CBIC issues GST notifications as per GST Council Recommendations
1. Exemption from filing Annual return for financial year 2022-23.
2. “Account Aggregator” notified as systems with which information may be shared by the common portal based on consent under Section 158A
3. Exemption from registration to persons making supplies of goods through an electronic commerce operator
4. Restriction on tobacco products on export on payment of integrated tax and supplier claiming refund of tax paid
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)
(CENTRAL BOARD OF INDIRECT TAXES AND CUSTOMS)
Notification No. 31/2023- Central Tax
New Delhi, the 31st July, 2023
G.S.R. 574(E).—In pursuance of the powers conferred by sub-rule (4B) of rule 8 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017, the Central Government, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India, the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) No. 27/2022-Central Tax, dated the 26th December, 2022 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i),vide number G.S.R. 903(E), dated the 26th December, 2022, namely:-
In the said notification, after the words, “State of Gujarat”, the words “and the State of Puducherry” shall be inserted.
[F. No. CBIC-20006/20/2023-GST]
ALOK KUMAR, Director
Note:- The principal Notification No. 27/2022- Central Tax, dated the 26th December, 2022, was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 903(E), dated the 26th December, 2022 and was last amended, vide notification number 05/2023 – Central Tax, dated the 31st March, 2023 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 248(E), dated the 31st March, 2023
Notification No. 32/2023 – Central Tax
New Delhi, the 31st July, 2023
G.S.R. 575(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by the first proviso to section 44 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017), the Commissioner, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby exempts the registered person whose aggregate turnover in the financial year 2022-23 is up to two crore rupees, from filing annual return for the said financial year.
[F. No. CBIC-20006/20/2023-GST]
ALOK KUMAR, Director
Notification No. 33/2023 – Central Tax
New Delhi, the 31st July, 2023
G.S.R. 576(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 158A of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017) and section 20 of the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (13 of 2017), the Central Government, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby notifies “Account Aggregator” as the systems with which information may be shared by the common portal based on consent under Section 158A of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017).
2. This notification shall come into force with effect from the 1st day of October, 2023.
Explanation: For the purpose of this notification, “Account Aggregator” means a non-financial banking company which undertakes the business of an Account Aggregator in accordance with the policy directions issued by the Reserve Bank of India under section 45JA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 (2 of 1934) and defined as such in the Non-Banking Financial Company – Account Aggregator (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016.
[F. No. CBIC-20006/20/2023-GST]
ALOK KUMAR, Director
Notification No. 34/2023- Central Tax
New Delhi, the 31st July, 2023
G.S.R. 577(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 23 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017) (hereafter referred to as the said Act), the Central Government, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby specifies the persons making supplies of goods through an electronic commerce operator who is required to collect tax at source under section 52 of the said Act and having an aggregate turnover in the preceding financial year and in the current financial year not exceeding the amount of aggregate turnover above which a supplier is liable to be registered in the State or Union territory in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (1) of section 22 of the said Act, as the category of persons exempted from obtaining registration under the said Act, subject to the following conditions, namely: —
(i) such persons shall not make any inter-State supply of goods;
(ii) such persons shall not make supply of goods through electronic commerce operator in more than one State or Union territory;
(iii) such persons shall be required to have a Permanent Account Number issued under the Income Tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961);
(iv) such persons shall, before making any supply of goods through electronic commerce operator, declare on the common portal their Permanent Account Number issued under the Income Tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), address of their place of business and the State or Union territory in which such persons seek to make such supply, which shall be subjected to validation on the common portal;
(v) such persons have been granted an enrolment number on the common portal on successful validation of the Permanent Account Number declared as per clause (iv);
(vi) such persons shall not be granted more than one enrolment number in a State or Union territory;
(vii) no supply of goods shall be made by such persons through electronic commerce operator unless such persons have been granted an enrolment number on the common portal; and
(viii) where such persons are subsequently granted registration under section 25 of the said Act, the enrolment number shall cease to be valid from the effective date of registration.
2. This notification shall come into force with effect from the 1st day of October, 2023.
[F. No. CBIC-20006/20/2023-GST]
ALOK KUMAR, Director
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