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22/2017-Central Tax,dt. 17-08-2017 – Seeks to amend the CGST Rules, 2017

[To be published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i)]

Government of India

Ministry of Finance

Department of Revenue

Central Board of Excise and Customs

Notification No. 22/2017 – Central Tax

New Delhi, the 17th August, 2017

 

  • ( )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 hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017, namely:-
    • These rules may be called the Central Goods and Services Tax (Fifth Amendment) Rules, 2017.
    • Save as  otherwise  provided, they shall  come into force on the  date of  their publication in the Official
  1. In the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017,
    • in rule 3, in sub-rule (4), for the words “sixty days”, the words “ninety days” shall

be substituted;

  • in rule 17, with effect from the 22ndJune, 2017, in sub-rule (2), after the words, “said form”, the words “or after receiving a recommendation from the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India” shall be inserted;
  • in rule 40, with effect from the 1stday of July, 2017, in sub-rule (1), for clause (b), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

(b) the registered person shall within a period of thirty days from the date of becoming eligible to avail the input tax credit under sub-section (1) of section 18, or within such further period as may be extended by the Commissioner by a notification in this behalf, shall make a declaration, electronically, on the common portal in FORM GST ITC-01 to the effect that he is eligible to avail the input tax credit as aforesaid:

Provided that any extension of the time limit notified by the Commissioner of State tax or the Commissioner of Union territory tax shall be deemed to be notified by the Commissioner.”;

 

 

  • after rule 44, the following rule shall be inserted, namely:-

44A. Manner of reversal of credit of Additional duty of Customs in respect of Gold dore bar.- The credit of Central tax in the electronic credit ledger taken in terms of the provisions of section 140 relating to the CENVAT Credit carried forward  which  had  accrued  on  account  of  payment  of  the  additional  duty  of

 

customs levied under sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), paid at the time of importation of gold dore bar, on the stock of gold dore bar held on the 1st day of July, 2017 or contained in gold or gold jewellery held in stock on the 1st day of July, 2017 made out of such imported gold dore bar, shall be restricted to one-sixth of such credit and five-sixth of such credit shall be debited from the electronic credit ledger at the time of supply of such gold dore bar or the gold or the gold jewellery made therefrom and where such supply has already been made, such debit shall be within one week from the date of commencement of these Rules.”;

  • in rule 61, with effect from the 1stday of July, 2017, in sub-rule (5), for the words “specify that”, the words “specify the manner and conditions subject to which the” shall be substituted;
  • in rule 87,-
    • ) in sub-rule (2), the following shall be inserted, namely:-

“Provided that the challan in FORM GST PMT-06 generated at the common portal shall be valid for a period of fifteen days.

Provided further that a person supplying online information and database access or retrieval services from a place outside India to a non- taxable online recipient referred to in section 14 of the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (13 of 2017) may also do so through the Board‟s payment system namely, Electronic Accounting System in Excise and Service Tax from the date to be notified by the Board.”;

  • in sub-rule (3), for the second proviso, the following proviso shall be substituted, namely:-

“Provided further that a person supplying online information and database access or retrieval services from a place outside India to a non-taxable online recipient referred to in section 14 of the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (13 of 2017) may also make the deposit under sub-rule (2) through international money transfer through Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication payment network, from the date to be notified by the Board.”;

  • for rule 103, with effect from the 1st day of July, 2017, the following rule shall be substituted, namely:-

“103. The Government shall appoint officers not below the rank of Joint Commissioner

as member of the Authority for Advance Ruling.”;

 

  • in “FORM GST REG-01” under the heading „Instructions for submission of Application for Registration‟, after Serial 15, the following Serial No. shall be inserted, namely:-

 

“16. Government departments applying for registration as suppliers may not furnish

Bank Account details.”;

  • With effect from the 22nd June, 2017, for “FORM GST REG-13”, the following FORM shall be substituted, namely:-

“FORM GST REG-13

[See Rule 17]

 

Application/Form for grant of Unique Identity Number (UIN) to UN Bodies/ Embassies

/others

 

 

PART A

State /UT –                 District –

 

 

