Date: 2020-06-25Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
WHEREAS, sub section 2 of section 29 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 hereinafter referred to as the said Act provides for cancellation of registration by proper officer in situations described in clauses
Executive Summary:
This order, issued by the Central Government, addresses difficulties arising from the cancellation of GST registrations under Section 29(2) of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017. It clarifies the deadline for filing applications for revocation of cancellation for registered persons served notices under specific clauses, providing relief to those who could not apply within the original timeframe. The order aims to remove difficulties related to the revocation process.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Purpose:** To remove difficulties in the application of Section 30(1) of the Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) Act, 2017, concerning the revocation of canceled GST registrations.
* **Reference Act:** Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017.
* **Relevant Sections:**
* Section 29(2): Cancellation of registration by a proper officer.
* Section 169(1): Service of notice or order.
* Section 30(1): Application for revocation of cancellation of registration.
* Section 107(1): Filing of appeal.
* Section 107(4): Condoning delay in presenting appeal.
* Section 172: Power to remove difficulties.
* **Clarification for Revocation Application Deadline:** For registered persons served cancellation notices under Section 29(2)(b) or (c) via Section 169(1)(c) or (d), with cancellation orders passed up to June 12, 2020, the deadline for filing a revocation application under Section 30(1) is the later of:
* The date of service of the cancellation order.
* August 31, 2020.
Impact Analysis:
Registered Persons Whose Registrations Have Been Cancelled:
* Impact: Provides an extended deadline to apply for revocation of cancellation of registration.
* Action Required: Those who were served cancellation orders up to June 12, 2020, and meet the specified conditions, can apply for revocation until August 31, 2020, if that date is later than the original service date of their cancellation order.
Key Entities Referenced
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs: A government body under the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, responsible for formulating policy concerning levy and collection of indirect taxes. This order is issued by the CBIC.
Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017: A central act related to Goods and Services Tax in India, mentioned as the 'said Act' throughout the document. The document provides clarification regarding cancellation and revocation of registration under specific sections of this act.
Section 29 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017: This section deals with the cancellation of registration under GST. The document refers to subsection 2 of this section, which outlines the situations where a proper officer can cancel a registration.
Section 169 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017: This section pertains to the service of notice and opportunity of being heard. Subsections 1(c) and 1(d) are mentioned, relating to communication via email or the common portal.
Section 30 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017: This section discusses the application for revocation of cancellation of registration. Subsection 1 specifies the thirty-day period for applying for revocation.
Section 107 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017: This section covers the filing of appeals against decisions or orders passed by an adjudicating authority. Subsections 1 and 4 concern the time limits for filing appeals and condoning delays.
Section 172 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017: This section grants the Central Government the power to issue orders to remove difficulties in implementing the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017.
Central Government: The governing body that, based on the recommendations of the Council, issues the order to address difficulties related to GST registration cancellation.
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण्ड 3—ईप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
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जित्त मत्रं ालय
(राजस्ट्ि जिभाग)
(केन्द्रीय ऄप्रत्यक्ष कर और सीमा िल्ु क बोडड)
