Amendment of section 44.
134. Section 44 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act shall be re-numbered as sub-section (1) thereof, and after subsection (1) as so re-numbered, the following sub-section shall be inserted, namely:––
“(2) A registered person shall not be allowed to furnish an annual return under sub-section (1) for a financial year after the expiry of a period of three years from the due date of furnishing the said annual return:
Provided that the Government may, on the recommendations of the Council, by notification, and subject to such conditions and restrictions as may be specified therein, allow a registered person or a class of registered persons to furnish an annual return for a financial year under sub-section (1), even after the expiry of the said period of three years from the due date of furnishing the said annual return.”.
Notes on Clauses:
Clause 134 of the Bill seeks to insert a new sub-section (2) in section 44 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act so as to provide a time limit of three years upto which the annual return under sub-section (1) of the said section for a financial year can be furnished by a registered person. It further seeks to empower the Government, on the recommendation of the Council, to extend by notification, the said time limit for a registered person or a class of registered persons, subject to certain conditions and restrictions.
