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TMI BlogThe Kerala Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017.X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... se (za) of section 2 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 (Central Act 28 of 2005); (e) words and expressions used herein but not defined and defined in the Ordinance shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Ordinance. CHAPTER II COMPOSITION RULES 3. Intimation for composition levy.- (1) Any person who has been granted registration on a provisional basis under clause (b) of sub-rule (1) of rule 24 and who opts to pay tax under section 10, shall electronically file an intimation in FORM GST CMP-01, duly signed or verified through electronic verification code, on the common portal, either directly or through a Facilitation Centre notified by the Commissioner, prior to the appointed day, but not later than thirty days after the said day, or such further period as may be extended by the Commissioner in this behalf: Provided that where the intimation in FORM GST CMP-01 is filed after the appointed day, the registered person shall not collect any tax from the appointed day but shall issue bill of supply for supplies made after the said day. (2) Any person who applies for registration under sub-rule (1) of rule 8 may give an option to pay tax under section 10 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... on the appointed day have not been purchased in the course of inter-State trade or commerce or imported from a place outside India or received from his branch situated outside the State or from his agent or principal outside the State, where the option is exercised under sub-rule (1) of rule 3; (c) the goods held in stock by him have not been purchased from an unregistered supplier and where purchased, he pays the tax under sub-section (4) of section 9; (d) he shall pay tax under sub-section (3) or sub-section (4) of section 9 on inward supply of goods or services or both; (e) he was not engaged in the manufacture of goods as notified under clause (e) of sub-section (2) of section 10, during the preceding financial year; (f) he shall mention the words "composition taxable person, not eligible to collect tax on supplies" at the top of the bill of supply issued by him; and (g) he shall mention the words "composition taxable person" on every notice or signboard displayed at a prominent place at his principal place of business and at every additional place or places of business. (2) The registered person paying tax under section 10 may not file a fresh intimation every year and h ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... the option is withdrawn or denied, within a period of thirty days from the date from which the option is withdrawn or from the date of the order passed in FORM GST CMP-07, as the case may be. (7) Any intimation or application for withdrawal under sub-rule (2) or (3) or denial of the option to pay tax under section 10 in accordance with sub-rule (5) in respect of any place of business in any State or Union Territory, shall be deemed to be an intimation in respect of all other places of business registered on the same Permanent Account Number. 7. Rate of tax of the composition levy.- The category of registered persons, eligible for composition levy under section 10 and the provisions of this Chapter, specified in column (2) of the Table below shall pay tax under section 10 at the rate specified in column (3) of the said Table, namely:- Sl. No. Category of registered persons Rate of tax (1) (2) (3) 1 Manufacturers, other than manufacturers of such goods as may be notified by the Government one per cent. 2 Suppliers making supplies referred to in clause (b) of paragraph 6 of Schedule II of the Ordinance two and a half per cent. 3 Any other supplier eligible for composi ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... r through a Facilitation Centre notified by the Commissioner. (5) On receipt of an application under sub-rule (4), an acknowledgement shall be issued electronically to the applicant in FORM GST REG-02. (6) A person applying for registration as a casual taxable person shall be given a temporary reference number by the common portal for making advance deposit of tax in accordance with the provisions of section 27 and the acknowledgement under sub-rule (5) shall be issued electronically only after the said deposit. 9. Verification of the application and approval.-(1) The application shall be forwarded to the proper officer who shall examine the application and the accompanying documents and if the same are found to be in order, approve the grant of registration to the applicant within a period of three working days from the date of submission of the application. (2) Where the application submitted under rule 8 is found to be deficient, either in terms of any information or any document required to be furnished under the said rule, or where the proper officer requires any clarification with regard to any information provided in the application or documents furnished therewith, he m ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... egistration shall be effective from the date on which the person becomes liable to registration where the application for registration has been submitted within a period of thirty days from such date. (3) Where an application for registration has been submitted by the applicant after the expiry of thirty days from the date of his becoming liable to registration, the effective date of registration shall be the date of the grant of registration under sub-rule (1) or sub-rule (3) or sub-rule (5) of rule 9. (4) Every certificate of registration shall be duly signed or verified through electronic verification code by the proper officer under the Ordinance. (5) Where the registration has been granted under sub-rule (5) of rule 9, the applicant shall be communicated the registration number, and the certificate of registration under sub-rule (1), duly signed or verified through electronic verification code, shall be made available to him on the common portal, within a period of three days after the expiry of the period specified in sub-rule (5) of rule 9. 11. Separate registration for multiple business verticals within the State.-(1) Any person having multiple business verticals within ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... een issued is no longer liable to deduct tax at source under section 51 or collect tax at source under section 52, the said officer may cancel the registration issued under sub-rule (2) and such cancellation shall be communicated to the said person electronically in FORM GST REG-08: Provided that the proper officer shall follow the procedure as provided in rule 22 for the cancellation of registration. 13. Grant of registration to non-resident taxable person.-(1) A non-resident taxable person shall electronically submit an application, along with a self-attested copy of his valid passport, for registration, duly signed or verified through electronic verification code, in FORM GST REG-09, at least five days prior to the commencement of business at the common portal either directly or through a Facilitation Centre notified by the Commissioner: Provided that in the case of a business entity incorporated or established outside India, the application for registration shall be submitted along with its tax identification number or unique number on the basis of which the entity is identified by the Government of that country or its Permanent Account Number, if available. (2) A person ap ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... finds that a person liable to registration under the Ordinance has failed to apply for such registration, such officer may register the said person on a temporary basis and issue an order in FORM GST REG- 12. (2) The registration granted under sub-rule (1) shall be effective from the date of such order granting registration. (3) Every person to whom a temporary registration has been granted under subrule (1) shall, within a period of ninety days from the date of the grant of such registration, submit an application for registration in the form and manner provided in rule 8 or rule 12: Provided that where the said person has filed an appeal against the grant of temporary registration, in such case, the application for registration shall be submitted within a period of thirty days from the date of the issuance of the order upholding the liability to registration by the Appellate Authority. (4) The provisions of rule 9 and rule 10 relating to verification and the issue of the certificate of registration shall, mutatis mutandis, apply to an application submitted under sub-rule (3). (5) The Goods and Services Tax Identification Number assigned, pursuant to the verification under su ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ficer or equivalent, responsible for the day to day affairs of the business, - which does not warrant cancellation of registration under section 29, the proper officer shall, after due verification, approve the amendment within a period of fifteen working days from the date of the receipt of the application in FORM GST REG-14 and issue an order in FORM GST REG-15 electronically and such amendment shall take effect from the date of the occurrence of the event warranting such amendment; (b) the change relating to sub-clause (i) and sub-clause (iii) of clause (a) in any State or Union territory shall be applicable for all registrations of the registered person obtained under the provisions of this Chapter on the same Permanent Account Number; (c) where the change relates to any particulars other than those specified in clause (a), the certificate of registration shall stand amended upon submission of the application in FORM GST REG- 14 on the common portal; (d) where a change in the constitution of any business results in the change of the Permanent Account Number of a registered person, the said person shall apply for fresh registration in FORM GST REG-01: Provided further th ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... hereon, the details of the payment, if any, made against such liability and may furnish, along with the application, relevant documents in support thereof, at the common portal within a period of thirty days of the occurrence of the event warranting the cancellation, either directly or through a Facilitation Centre notified by the Commissioner: Provided that no application for the cancellation of registration shall be considered in case of a taxable person, who has registered voluntarily, before the expiry of a period of one year from the effective date of registration. 