**Executive Summary**
This document is a notification from the Commercial Taxes and Registration Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu, published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette on January 31, 2025. It outlines amendments to the Tamil Nadu Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017. The effective dates of the amendments are to be notified later, except where explicitly stated.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Amendments Overview:**
* The rules are titled the "Tamil Nadu Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Rules, 2025."
* Unless otherwise stated, these rules will take effect from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
* **Temporary Identification Number (Rule 16A):**
* After rule 16, a new rule 16A is inserted, which allows the proper officer to grant a temporary identification number to individuals not liable for registration under the Act but required to make payments.
* An order with temporary registration number is to be issued in Part B of FORM GST REG-12.
* **Form Amendments:**
* In rule 19(1), in FORM GST REG-10, the words "or in the intimation furnished by the composition taxpayer in FORM GST CMP-02" shall be inserted.
* In rule 87(4), after the words "common portal", the words, figures and letters "as per rule 16A" shall be inserted.
* FORM GST REG-12 is substituted with a new form.
**Impact Analysis**
**Taxpayers Required to Make Payments But Not Liable for Registration**
* **Impact:** Can now be granted a temporary identification number to facilitate payments under the Act.
* **Action Required:** Follow the procedure to apply for and obtain a temporary identification number as granted by the proper officer.
**Taxpayers Who Previously Registered**
* **Impact:** Are included in FORM GST REG-10.
* **Action Required:** None explicitly stated.
**Proper Officers**
* **Impact:** Required to manage the process of granting temporary identification numbers.
* **Action Required:** Follow the procedure to grant a temporary identification number and issue an order in Part B of FORM GST REG-12.
Key Entities Referenced
Tamil Nadu Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017: The primary law under which the amendments to the Tamil Nadu Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017 are made.
Tamil Nadu Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017: The set of rules being amended by this notification.
Commercial Taxes and Registration Department: The department issuing the amendment to the Tamil Nadu Goods and Services Tax Rules.
FORM GST REG-12: Form for Grant of Temporary Registration/Suo Moto Registration/Temporary Identification Number