GST Update on Notification Issued by Government on 31 December

The gist of the notifications issued by the government on 31st December 2018 in the central tax non tariff head is as following:
• Notification No. 67/2018- Central Tax dated 31st December 2018 Persons who did not file the complete FORM GST REG26 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017 but received only a Provisional Identification Number (PID) till the 31st December, 2017 can apply for Goods and Services Tax Identification Number (GSTIN).
The details to be given as mentioned in Notification No.31/2018 dated 6th August 2018 were to be furnished by such taxpayers to the jurisdictional nodal officer of the Central Government or State Government on or before the 31st August, 2018 which has now been extended till 31st January 2019.
Moreover, after receipt of new GSTIN, such taxpayers were required to furnish the certain details to GSTN by email, on or before the 30th September, 2018. This information is now to be sent by 28th February, 2019.
• Notification no. 68/2018-Central Tax Dated 31st December, 2018; 69/2018-Central Tax dated 31st December,2018; 70/2018-Central Tax dated 31st December,2018
Government seeks to extend the time limit of filing returns for the taxpayers who have migrated under GST as per Notification 31/2018 Central Tax dated 6th August, 2018. Accordingly after completing the registration process as specified in the above notification such taxpayers are now required to file GSTR-3B for period July 2017 to February 2019 on or before 31st March, 2019.

• Notification no. 71/2018-Central Tax Dated 31St December ,2018; 72/2018-Central Tax dated 31St December ,2018
Government seeks to extend time limit for filing returns by taxpayers who have migrated under GST as per Notification 31/2018 Central Tax dated 6th August, 2018. The above notification deals with taxpayers who were not issued GSTN till 31st December, 2017. Accordingly after completing the registration process as specified in the above notification such taxpayers are now required to file GSTR-1 for the period July 2017 to December 2018 on or before 31st March, 2019.

• Notification No. 73/2018 –Central Tax dated 31st December 2018 Central Government seeks to amend principal notification no. 50/2018 Central Tax dated 13th September, 2018. As per this notification the provisions of TDS (Tax Deducted at Source) shall not be applicable to the supply of goods or services that takes place between one person to another person as specified under clause (a), (b),(c) & (d) of sub section (1) of Section 51 of CGST Act,2017. Thus the following classes of persons have been exempted from the applicability of TDS provisions where the supply of goods and services are undertaken amongst each other:

(a) a department or establishment of the Central Government or State Government; or

(b) local authority; or

(d) such persons or category of persons as may be notified by the Government on the recommendations of the Council.

• Notification 75/2018-Central Tax dated 31st December 2018 Government seeks to waive the late fees payable on non filing of FORM GSTR-1 for the month/quarters July,2017 to September,2018. Late fees shall be waived only on the condition that the details in FORM GSTR-1 is furnished between the period 22nd December 2018 to 31st March, 2019. This is inserted by way of provision.

• Notification 76/2018-Central Tax dated 31st December 2018 Government seeks to waive the late fees payable on non filing of FORM GSTR-3B for the months July, 2017 to September,2018. Late fees shall be waived only on the condition that the details in FORM GSTR-3B is furnished between the period 22nd December 2018 to 31st March, 2019.

• Notification 77/2018-Central Tax dated 31st December 2018 Government seeks to waive the late fees payable on non filing of FORM GSTR-4 (for composition dealers) for the quarters from July,2017 to September,2018. The late fees shall be waived only on the condition that the details in FORM GSTR-4 is to be furnished between the period 22nd December 2018 to 31st March, 2019.

• Notification 78/2018-Central Tax dated 31st December 2018
Central Government seeks to extend the time limit of furnishing Form ITC-04. ITC-04 contains the details regarding the goods dispatched to a job worker and received from a job worker. The time limit of furnishing ITC-04 for the period July 2017 to December 2018 has been extended to 31st March 2019.

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