Notification No. 37/2017-Central Tax, dated 04.10.2017, requires LUT to be furnished for a financial year. However, in terms of notification No. 35/2020-Central Tax dated 03.04.2020, where the requirement under the GST Law for furnishing of any report, document, return, statement or such other record falls during between the period from 20.03.2020 to 29.06.2020, has been extended till 30.06.2020.
Therefore, in terms of Notification No. 35/2020-Central Tax, time limit for filing of LUT for the year 2020-21 shall stand extended to 30.06.2020 and the taxpayer can continue to make the supply without payment of tax under LUT provided that the FORM GST RFD-11 for 2020-21 is furnished on or before 30.06.2020. Taxpayers may quote the reference no of the LUT for the year 2019-20 in the relevant documents.
The time limit for filing LUT for FY 2020-21 was extended to 30.06.2020 via Notification No. 35/2020 - Central Tax, dated 03.04.2020. Hence it will be valid for April month's Export.
If a person starts business after 30.06.2020 or any date after validity of filling LUT and registers under GST after the above mentioned date, will he be allowed to file LUT ?