21. Registration to be cancelled in certain cases.- The registration granted to a person is liable to be cancelled, if the said person,- (a) does not conduct any business from the declared place of business; or (b) issues invoice or bill without supply of goods or services in violation of the provisions of the ordinance, or the rules made thereunder; or (c) violates the provisions of section 171 of the Ordinance or the rules made thereunder. 22. Cancellation of registration.- (1) Where the proper officer has reasons to believe that the registration of a person is liable to be cancelled under section 29, he sha ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... registration by an order in FORM GST REG-22 within a period of thirty days from the date of the receipt of the application and communicate the same to the applicant. (b) The proper officer may, for reasons to be recorded in writing, under circumstances other than those specified in clause (a), by an order in FORM GST REG-05, reject the application for revocation of cancellation of registration and communicate the same to the applicant. (3) The proper officer shall, before passing the order referred to in clause (b) of subrule (2), issue a notice in FORM GST REG-23 requiring the applicant to show cause as to why the application submitted for revocation under sub-rule (1) should not be rejected and the applicant shall furnish the reply within a period of seven working days from the date of the service of the notice in FORM GST REG-24. (4) Upon receipt of the information or clarification in FORM GST REG-24, the proper officer shall proceed to dispose of the application in the manner specified in sub-rule (2) within a period of thirty days from the date of the receipt of such information or clarification from the applicant. 24. Migration of persons registered under the existing law ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... h the notice was issued. (4) Where a certificate of registration has not been made available to the applicant on the common portal within a period of fifteen days from the date of furnishing of information and particulars referred to in clause (c) of sub-rule (2) and no notice has been issued under sub-rule (3) within the said period, the registration shall be deemed to have been granted and the said certificate of registration, duly signed or verified through electronic verification code, shall be made available to the registered person on the common portal. Every person registered under any of the existing laws, who is not liable to be registered under the Ordinance may, within a period of thirty days from the appointed day, at his option, submit an application electronically in FORM GST REG-29 at the common portal for the cancellation of registration granted to him and the proper officer shall, after conducting such enquiry as deemed fit, cancel the said registration. 25. Physical verification of business premises in certain cases.- Where the proper officer is satisfied that the physical verification of the place of business of a registered person is required after the grant ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... All notices, certificates and orders under the provisions of this Chapter shall be issued electronically by the proper officer or any other officer authorised to issue such notices or certificates or orders, through digital signature certificate or through e-signature as specified under the provisions of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (Central Act 21 of 2000) or verified by any other mode of signature or verification as notified by the Commissioner in this behalf. CHAPTER IV DETERMINATION OF VALUE OF SUPPLY 27. Value of supply of goods or services where the consideration is not wholly in money.-Where the supply of goods or services is for a consideration not wholly in money, the value of the supply shall,- (a) be the open market value of such supply; (b) if the open market value is not available under clause (a), be the sum total of consideration in money and any such further amount in money as is equivalent to the consideration not in money, if such amount is known at the time of supply; (c) if the value of supply is not determinable under clause (a) or clause (b), be the value of supply of goods or services or both of like kind and quality; (d) if the value is not de ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... erson, where the goods are intended for further supply by the said recipient. Illustration: A principal supplies groundnut to his agent and the agent is supplying groundnuts of like kind and quality in subsequent supplies at a price of five thousand rupees per quintal on the day of the supply. Another independent supplier is supplying groundnuts of like kind and quality to the said agent at the price of four thousand five hundred and fifty rupees per quintal. The value of the supply made by the principal shall be four thousand five hundred and fifty rupees per quintal or where he exercises the option, the value shall be 90 per cent of five thousand rupees i.e., four thousand five hundred rupees per quintal. (b) where the value of a supply is not determinable under clause (a), the same shall be determined by the application of rule 30 or rule 31 in that order. 30. Value of supply of goods or services or both based on cost.-Where the value of a supply of goods or services or both is not determinable by any of the preceding rules of this Chapter, the value shall be one hundred and ten percent of the cost of production or manufacture or the cost of acquisition of such goods or the c ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... f a per cent of the gross amount of currency exchanged for an amount exceeding one lakh rupees and up to ten lakh rupees; and (iii) five thousand and five hundred rupees and one tenth of a per cent of the gross amount of currency exchanged for an amount exceeding ten lakh rupees, subject to a maximum amount of sixty thousand rupees. (3) The value of the supply of services in relation to booking of tickets for travel by air provided by an air travel agent shall be deemed to be an amount calculated at the rate of five per cent of the basic fare in the case of domestic bookings, and at the rate of ten per cent of the basic fare in the case of international bookings of passage for travel by air. Explanation:- For the purposes of this sub-rule, the expression "basic fare" means that part of the air fare on which commission is normally paid to the air travel agent by the airlines. (4) The value of supply of services in relation to life insurance business shall be,- (a) the gross premium charged from a policy holder reduced by the amount allocated for investment, or savings on behalf of the policy holder, if such an amount is intimated to the policy holder at the time of supply of se ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... d party on authorisation by such recipient; (ii) the payment made by the pure agent on behalf of the recipient of supply has been separately indicated in the invoice issued by the pure agent to the recipient of service; and (iii) the supplies procured by the pure agent from the third party as a pure agent of the recipient of supply are in addition to the services he supplies on his own account. Explanation:- For the purposes of this rule, the expression "pure agent" means a person who,- (a) enters into a contractual agreement with the recipient of supply to act as his pure agent to incur expenditure or costs in the course of supply of goods or services or both; (b) neither intends to hold nor holds any title to the goods or services or both so procured or supplied as pure agent of the recipient of supply; (c) does not use for his own interest such goods or services so procured; and (d) receives only the actual amount incurred to procure such goods or services in addition to the amount received for supply he provides on his own account. Illustration.