (3) of the Table given below for the period mentioned therein, for the class of registered persons mentioned in the corresponding entry in column (2) of the said Table, who are required to furnish the returns in FORM GSTR-3B, but fail to furnish the said return along with payment of tax for the months mentioned in the corresponding entry in column (4) of the said Table by the due date, namely:–

TABLE

S. No.Class of registered personsRate of interestTax period
(1)(2)(3)(4)
1.Taxpayers having an aggregate turnover of more than rupees 5 crores in the preceding financial yearNil for first 15 days from the due date, and 9 per cent thereafter till 24th day of June, 2020February, 2020, March 2020, April, 2020
2.Taxpayers having an aggregate turnover of up to rupees 5 crores in the preceding financial year, whose principal place of business is in the States of Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana or Andhra Pradesh or the Union territories of Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Puducherry, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and LakshadweepNil till the 30th day of June, 2020, and 9 per cent thereafter till the 30th day of September, 2020February, 2020
Nil till the 3rd day of July, 2020, and 9 per cent thereafter till the 30th day of September, 2020March, 2020
Nil till the 6th day of July, 2020, and 9 per cent thereafter till the 30th day of September, 2020April, 2020
Nil till the 12th day of September, 2020, and 9 per cent thereafter till the 30 th day of September, 2020May, 2020
Nil till the 23rd day of September, 2020, and 9 per cent thereafter till the 30 th day of September, 2020June, 2020
Nil till the 27th day of September, 2020, and 9 per cent thereafter till the 30 th day of September, 2020July, 2020
3Taxpayers having an aggregate turnover of up to rupees 5 crores in the preceding financial year, whose principal place of business is in the States of Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya, Assam, West Bengal, Jharkhand or Odisha or the Union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Chandigarh and DelhiNil till the 30th day of June, 2020, and 9 per cent thereafter till the 30th day of September, 2020February, 2020
Nil till the 5th day of July, 2020, and 9 per cent thereafter till the 30th day of September, 2020March, 2020
Nil till the 9th day of July, 2020, and 9 per cent thereafter till the 30th day of September, 2020April, 2020
Nil till the 15 th day of September, 2020, and 9 per cent thereafter till the 30 th day of September, 2020May, 2020
Nil till the 25th day of September, 2020, and 9 per cent thereafter till the 30 th day of September, 2020June, 2020
Nil till the 29th day of September, 2020, and 9 per cent thereafter till the 30 th day of September, 2020July, 2020.”.

[F. No. CBEC-20/06/09/2019-GST]

PRAMOD KUMAR, Director

Note: The principal notification number 10/2017 – Union Territory Tax, dated the 30th June, 2017, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R.747(E), dated the 30th June, 2017 and was last amended vide notification number 01/2020 – Union Territory Tax, dated the 8th April, 2020, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 243(E), dated the 8th April, 2020.

Amendment to section 25 of IGST Act, 2017 notified wef 30.06.2020

Amendment to section 25 of IGST Act, 2017 notified wef 30.06.2020

CBIC notifies 30th day of June, 2020 as date of applicability of section 134 of Finance Act, 2020 vide which In section 25 of the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, in sub-section (1), in the proviso, for the words ‘three years’, the words ‘five years’ was substituted. Notification No. 04/2020 –Integrated Tax Dated- 24th June, 2020.

Extract of Section 25 of Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act 2017 – Removal of difficulties

(1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to any provision of this Act, the Government may, on the recommendations of the Council, by a general or a special order published in the Official Gazette, make such provisions not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act or the rules or regulations made thereunder, as may be necessary or expedient for the purpose of removing the said difficulty:

Provided that no such order shall be made after the expiry of a period of three years Five Years* from the date of commencement of this Act.

(2) Every order made under this section shall be laid, as soon as may be, after it is made, before each House of Parliament.

*Word three years replaced with word Five Years with effect from 30th day of June, 2020.

Ministry of Finance
(Department Of Revenue)
(Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs)

Notification No. 04/2020 –Integrated Tax

New Delhi, the 24th June, 2020

G.S.R. 409(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 1 of the Finance Act, 2020 (12 of 2020) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the Central Government hereby appoints the 30th day of June, 2020, as the date on which the provisions of section 134 of the said Act, shall come into force.

[F. No. CBEC- 20/06/09/2019-GST]

PRAMOD KUMAR, Director