(i)Name of the Entity 
(ii)Permanent Account Number (PAN) of entity (Not applicable for entities specified in clause (a) of sub-section (9) of section 25 of the Act) 
(iii)Name of the Authorised Signatory 
(iv)PAN of Authorised Signatory

(Not applicable for entities specified in clause (a) of sub-section (9) of section 25 of the Act)

 
(v)Email Address of the Authorised Signatory 
(vi)Mobile Number of the Authorised Signatory (+91) 

 

 

 

PART B

 

1.Type of Entity (Choose one)UN Body             Embassy             Other Person
2.Country 
2A.Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India‟ Recommendation (if applicable)Letter No.Date
3.Notification detailsNotification No.Date
4.Address of  the entity in State
Building No./Flat No.Floor No.
Name of the Premises/BuildingRoad/Street
City/Town/VillageDistrict
Block/Taluka 
LatitudeLongitude

 

 

 StatePIN Code
Contact Information 
Email Address Telephone number 
Fax Number Mobile Number 
7.Details of Authorized Signatory, if applicable
ParticularsFirst NameMiddle NameLast name
Name   
Photo   
Name of Father   
Date of BirthDD/MM/YYYYGender<Male, Female, Other>
Mobile Number Email address 
Telephone No. 
Designation /Status Director Identification Number  (if any) 
PAN (Not applicable for entities specified in clause (a) of sub- section (9) of section 25 of the Act) Aadhaar Number (Not applicable for entities specified in clause (a) of sub- section (9) of section 25 of the Act) 
Are you a citizen of India?Yes / NoPassport No. (in case of foreigners) 
Residential Address
Building No/Flat No Floor No 
Name of the Premises/Building Road/Street 
Town/City/Village District 
Block/Taluka 
State PIN Code      
8Bank Account Details  (add more if required)
Account Number Type of Account 
IFSC Bank Name 
Branch Address 

 

 

9.Documents Uploaded

The authorized person who is in possession of the documentary evidence shall upload the scanned copy of such documents including the copy of resolution / power of attorney, authorizing the applicant to represent the entity.

Or

The proper officer who has collected the documentary evidence from the applicant shall upload the scanned copy of such documents including the copy of resolution / power  of attorney, authorizing the applicant to represent the UN Body / Embassy etc. in India and link it along with the UIN generated and allotted to respective UN Body/ Embassy etc.

11.Verification

I hereby solemnly affirm and declare that the information given herein above is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief and nothing has been concealed therefrom.

 

Place: (Signature)

Date:                                                                           Name of Authorized Person:

Or

(Signature)

Place:                                                                                      Name of Proper Officer:

Date:                                                                                      Designation:

Jurisdiction:

 

 

Instructions for submission of application for registration for UN Bodies/ Embassies/others notified by the Government.

  • Every person required to obtain a unique identity number shall submit the application
  • Application shall be filed through Common Portal or registration can be granted suo- moto by proper
  • The application filed on the Common Portal is required to be signed electronically or through any other mode as specified by the
  • The details of the person authorized by the concerned entity to sign the refund application or otherwise, should be filled up against the “Authorised Signatory details” in the
  • PAN / Aadhaar will not be applicable for entities specified in clause (a) of sub-section

(9) of section 25 of the Act.”;

 

  • With effect from the 1st day of July, 2017, in FORM GST TRAN-1 in Serial 7,-

 

(i)    in item (a), for the word, figures and brackets “and 140 (6)”, the figures, brackets and word “, 140 (6) and 140 (7) shall be substituted;

 

  • in item (b), –

 

  • after the word, figures and brackets, “section 140 (5)”, the words, figures and brackets “and section 140(7)” shall be inserted;
  • for column heading 1, the column heading “registration number of the supplier or input service distributor” shall be substituted;
  • in the heading of column 8, after the words “Eligible duties and taxes”, the brackets and words “(central taxes)” shall be

 

[F. No. 349/58/2017-GST(Pt.)]

(Dr. Sreeparvathy S.L.)

Under Secretary to the Government of India

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 G.S.R number 610 (E), dated the 19th June, 2017 and last amended vide notification No. 17/2017-Central Tax, dated the 27th July, 2017, published vide G.S.R number 965 (E) dated the 27th July, 2017.

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