- Corporate services firm A is engaged to handle the legal work pertaining to the incorporation of Company B. Other than its se ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... rvice Distributor, on the basis of any of the following documents, namely:- (a) an invoice issued by the supplier of goods or services or both in accordance with the provisions of section 31; (b) an invoice issued in accordance with the provisions of clause (f) of sub-section (3) of section 31, subject to the payment of tax; (c) a debit note issued by a supplier in accordance with the provisions of section 34; (d) a bill of entry or any similar document prescribed under the Customs Act, 1962 (Central Act 52 of 1962.) or rules made thereunder for the assessment of integrated tax on imports; (e) an Input Service Distributor invoice or Input Service Distributor credit note or any document issued by an Input Service Distributor in accordance with the provisions of sub-rule (1) of rule 54. (2) Input tax credit shall be availed by a registered person only if all the applicable particulars as specified in the provisions of Chapter VI are contained in the said document, and the relevant information, as contained in the said document, is furnished in FORM GSTR-2 by such person. (3) No input tax credit shall be availed by a registered person in respect of any tax that has been paid in ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... butable to the supplies specified in sub-section (5) of section 17, in FORM GSTR-2; (b) the said company or institution shall avail the credit of tax paid on inputs and input services referred to in the second proviso to sub-section (4) of section 17 and not covered under clause (a); (c) fifty per cent of the remaining amount of input tax shall be the input tax credit admissible to the company or the institution and shall be furnished in FORM GSTR-2; (d) the amount referred to in clauses (b) and (c) shall, subject to the provisions of sections 41, 42 and 43, be credited to the electronic credit ledger of the said company or the institution. 39. Procedure for distribution of input tax credit by Input Service Distributor.- (1) An Input Service Distributor shall distribute input tax credit in the manner and subject to the following conditions, namely,- (a) the input tax credit available for distribution in a month shall be distributed in the same month and the details thereof shall be furnished in FORM GSTR-6 in accordance with the provisions of Chapter VIII of these rules; (b) the Input Service Distributor shall, in accordance with the provisions of clause (d), separately dis ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... (1) of rule 54, for reduction of credit in case the input tax credit already distributed gets reduced for any reason; (i) any additional amount of input tax credit on account of issuance of a debit note to an Input Service Distributor by the supplier shall be distributed in the manner and subject to the conditions specified in clauses (a) to (f) and the amount attributable to any recipient shall be calculated in the manner provided in clause (d) and such credit shall be distributed in the month in which the debit note is included in the return in FORM GSTR-6; (j) any input tax credit required to be reduced on account of issuance of a credit note to the Input Service Distributor by the supplier shall be apportioned to each recipient in the same ratio in which the input tax credit contained in the original invoice was distributed in terms of clause (d), and the amount so apportioned shall be- (i) reduced from the amount to be distributed in the month in which the credit note is included in the return in FORM GSTR-6; or (ii) added to the output tax liability of the recipient where the amount so apportioned is in the negative by virtue of the amount of credit under distribution ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... the date of the grant of registration, in the case of a claim under clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 18; (iii) on the day immediately preceding the date from which he becomes liable to pay tax under section 9, in the case of a claim under clause (c) of subsection (1) of section 18; (iv) on the day immediately preceding the date from which the supplies made by the registered person becomes taxable, in the case of a claim under clause (d) of sub-section (1) of section 18; (d) the details furnished in the declaration under clause (b) shall be duly certified by a practicing chartered accountant or a cost accountant if the aggregate value of the claim on account of central tax, State tax, Union territory tax and integrated tax exceeds two lakh rupees; (e) the input tax credit claimed in accordance with the provisions of clauses (c) and (d) of sub-section (1) of section 18 shall be verified with the corresponding details furnished by the corresponding supplier in FORM GSTR-1 or as the case may be, in FORM GSTR- 4, on the common portal. (2) The amount of credit in the case of supply of capital goods or plant and machinery, for the purposes of sub-section (6) of section 18, ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... T', attributable to inputs and input services intended to be used exclusively for effecting exempt supplies, be denoted as 'T2'; (d) the amount of input tax, out of 'T', in respect of inputs and input services on which credit is not available under sub-section (5) of section 17, be denoted as 'T3'; (e) the amount of input tax credit credited to the electronic credit ledger of registered person, be denoted as 'C1' and calculated as- C1 = T- (T1+T2+T3); (f) the amount of input tax credit attributable to inputs and input services intended to be used exclusively for effecting supplies other than exempted but including zero rated supplies, be denoted as 'T4'; (g) 'T1', 'T2', 'T3' and 'T4' shall be determined and declared by the registered person at the invoice level in FORM GSTR-2; (h) input tax credit left after attribution of input tax credit under clause (g) shall be called common credit, be denoted as 'C2' and calculated as- C2 = C1- T4; (i) the amount of input tax credit attributable towards exempt supplies, be denoted as 'D1' and calculated as- D1= (E÷F) × C2 where,- 'E' is the aggregate value of exempt supplies during the tax period, and 'F' is the total ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 'D2', such excess shall be added to the output tax liability of the registered person in the month not later than the month of September following the end of the financial year to which such credit relates and the said person shall be liable to pay interest on the said excess amount at the rate specified in sub-section (1) of section 50 for the period starting from the first day of April of the succeeding financial year till the date of payment; or (b) where the aggregate of the amounts determined under sub-rule (1) in respect of 'D1' and 'D2' exceeds the aggregate of the amounts calculated finally in respect of 'D1' and 'D2', such excess amount shall be claimed as credit by the registered person in his return for a month not later than the month of September following the end of the financial year to which such credit relates. 43. Manner of determination of input tax credit in respect of capital goods and reversal thereof in certain cases.- (1) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (3) of section 16, the input tax credit in respect of capital goods, which attract the provisions of sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 17, being partly used for the purposes of business and partl ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... iod, be denoted as 'Tr' and shall be the aggregate of 'Tm' for all such capital goods; (g) the amount of common credit attributable towards exempted supplies, be denoted as 'Te', and calculated as- Te= (E÷ F) x Tr where, 'E' is the aggregate value of exempt supplies, made, during the tax period, and 'F' is the total turnover of the registered person during the tax period: Provided that where the registered person does not have any turnover during the said tax period or the aforesaid information is not available, the value of 'E/F' shall be calculated by taking values of 'E' and 'F' of the last tax period for which the details of such turnover are available, previous to the month during which the said value of 'E/F' is to be calculated; Explanation.- For the purposes of this clause, it is hereby clarified that the aggregate value of exempt supplies and the total turnover shall exclude the amount of any duty or tax levied under entry 84 of List I of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution and entry 51 and 54 of List II of the said Schedule; (h) the amount Te along with the applicable interest shall, during every tax period of the useful life of the concerned capital ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 18 relating to capital goods shall be determined in the same manner as specified in clause (b) of sub-rule (1) and the amount shall be determined separately for input tax credit of IGST and CGST: Provided that where the amount so determined is more than the tax determined on the transaction value of the capital goods, the amount determined shall form part of the output tax liability and the same shall be furnished in FORM GSTR-1. 45. Conditions and restrictions in respect of inputs and capital goods sent to the job worker.