अदिे
नइ ददल्ली, 25 जून, 2020
स.ं 01/2020-केन्द्रीय कर
का.अ. 2064(ऄ).—केंरीय माल और सेिा कर ऄजधजनयम2 2017 (जजसे आसमें आसके पचातात्त ‘सीजीएसटी
ऄजधजनयम’ कहा गया ह)ै की धारा 29 की ईप-धारा (2), खडं (क) से खडं (ङ) म ें िर्णणत पररजस्ट्थजतयों में ईजचत ऄजधकारी
द्वारा रजजस्ट्रीकरण रद्द करन े का ईपबंध करती ह ैजो आस प्रकार से है, जहां : -
(क) रजजस्ट्रीकृत व्यजि ने ऄजधजनयम या आसके ऄधीन बनाए गए जनयमों के ऄधीन ऐसे ईपबंधों का ईल्लंघन दकया
ह ैजो जिजहत दकए जाए;ं या
(ख) धारा 10 के ऄधीन कर का सदं ाय करन े िाल े व्यजि ने, तीन क्रमिती कर ऄिजधयों के जलए जििरणी प्रस्ट्तुत
नहीं की ह;ै या
(ग) खंड (ख) में जिजनर्ददष्ट व्यजि से जभ्न दकसी रजजस्ट्रीकृत व्यजि ने लगातार छह मास की ऄिजध के जलए जििरणी
प्रस्ट्तुत नहीं की ह;ै या
(घ) दकसी ऐसे व्यजि न े जजसने धारा 25 की ईप-धारा (3) के ऄधीन स्ट्िेच्छया रजजस्ट्रीकरण कराया ह,ै
रजजस्ट्रीकरण की तारीख से छह मास के भीतर कारबार प्रारम्भ नहीं दकया ह;ै या
(ङ) रजजस्ट्रीकरण कपट के साधनों से, जानबझू कर दकए गए जमथ्या कथन या तथ्यों के जछपान े के द्वारा प्राप्त दकया
गया ह:ै
2801 GI/2020 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
परंत ु ईजचत ऄजधकारी दकसी व्यजि को सुनिाइ का ऄिसर ददये जबना रजजस्ट्रीकरण को रद्द नहीं करेगा।
और, सीजीएसटी ऄजधजनयम की धारा 169 की ईप-धारा (1) नोरटस की तामील (सुनिाइ का ऄिसर) के जलए
ईपबंध करती ह;ै ईि ईप-धारा के खंड (ग) और (घ) जनम्न प्रकार से ह ैं:-
(ग) रजजस्ट्रीकरण के समय या समय-समय पर संिोजधत ईसके इ-मेल पते पर संसूचना भेजने के द्वारा; या
(घ) सामान्द्य पोटडल पर ईपलब्ध करिाने के द्वारा; या
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और, धारा 30 की ईप-धारा (1) रद्दकरण अदेि की तामील की तारीख स े तीस ददन के भीतर रजजस्ट्रीकरण के
रद्दकरण के प्रजतसंहरण के जलए ईपबंध करती ह।ै
और, सीजीएसटी ऄजधजनयम की धारा 107 की ईप-धारा (1) दकसी न्द्यायजनणाडयक प्राजधकारी द्वारा पाररत दकसी
जिजनचातय या अदेि स े व्यजथत दकसी व्यजि के द्वारा, ईस तारीख से जजसको ऐसे व्यजि को ईि जिजनचातय या अदिे
संसूजचत दकया जाता है, तीन मास के भीतर ऄपील फ़ाआल करने का ईपबंध करती ह ै और सीजीएसटी ऄजधजनयम की
धारा 107 की ईप-धारा (4) ऄपील प्राजधकारी को सिि करती है दक, यदद ईसका यह समाधान हो जाता ह ै दक,
ऄपीलकत्ताड तीन मास की पूिोि ऄिजध के भीतर ऄपील प्रस्ट्ततु करने से पयाडप्त कारणों से जनिाररत दकया गया था तो, िह
ईसे एक मास की और ऄिजध के भीतर प्रस्ट्ततु करने की ऄनुज्ञा दे सकेगा।
और, सीजीएसटी ऄजधजनयम की धारा 169 की ईप-धारा (1) के खंड (ग) और खंड (घ) के ऄनुसार ईजचत
ऄजधकारी द्वारा नोरटस तामील के द्वारा सीजीएसटी ऄजधजनयम की धारा 29 की ईप-धारा (2) के ऄधीन बड़ी संख्या म ें
रजजस्ट्रीकरण रद्द हुए ह ैं और सीजीएसटी ऄजधजनयम की धारा 30 की ईप-धारा (1) में रद्दकरण अदेि के प्रजतसंहरण के
जलए ईपबंजधत तीस ददन की ऄिजध, सीजीएसटी ऄजधजनयम की धारा 107 की ईप-धारा (1) के ऄधीन ऄपील फ़ाआल
करने की ऄिजध और सीजीएसटी ऄजधजनयम की धारा 107 की ईप-धारा (4) म ें जिलंब के जलए क्षमा की ऄिजध भी
व्यपगत हो गइ ह;ै रजजस्ट्रीकृत व्यजि जजनके रजजस्ट्रीकरण सीजीएसटी ऄजधजनयम की धारा 29 की ईप-धारा (2) के खडं
(ख) और खंड (ग) के ऄधीन रद्द हो चुके हैं, रजजस्ट्रीकरण के रद्दकरण के प्रजतसंहरण के जलए सभी ऄपेक्षाओं को परू ा करने के
बािजूद ऄपन े रजजस्ट्रीकरण के रद्दकरण का प्रजतसंहरण कराने म ें ऄसमथ ड ह।ैं जी एस टी के एक नया ऄजधजनयम होन े के
चलत,े ये करदाता रजजस्ट्रीकरण के रद्दकरण के प्रजतसंहरण के जलए अिेदन फ़ाआलके जिजनर्ददष्टसमयऄिजध, जोरद्दकरण
अदेि की तामील की तारीख से तीस ददन के भीतर ह,ै में नहीं कर पाये ह,ैजजसके पररणामस्ट्िरूप सीजीएसटी ऄजधजनयम
की धारा 30 की ईप-धारा (1) के ईपबंधों को प्रभािी बनाने म ेंकजतपय करिनाआयााँ ईत्प्न हुइ ह;ैं
ऄतः ऄब, केन्द्रीय सरकार, केंरीय माल और सेिा कर ऄजधजनयम2 2017 की धारा 172 द्वारा प्रदत्त िजियों का
प्रयोग करते हुए, पररषद की जसफ़ाररिों पर, करिनाआयों को दरू करन े के जलए जनम्नजलजखत अदिे करती है, ऄथाडत्:-
1. सजं क्षप्त नाम – आस अदेि का संजक्षप्त नाम केंरीय माल और सेिा कर (करिनाआयों को दरू करना) अदेि, 2020 ह।ै
2. करिनाआयों को दरू करने हते ,ु यह आसके द्वारा स्ट्पष्ट दकया गया है दक, ऄजधजनयम की धारा 30 की ईप-धारा (1) के
ऄधीन रजजस्ट्रीकरण के रद्दकरण के प्रजतसंहरण के जलए अिेदन फ़ाआल करन े के जलए तीस ददन की ऄिजध की गणना हते ु, िे
रजजस्ट्रीकृत व्यजि जजन्द्ह ें धारा 169 की ईप-धारा (1) के खंड (ग) या खंड (घ) म ें यथा ईपबंजधत रीजत से धारा 29 की ईप-
धारा (2) के खंड (ख) और खडं (ग) के ऄधीन नोरटस तामील हुइ थी और 12.06.2020 तक रद्दकरण अदेि पाररत
हुअह,ैके जलए जनम्नजलजखत जतजथयों मे स ेईत्तरिती जतजथ को माना जाएगा:-
क) ईि अदेि के संचार की तारीख; या
ख) ऄगस्ट्तका 31 िााँ ददन
[फा. सं. सीबीइसी-20/06/09/2019-जीएसटी]
प्रमोद कुमार, जनदेिक[भाग II— खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का राजपत्र : ऄसाधारण 3
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)
(CENTRAL BOARD OF INDIRECT TAXES AND CUSTOMS)
ORDER
New Delhi, the 25th June, 2020
No. 01/2020-Central Tax
