Extension of time limit for making GST compliance falling between 20.03.2020 to 30.03.2021 till 30/31.03.2021

Extension of time limit for making GST compliance falling between 20.03.2020 to 30.03.2021 till 30 / 31.03.2021

MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)
(CENTRAL BOARD OF INDIRECT TAXES AND CUSTOMS)

New Delhi, the 14th December, 2020

Notification No. 91/2020 – Central Tax

G.S.R. 759(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 the proviso to clause (i),

(i) for the words, figures and letters “29th day of November, 2020”, the words, figures and letters “30th day of March, 2021” shall be substituted.

(ii) for the words, figures and letters “30th day of November, 2020”, the words, figures and letters “31st day of March, 2021” shall be substituted.

2. This notification shall be deemed to have come into force with effect from 1st day of December, 2020.

[F.No. 20/13/07/2019-GST]

PRAMOD KUMAR, Director

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 G.S.R. 235(E), dated the 3rd April, 2020 and was last amended by notification No. 65/2020 – Central Tax, dated the 1st September, 2020, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary vide number G.S.R. 542(E), dated the 1st September, 2020

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