-(1) The inputs, semi-finished goods or capital goods shall be sent to the job worker under the cover of a challan issued by the principal, including where such goods are sent directly to a job-worker. (2) The challan issued by the principal to the job worker shall contain the details specified in rule 55. (3) The details of challans in respect of goods dispatched to a job worker or received from a job worker or sent from one job worker to another during a quarter shall be included in FORM GST ITC-04 furnished for that period on or before the twenty-fifth day of the month succeeding the said quarter. (4) Where the inputs or capital goods are not returned to t ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... taking into account discount or abatement, if any; (l) rate of tax (central tax, state tax, integrated tax, union territory tax or cess); (m) amount of tax charged in respect of taxable goods or services (central tax, state tax, integrated tax, union territory tax or cess); (n) place of supply along with the name of the State, in the case of a supply in the course of inter-State trade or commerce; (o) address of delivery where the same is different from the place of supply; (p) whether the tax is payable on reverse charge basis; and (q) signature or digital signature of the supplier or his authorised representative: Provided that the Commissioner may, on the recommendations of the Council, by notification, specify,- (i) the number of digits of Harmonised System of Nomenclature code for goods or services that a class of registered persons shall be required to mention, for such period as may be specified in the said notification; and (ii) the class of registered persons that would not be required to mention the Harmonised System of Nomenclature code for goods or services, for such period as may be specified in the said notification: Provided further that where an invoice is ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... namely,- (a) the original copy being marked as ORIGINAL FOR RECIPIENT; (b) the duplicate copy being marked as DUPLICATE FOR TRANSPORTER; and (c) the triplicate copy being marked as TRIPLICATE FOR SUPPLIER. (2) The invoice shall be prepared in duplicate, in the case of the supply of services, in the following manner, namely,- (a) the original copy being marked as ORIGINAL FOR RECIPIENT; and (b) the duplicate copy being marked as DUPLICATE FOR SUPPLIER. (3) The serial number of invoices issued during a tax period shall be furnished electronically through the common portal in FORM GSTR-1. 49. Bill of supply.- A bill of supply referred to in clause (c) of sub-section (3) of section 31 shall be issued by the supplier containing the following details, namely,- (a) name, address and Goods and Services Tax Identification Number of the supplier; (b) a consecutive serial number not exceeding sixteen characters, in one or multiple series, containing alphabets or numerals or special characters - hyphen or dash and slash symbolised as "-" and "/" respectively, and any combination thereof, unique for a financial year; (c) date of its issue; (d) name, address and Goods and Services Ta ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... and Services Tax Identification Number of the supplier; (b) a consecutive serial number not exceeding sixteen characters, in one or multiple series, containing alphabets or numerals or special characters - hyphen or dash and slash symbolised as "-" and "/" respectively, and any combination thereof, unique for a financial year; (c) date of its issue; (d) name, address and Goods and Services Tax Identification Number or Unique Identity Number, if registered, of the recipient; (e) number and date of receipt voucher issued in accordance with the provisions of rule 50; (f) description of goods or services in respect of which refund is made; (g) amount of refund made; (h) rate of tax (central tax, state tax, integrated tax, union territory tax or cess); (i) amount of tax paid in respect of such goods or services (central tax, state tax, integrated tax, union territory tax or cess); (j) whether the tax is payable on reverse charge basis; and (k) signature or digital signature of the supplier or his authorised representative. 52. Payment voucher.- A payment voucher referred to in clause (g) of sub-section (3) of section 31 shall contain the following particulars, namely:- (a) ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... n the date of issuance of certificate of registration to him, may issue revised tax invoices in respect of taxable supplies effected during the period starting from the effective date of registration till the date of the issuance of the certificate of registration: Provided that the registered person may issue a consolidated revised tax invoice in respect of all taxable supplies made to a recipient who is not registered under the Act during such period: Provided further that in the case of inter-State supplies, where the value of a supply does not exceed two lakh and fifty thousand rupees, a consolidated revised invoice may be issued separately in respect of all the recipients located in a State, who are not registered under the Ordinance. (3) Any invoice or debit note issued in pursuance of any tax payable in accordance with the provisions of section 74 or section 129 or section 130 shall prominently contain the words "INPUT TAX CREDIT NOT ADMISSIBLE". 54. Tax invoice in special cases.- (1) An Input Service Distributor invoice or, as the case may be, an Input Service Distributor credit note issued by an Input Service Distributor shall contain the following details:- (a) name, ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ing the address of the recipient of service but containing other information as mentioned under rule 46. (5) The provisions of sub-rule (2) or sub-rule (4) shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the documents issued under rule 49 or rule 50 or rule 51 or rule 52 or rule 53. 55. Transportation of goods without issue of invoice.- (1) For the purposes of,- (a) supply of liquid gas where the quantity at the time of removal from the place of business of the supplier is not known, (b) transportation of goods for job work, (c) transportation of goods for reasons other than by way of supply, or (d) such other supplies as may be notified by the Commissioner, the consigner may issue a delivery challan, serially numbered not exceeding sixteen characters, in one or multiple series, in lieu of invoice at the time of removal of goods for transportation, containing the following details, namely:- (i) date and number of the delivery challan; (ii) name, address and Goods and Services Tax Identification Number of the consigner, if registered; (iii) name, address and Goods and Services Tax Identification Number or Unique Identity Number of the consignee, if registered; (iv) Harmonised System ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ce, receipt, supply, goods lost, stolen, destroyed, written off or disposed of by way of gift or free sample and the balance of stock including raw materials, finished goods, scrap and wastage thereof. (3) Every registered person shall keep and maintain a separate account of advances received, paid and adjustments made thereto. (4) Every registered person, other than a person paying tax under section 10, shall keep and maintain an account, containing the details of tax payable (including tax payable in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (3) and sub-section (4) of section 9, tax collected and paid, input tax, input tax credit claimed, together with a register of tax invoice, credit notes, debit notes, delivery challan issued or received during any tax period. (5) Every registered person shall keep the particulars of- (a) names and complete addresses of suppliers from whom he has received the goods or services chargeable to tax under the Ordinance; (b) names and complete addresses of the persons to whom he has supplied goods or services, where required under the provisions of this Chapter; (c) the complete address of the premises where goods are stored by him, includ ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... products thereof. (13) Every registered person supplying services shall maintain the accounts showing quantitative details of goods used in the provision of services, details of input services utilised and the services supplied. (14) Every registered person executing works contract shall keep separate accounts for works contract showing,- (a) the names and addresses of the persons on whose behalf the works contract is executed; (b) description, value and quantity (wherever applicable) of goods or services received for the execution of works contract; (c) description, value and quantity (wherever applicable) of goods or services utilized in the execution of works contract; (d) the details of payment received in respect of each works contract; and (e) the names and addresses of suppliers from whom he received goods or services. (15) The records under the provisions of this Chapter may be maintained in electronic form and the record so maintained shall be authenticated by means of a digital signature. (16) Accounts maintained by the registered person together with all the invoices, bills of supply, credit and debit notes, and delivery challans relating to stocks, deliveries, ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... utor or selling agent; (i) proof of payment of sale proceeds of the lottery to the organizing State or deposit in the Public Ledger Account of the organizing State in case the licensee is a distributor of selling agent; and the same shall be produced for verification by any authority under this Ordinance. (20) Every registered person shall, on demand, produce the books of accounts which he is required to maintain under any law for the time being in force. 