S.O. 2064(E).––WHEREAS, sub-section (2) of section 29 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act,
2017 (hereinafter referred to as the said Act) provides for cancellation of registration by proper officer in situations
described in clauses (a) to (e) as under: -
(a) a registered person has contravened such provisions of the Act or the rules made thereunder as may be
prescribed; or
(b) a person paying tax under section 10 has not furnished returns for three consecutive tax periods; or
(c) any registered person, other than a person specified in clause (b), has not furnished returns for a
continuous period of six months; or
(d) any person who has taken voluntary registration under sub-section (3) of section 25 has not
commenced business within six months from the date of registration; or
(e) registration has been obtained by means of fraud, willful misstatement or suppression of facts:
Provided that the proper officer shall not cancel the registration without giving the person an
opportunity of being heard.
AND WHEREAS, sub-section (1) of section 169 of the said Act provides for service of notice (opportunity
of being heard); clauses (c) and (d) of said sub-section are as under: -
……….
(c) by sending a communication to his e-mail address provided at the time of registration or as amended
from time to time; or
(d) by making it available on the common portal; or
………;
AND WHEREAS, sub-section (1) of section 30 of the said Act provides for application for revocation of
cancellation of the registration within thirty days from the date of service of the cancellation order;
AND WHEREAS, sub-section (1) of section 107 of the said Act provides for filing appeal by any person
aggrieved by any decision or order passed by an adjudicating authority within three months from the date on which
the said decision or order is communicated to such person and sub-section (4) of section 107 of the said Act
empowers the Appellate Authority that it may, if he is satisfied that the appellant was prevented by sufficient cause
from presenting the appeal within the aforesaid period of three months, allow it to be presented within a further
period of one month;
AND WHEREAS, a large number of registrations have been cancelled under sub-section (2) of section 29 of the
said Act by the proper officer by serving notices as per clause (c) and clause (d) of sub-section (1) of section 169 of
the said Act and the period of thirty days provided for application for revocation of cancellation order in
sub-section (1) of section 30 of the said Act, the period for filing appeal under section (1) of section 107 of the said
Act and also the period of condoning the delay provided in sub-section (4) of Section 107 of the said Act has
elapsed; the registered persons whose registration have been cancelled under clause (b) or clause (c) of sub-section
(2) of section 29 of the said Act are unable to get their cancellation of registration revoked despite having fulfilled all4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
the requirements for revocation of cancellation of registration; the said Act being a new Act, these taxpayers could
not apply for revocation of cancellation within the specified time period of thirty days from the date of service of the
cancellation order, as a result whereof certain difficulties have arisen in giving effects to the provisions of sub-
section (1) of section 30 of the said Act;
NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 172 of the Central Goods and Services Tax
Act, 2017, the Central Government, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby makes the following Order, to
remove the difficulties, namely: ––
1. Short title.- This Order may be called the Central Goods and Services Tax (Removal of Difficulties) Order, 2020.
2. For the removal of difficulties, it is hereby clarified that for the purpose of calculating the period of thirty days for
filing application for revocation of cancellation of registration under sub-section (1) of section 30 of the Act for
those registered persons who were served notice under clause (b) or clause (c) of sub-section (2) of section 29 in the
manner as provided in clause (c) or clause (d) of sub-section (1) of section 169 and where cancellation order was
passed up to 12th June, 2020, the later of the following dates shall be considered:-
a) Date of service of the said cancellation order; or
b) 31st day of August, 2020.
[F. No. CBEC-20/06/09/2019-GST]
PRAMOD KUMAR, Director
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