57. Generation and maintenance of electronic records.-(1) Proper electronic backup of records shall be maintained and preserved in such manner that, in the event of destruction of such records due to accidents or natural causes, the information can be restored within a reasonable period of time. (2) The registered person maintaining electronic records shall produce, on demand, the relevant records or documents, duly authenticated by him, in hard copy or in any electronically readable format. (3) Where the accounts and records are stored electronically by any registered person, he shall, on demand, provide the details of such files, passwords of such files and explanation for codes used, where necessary, for access and any oth ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... e Commissioner. (2) The details of outward supplies of goods or services or both furnished in FORM GSTR-1 shall include the - (a) invoice wise details of all- (i) inter-State and intra-State supplies made to the registered persons; and (ii) inter-State supplies with invoice value more than two and a half lakh rupees made to the unregistered persons; (b) consolidated details of all- (i) intra-State supplies made to unregistered persons for each rate of tax; and (ii) State wise inter-State supplies with invoice value upto two and a half lakh rupees made to unregistered persons for each rate of tax; (c) debit and credit notes, if any, issued during the month for invoices issued previously. (3) The details of outward supplies furnished by the supplier shall be made available electronically to the concerned registered persons (recipients) in Part A of FORM GSTR-2A, in FORM GSTR-4A and in FORM GSTR-6A through the common portal after the due date of filing of FORM GSTR-1. (4) The details of inward supplies added, corrected or deleted by the recipient in his FORM GSTR-2 under section 38 or FORM GSTR-4 or FORM GSTR-6 under section 39 shall be made available to the supplier ele ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... able to the deductee in Part C of FORM GSTR-2A electronically through the common portal and the said deductee may include the same in FORM GSTR-2. (8) The details of tax collected at source furnished by an e-commerce operator under section 52 in FORM GSTR-8 shall be made available to the concerned person in Part C of FORM GSTR-2A electronically through the common portal and such person may include the same in FORM GSTR-2. (9) The details of inward supplies of goods or services or both furnished in FORM GSTR-2 shall include the- (a) invoice wise details of all inter-State and intra-State supplies received from registered persons or unregistered persons; (b) import of goods and services made; and (c) debit and credit notes, if any, received from supplier. 61. Form and manner of submission of monthly return.-(1) Every registered person other than a person referred to in section 14 of the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (Central Act 13 of 2017) or an Input Service Distributor or a non-resident taxable person or a person paying tax under section 10 or section 51 or, as the case may be, under section 52 shall furnish a return specified under sub-section (1) of section ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... d, furnish the details of outward and inward supplies and return under rules 59, 60 and 61 relating to the period during which the person was liable to furnish such details and returns till the due date of furnishing the return for the month of September of the succeeding financial year or furnishing of annual return of the preceding financial year, whichever is earlier. Explanation.- For the purposes of this sub-rule, it is hereby declared that the person shall not be eligible to avail of input tax credit on receipt of invoices or debit notes from the supplier for the period prior to his opting for the composition scheme. (5) A registered person opting to withdraw from the composition scheme at his own motion or where option is withdrawn at the instance of the proper officer shall, where required, furnish the details relating to the period prior to his opting for payment of tax under section 9 in FORM GSTR- 4 till the due date of furnishing the return for the quarter ending September of the succeeding financial year or furnishing of annual return of the preceding financial year, whichever is earlier. 63. Form and manner of submission of return by non-resident taxable person.- E ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... lectronic commerce operator required to collect tax at source under section 52 shall furnish a statement in FORM GSTR-8 electronically on the common portal, either directly or from a Facilitation Centre notified by the Commissioner, containing details of supplies effected through such operator and the amount of tax collected as required under sub-section (1) of section 52. (2) The details furnished by the operator under sub-rule (1) shall be made available electronically to each of the suppliers in Part C of FORM GSTR-2A on the common portal after the due date of filing of FORM GSTR-8. 68. Notice to non-filers of returns.- A notice in FORM GSTR-3A shall be issued, electronically, to a registered person who fails to furnish return under section 39 or section 44 or section 45 or section 52. 69. Matching of claim of input tax credit.- The following details relating to the claim of input tax credit on inward supplies including imports, provisionally allowed under section 41, shall be matched under section 42 after the due date for furnishing the return in FORM GSTR-3,- (a) Goods and Services Tax Identification Number of the supplier; (b) Goods and Services Tax Identification Numb ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... t. (2) A supplier to whom any discrepancy is made available under sub-rule (1) may make suitable rectifications in the statement of outward supplies to be furnished for the month in which the discrepancy is made available. (3) A recipient to whom any discrepancy is made available under sub-rule (1) may make suitable rectifications in the statement of inward supplies to be furnished for the month in which the discrepancy is made available. (4) Where the discrepancy is not rectified under sub-rule (2) or sub-rule (3), an amount to the extent of discrepancy shall be added to the output tax liability of the recipient in his return to be furnished in FORM GSTR-3 for the month succeeding the month in which the discrepancy is made available. Explanation.- For the purposes of this rule, it is hereby declared that - (i) Rectification by a supplier means adding or correcting the details of an outward supply in his valid return so as to match the details of corresponding inward supply declared by the recipient; (ii) Rectification by the recipient means deleting or correcting the details of an inward supply so as to match the details of corresponding outward supply declared by the suppli ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... r or recipient shall be finally accepted and made available electronically to the person making such claim in FORM GST MIS-1 through the common portal. 75. Communication and rectification of discrepancy in reduction in output tax liability and reversal of claim of reduction.-(1) Any discrepancy in claim of reduction in output tax liability, specified in sub-section (3) of section 43, and the details of output tax liability to be added under sub-section (5) of the said section on account of continuation of such discrepancy, shall be made available to the registered person making such claim electronically in FORM GST MIS- 1 and the recipient electronically in FORM GST MIS-2 through the common portal on or before the last date of the month in which the matching has been carried out. (2) A supplier to whom any discrepancy is made available under sub-rule (1) may make suitable rectifications in the statement of outward supplies to be furnished for the month in which the discrepancy is made available. (3) A recipient to whom any discrepancy is made available under sub-rule (1) may make suitable rectifications in the statement of inward supplies to be furnished for the month in which t ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... -(1) Any discrepancy in the details furnished by the operator and those declared by the supplier shall be made available to the supplier electronically in FORM GST MIS-3 and to the e-commerce operator electronically in FORM GST MIS-4 on the common portal on or before the last date of the month in which the matching has been carried out. (2) A supplier to whom any discrepancy is made available under sub-rule (1) may make suitable rectifications in the statement of outward supplies to be furnished for the month in which the discrepancy is made available. (3) An operator to whom any discrepancy is made available under sub-rule (1) may make suitable rectifications in the statement to be furnished for the month in which the discrepancy is made available. (4) Where the discrepancy is not rectified under sub-rule (2) or sub-rule (3), an amount to the extent of discrepancy shall be added to the output tax liability of the supplier in his return in FORM GSTR-3 for the month succeeding the month in which the details of discrepancy are made available and such addition to the output tax liability and interest payable thereon shall be made available to the supplier electronically on the comm ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... s tax practitioner by any person who, (i) is a citizen of India; (ii) is a person of sound mind; (iii) is not adjudicated as insolvent; (iv) has not been convicted by a competent court; and satisfies any of the following conditions, namely:- (a) that he is a retired officer of the Commercial Tax Department of any State Government or of the Central Board of Excise and Customs, Department of Revenue, Government of India, who, during his service under the Government, had worked in a post not lower than the rank of a Group-B gazetted officer for a period of not less than two years; or (b) that he has enrolled as a sales tax practitioner or tax return preparer under the existing law for a period of not less than five years; (c) he has passed, (i) a graduate or postgraduate degree or its equivalent examination having a degree in Commerce, Law, Banking including Higher Auditing, or Business Administration or Business Management from any Indian University established by any law for the time being in force; or (ii) a degree examination of any Foreign University recognised by any Indian University as equivalent to the degree examination mentioned in sub-clause (i); or (iii) a ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Where a statement required to be furnished by a registered person has been furnished by the goods and services tax practitioner authorised by him, a confirmation shall be sought from the registered person over email or SMS and the statement furnished by the goods and services tax practitioner shall be made available to the registered person on the common portal: Provided that where the registered person fails to respond to the request for confirmation till the last date of furnishing of such statement, it shall be deemed that he has confirmed the statement furnished by the goods and services tax practitioner. (8) A goods and services tax practitioner can undertake any or all of the following activities on behalf of a registered person, if so authorised by him to,- (a) furnish the details of outward and inward supplies; (b) furnish monthly, quarterly, annual or final return; (c) make deposit for credit into the electronic cash ledger; (d) file a claim for refund; and (e) file an application for amendment or cancellation of registration: Provided that where any application relating to a claim for refund or an application for amendment or cancellation of registration has been ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... lty or any other amount payable as determined by a proper officer in pursuance of any proceedings under the Ordinance as ascertained by the said person; (c) the amount of tax and interest payable as a result of mismatch under section 42 or section 43 or section 50; or (d) any amount of interest that may accrue from time to time. (3) Subject to the provisions of section 49, payment of every liability by a registered person as per his return shall be made by debiting the electronic credit ledger maintained as per rule 86 or the electronic cash ledger maintained as per rule 87 and the electronic liability register shall be credited accordingly. (4) The amount deducted under section 51, or the amount collected under section 52, or the amount payable on reverse charge basis, or the amount payable under section 10, any amount payable towards interest, penalty, fee or any other amount under the Ordinance shall be paid by debiting the electronic cash ledger maintained as per rule 87 and the electronic liability register shall be credited accordingly. (5) Any amount of demand debited in the electronic liability register shall stand reduced to the extent of relief given by the appellate ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... tal for crediting the amount deposited and debiting the payment therefrom towards tax, interest, penalty, fee or any other amount. (2) Any person, or a person on his behalf, shall generate a challan in FORM GST PMT-06 on the common portal and enter the details of the amount to be deposited by him towards tax, interest, penalty, fees or any other amount. (3) The deposit under sub-rule (2) shall be made through any of the following modes, namely:- (i) Internet banking through authorised banks; (ii) Credit card or Debit card through the authorised bank; (iii) National Electronic Fund Transfer or Real Time Gross Settlement from any bank; or (iv) Over the Counter payment through authorised banks for deposits up to ten thousand rupees per challan per tax period, by cash, cheque or demand draft: Provided that the restriction for deposit up to ten thousand rupees per challan in case of an Over the Counter payment shall not apply to deposit to be made by - (a) Government Departments or any other deposit to be made by persons as may be notified by the Commissioner in this behalf; (b) Proper officer or any other officer authorised to recover outstanding dues from any person, whether ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... dger in accordance with the provisions of rule 87. (10) Where a person has claimed refund of any amount from the electronic cash ledger, the said amount shall be debited to the electronic cash ledger. (11) If the refund so claimed is rejected, either fully or partly, the amount debited under sub-rule (10), to the extent of rejection, shall be credited to the electronic cash ledger by the proper officer by an order made in FORM GST PMT-03. (12) A registered person shall, upon noticing any discrepancy in his electronic cash ledger, communicate the same to the officer exercising jurisdiction in the matter, through the common portal in FORM GST PMT-04. Explanation 1.- The refund shall be deemed to be rejected if the appeal is finally rejected. Explanation 2.- For the purposes of this rule, it is hereby clarified that a refund shall be deemed to be rejected, if the appeal is finally rejected or if the claimant gives an undertaking to the proper officer that he shall not file an appeal. 88. Identification number for each transaction.- (1) A unique identification number shall be generated at the common portal for each debit or credit to the electronic cash or credit ledger, as the ca ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... l or court resulting in such refund or reference number of the payment of the amount specified in sub-section (6) of section 107 and sub-section (8) of section 112 claimed as refund; (b) a statement containing the number and date of shipping bills or bills of export and the number and the date of the relevant export invoices, in a case where the refund is on account of export of goods; (c) a statement containing the number and date of invoices and the relevant Bank Realisation Certificates or Foreign Inward Remittance Certificates, as the case may be, in a case where the refund is on account of the export of services; (d) a statement containing the number and date of invoices as provided in rule 46 along with the evidence regarding the endorsement specified in the second proviso to sub-rule (1) in the case of the supply of goods made to a Special Economic Zone unit or a Special Economic Zone developer; (e) a statement containing the number and date of invoices, the evidence regarding the endorsement specified in the second proviso to sub-rule (1) and the details of payment, along with the proof thereof, made by the recipient to the supplier for authorised operations as defined ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... use (a) or clause (b) or clause (c) or clause (d) or clause (f) of sub-section (8) of section 54; Explanation.- For the purposes of this rule,- (i) in case of refunds referred to in clause (c) of sub-section (8) of section 54, the expression "invoice" means invoice conforming to the provisions contained in section 31; (ii) where the amount of tax has been recovered from the recipient, it shall be deemed that the incidence of tax has been passed on to the ultimate consumer. (3) Where the application relates to refund of input tax credit, the electronic credit ledger shall be debited by the applicant by an amount equal to the refund so claimed. (4) In the case of zero-rated supply of goods or services or both without payment of tax under bond or letter of undertaking in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (3) of section 16 of the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (Central Act 13 of 2017), refund of input tax credit shall be granted as per the following formula,- Refund Amount = (Turnover of zero-rated supply of goods + Turnover of zero-rated supply of services) X Net ITC ÷ Adjusted Total Turnover Where,- (A) "Refund amount" means the maxim ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... scrutinize the application for its completeness and where the application is found to be complete in terms of sub-rule (2), (3) and (4) of rule 89, an acknowledgement in FORM GST RFD-02 shall be made available to the applicant through the common portal electronically, clearly indicating the date of filing of the claim for refund and the time period specified in sub-section (7) of section 54 shall be counted from such date of filing. (3) Where any deficiencies are noticed, the proper officer shall communicate the deficiencies to the applicant in FORM GST RFD-03 through the common portal electronically, requiring him to file a fresh refund application after rectification of such deficiencies. (4) Where deficiencies have been communicated in FORM GST RFD-03 under the Central Goods and Service Tax Rules, 2017, the same shall also deemed to have been communicated under this rule along with the deficiencies communicated under sub-rule (3). 91. Grant of provisional refund.-(1) The provisional refund in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (6) of section 54 shall be granted subject to the condition that the person claiming refund has, during any period of five years immediately ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... he applicant, requiring him to furnish a reply in FORM GST RFD-09 within a period of fifteen days of the receipt of such notice and after considering the reply, make an order in FORM GST RFD-06 sanctioning the amount of refund in whole or part, or rejecting the said refund claim and the said order shall be made available to the applicant electronically and the provisions of sub-rule (1) shall, mutatis mutandis, apply to the extent refund is allowed: Provided that no application for refund shall be rejected without giving the applicant an opportunity of being heard. (4) Where the proper officer is satisfied that the amount refundable under sub-rule (1) or sub-rule (2) is payable to the applicant under sub-section (8) of section 54, he shall make an order in FORM GST RFD-06 and issue a payment advice in FORM GST RFD-05 for the amount of refund and the same shall be electronically credited to any of the bank accounts of the applicant mentioned in his registration particulars and as specified in the application for refund. (5) Where the proper officer is satisfied that the amount refundable under sub-rule (1) or sub-rule (2) is not payable to the applicant under sub-section (8) of s ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... rvices Tax Identification Number or Unique Identity Number of the applicant is mentioned in the tax invoice; and (c) such other restrictions or conditions as may be specified in the notification are satisfied. (4) The provisions of rule 92 shall, mutatis mutandis, apply for the sanction and payment of refund under this rule. (5) Where an express provision in a treaty or other international agreement, to which the President or the Government of India is a party, is inconsistent with the provisions of this Chapter, such treaty or international agreement shall prevail. 96. Refund of integrated tax paid on goods exported out of India.-(1) The shipping bill filed by an exporter shall be deemed to be an application for refund of integrated tax paid on the goods exported out of India and such application shall be deemed to have been filed only when:- (a) the person in charge of the conveyance carrying the export goods duly files an export manifest or an export report covering the number and the date of shipping bills or bills of export; and (b) the applicant has furnished a valid return in FORM GSTR-3; (2) The details of the relevant export invoices contained in FORM GSTR-1 shall b ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... e Consumer Welfare Fund shall be made under sub-rule (5) of rule 92. (2) Any amount, having been credited to the Fund, ordered or directed as payable to any claimant by orders of the proper officer, appellate authority or appellate tribunal or court, shall be paid from the Fund. (3) Any utilisation of amount from the Consumer Welfare Fund under sub-section (1) of section 58 shall be made by debiting the Consumer Welfare Fund account and crediting the account to which the amount is transferred for utilisation. (4) The Government shall, by an order, constitute a Standing Committee with a Chairman, a Vice-Chairman, a Member Secretary and such other Members as it may deem fit and the Committee shall make recommendations for proper utilisation of the money credited to the Consumer Welfare Fund for welfare of the consumers. (5) The Committee shall meet as and when necessary, but not less than once in three months. (6) Any agency or organisation engaged in consumer welfare activities for a period of three years registered under the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 (Central Act 18 of 2013) or under any other law for the time being in force, including village or mandal or samiti l ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ility of nature of activity under pursuit, after ensuring that the financial assistance provided shall not be misutilised; (i) to identify beneficial and safe sectors, where investments out of Consumer Welfare Fund may be made and make recommendations, accordingly; (j) to relax the conditions required for the period of engagement in consumer welfare activities of an applicant; (k) to make guidelines for the management, administration and audit of the Consumer Welfare Fund. (9) The Central Consumer Protection Council and the Bureau of Indian Standards shall recommend to the Goods and Services Tax Council, the broad guidelines for considering the projects or proposals for the purpose of incurring expenditure from the Consumer Welfare Fund. CHAPTER XI ASSESSMENT AND AUDIT 98. Provisional Assessment.- (1) Every registered person requesting for payment of tax on a provisional basis in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (1) of section 60 shall furnish an application along with the documents in support of his request, electronically in FORM GST ASMT-01 on the common portal, either directly or through a Facilitation Centre notified by the Commissioner. (2) The proper off ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... officer shall scrutinize the same in accordance with the provisions of section 61 with reference to the information available with him, and in case of any discrepancy, he shall issue a notice to the said person in FORM GST ASMT-10, informing him of such discrepancy and seeking his explanation thereto within such time, not exceeding thirty days from the date of service of the notice or such further period as may be permitted by him and also, where possible, quantifying the amount of tax, interest and any other amount payable in relation to such discrepancy. (2) The registered person may accept the discrepancy mentioned in the notice issued under sub-rule (1), and pay the tax, interest and any other amount arising from such discrepancy and inform the same or furnish an explanation for the discrepancy in FORM GST ASMT-11 to the proper officer. (3) Where the explanation furnished by the registered person or the information submitted under sub-rule (2) is found to be acceptable, the proper officer shall inform him accordingly in FORM GST ASMT-12. 100. Assessment in certain cases.- (1) The order of assessment made under subsection (1) of section 62 shall be issued in FORM GST ASMT-13 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ions of section 66, the officer referred to in the said section shall issue a direction in FORM GST ADT-03 to the registered person to get his records audited by a chartered accountant or a cost accountant specified in the said direction. (2) On conclusion of the special audit, the registered person shall be informed of the findings of the special audit in FORM GST ADT-04. CHAPTER - XII ADVANCE RULING 103. Qualification and appointment of members of the Authority for Advance Ruling.- The Central Government and the State Government shall appoint officer of the rank of Joint Commissioner as member of the Authority for Advance Ruling. 104. Form and manner of application to the Authority for Advance Ruling.- (1) An application for obtaining an advance ruling under sub-section (1) of section 97 shall be made on the common portal in FORM GST ARA-01 and shall be accompanied by a fee of five thousand rupees, to be deposited in the manner specified in section 49. (2) The application referred to in sub-rule (1), the verification contained therein and all the relevant documents accompanying such application shall be signed in the manner specified in rule 26. 105. Certification of copie ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... knowledgement, indicating appeal number shall be issued thereafter in FORM GST APL-02 by the Appellate Authority or an officer authorised by him in this behalf: Provided that where the certified copy of the decision or order is submitted within seven days from the date of filing the FORM GST APL-01, the date of filing of the appeal shall be the date of the issue of the provisional acknowledgement and where the said copy is submitted after seven days, the date of filing of the appeal shall be the date of the submission of such copy. Explanation.- For the provisions of this rule, the appeal shall be treated as filed only when the final acknowledgement, indicating the appeal number, is issued. 109. Application to the Appellate Authority.-(1) An application to the Appellate Authority under sub-section (2) of section 107 shall be made in FORM GST APL-03, along with the relevant documents, either electronically or otherwise as may be notified by the Commissioner. (2) A certified copy of the decision or order appealed against shall be submitted within seven days of the filing the application under sub-rule (1) and an appeal number shall be generated by the Appellate Authority or an of ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... tted within seven days of filing the application under sub-rule (1) and an appeal number shall be generated by the Registrar. 112. Production of additional evidence before the Appellate Authority or the Appellate Tribunal.-(1) The appellant shall not be allowed to produce before the Appellate Authority or the Appellate Tribunal any evidence, whether oral or documentary, other than the evidence produced by him during the course of the proceedings before the adjudicating authority or, as the case may be, the Appellate Authority except in the following circumstances, namely:- (a) where the adjudicating authority or, as the case may be, the Appellate Authority has refused to admit evidence which ought to have been admitted; or (b) where the appellant was prevented by sufficient cause from producing the evidence which he was called upon to produce by the adjudicating authority or, as the case may be, the Appellate Authority; or (c) where the appellant was prevented by sufficient cause from producing before the adjudicating authority or, as the case may be, the Appellate Authority any evidence which is relevant to any ground of appeal; or (d) where the adjudicating authority or, as ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... representative. CHAPTER XIV TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS 117. Tax or duty credit carried forward under any existing law or on goods held in stock on the appointed day.-(1) Every registered person entitled to take credit of input tax under section 140 shall, within ninety days of the appointed day, submit a declaration electronically in FORM GST TRAN-1, duly signed, on the common portal specifying therein, separately, the amount of input tax credit to which he is entitled under the provisions of the said section: Provided that the Commissioner may, on the recommendations of the Council, extend the period of ninety days by a further period not exceeding ninety days: Provided further in the case of a claim under sub-section (1) of section 140, the application shall specify separately,- (i) the value of claims under section 3, sub-section (3) of section 5, sections 6 and 6A and sub-section (8) of section 8 of the Central Sales Tax Act, 1956 (Central Act 74 of 1956) made by the applicant; and (ii) the serial number and value of declarations in Forms C or F and certificates in Forms E or H or Form I specified in rule 12 of the Central Sales Tax (Registration and Turnover) Rules, 1957 s ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... pplicable on supply of such goods after the appointed date and shall be credited after the State tax payable on such supply has been paid: Provided that where integrated tax is paid on such goods, the amount of credit shall be allowed at the rate of thirty per cent. and twenty per cent. respectively of the said tax. (iii) The scheme shall be available for six tax periods from the appointed date. (b) Such credit of State tax shall be availed subject to satisfying the following conditions, namely:- (i) such goods were not wholly exempt from tax under the Kerala Value Added Tax Act, 2003 (30 of 2004). (ii) the document for procurement of such goods is available with the registered person. (iii) the registered person availing of this scheme and having furnished the details of stock held by him in accordance with the provisions of clause (b) of subrule (2) of rule 1, submits a statement in FORM GST TRAN-2 at the end of each of the six tax periods during which the scheme is in operation indicating therein the details of supplies of such goods effected during the tax period; (iv) the amount of credit allowed shall be credited to the electronic credit ledger of the applicant maintai ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... nominated by the Commissioner, and (b) one officer of the Central Government, to be nominated by the Chief Commissioner. 124. Appointment, salary, allowances and other terms and conditions of service of the Chairman and Members of the Authority:-(1) The Chairman and Members of the Authority shall be appointed by the Central Government on the recommendations of a Selection Committee to be constituted for the purpose by the Council. (2) The Chairman shall be paid a monthly salary of ₹ 2,25,000 (fixed) and other allowances and benefits as are admissible to a Central Government officer holding posts carrying the same pay: Provided that where a retired officer is selected as a Chairman, he shall be paid a monthly salary of ₹ 2,25,000 reduced by the amount of pension. (3) The Technical Member shall be paid a monthly salary of ₹ 2,05,400 (fixed) and shall be entitled to draw allowances as are admissible to a Government of India officer holding Group 'A' post carrying the same pay: Provided that where a retired officer is selected as a Technical Member, he shall be paid a monthly salary of ₹ 2,05,400 reduced by the amount of pension. (4) The Chairman shall h ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ommittee shall, within a period of two months from the date of receipt of a written application, in such form and manner as may be specified by it, from an interested party or from a Commissioner or any other person, examine the accuracy and adequacy of the evidence provided in the application to determine whether there is primafacie evidence to support the claim of the applicant that the benefit of reduction in rate of tax on any supply of goods or services or the benefit of input tax credit has not been passed on to the recipient by way of commensurate reduction in prices. (2) All applications from interested parties on issues of local nature shall first be examined by the State level Screening Committee and the Screening Committee shall, upon being satisfied that the supplier has contravened the provisions of section 171, forward the application with its recommendations to the Standing Committee for further action. 129. Initiation and conduct of proceedings.-(1) Where the Standing Committee is satisfied that there is a prima-facie evidence to show that the supplier has not passed on the benefit of reduction in rate of tax on the supply of goods or services or the benefit of in ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... f Safeguards a statement of reasons as to why summarisation is not possible. 131. Cooperation with other agencies or statutory authorities.- Where the Director General of Safeguards deems fit, he may seek opinion of any other agency or statutory authorities in discharge of his duties. 132. Power to summon persons to give evidence and produce documents.- (1) The Director General of Safeguards, or an officer authorised by him in this behalf, shall be deemed to be the proper officer to exercise power to summon any person whose attendance he considers necessary either to give evidence or to produce a document or any other thing under section 70 and shall have power in any inquiry in the same manner, as provided in the case of a civil court under the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908). (2) Every such inquiry referred to in sub-rule (1) shall be deemed to be a judicial proceedings within the meaning of sections 193 and 228 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860). 133. Order of the Authority.-(1) The Authority shall, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of the report from the Director General of Safeguards determine whether a registered perso ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... tuted under rule 122; (b) "Committee" means the Standing Committee on Anti-profiteering constituted by the Council in terms of sub-rule (1) of rule 123 of these rules; (c) "interested party" includes- a. suppliers of goods or services under the proceedings; and b.recipients of goods or services under the proceedings; (d) "Screening Committee" means the State level Screening Committee constituted in terms of sub-rule (2) of rule 123 of these rules. 138. Documents to be carried with the consignment of goods.-(1) A person in charge of a conveyance carrying any consignment of goods of value exceeding such amount as may be specified, while transporting goods into or outside the State or where the goods are transported on a delivery chalan as specified under rule 55, along with the invoices, a declaration as mentioned in sub-rule (2), which shall be declared in the Kerala Value Added Tax Information System Portal immediately before such transportation of goods. (2) The declaration shall be in,- (a) form KER - 1, in case it is declared by a dealer registered under this Ordinance; (b) form KER -2, in case it is declared by a person engaged in the business of transporting goods; (c) ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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