Extend dates of specified compliances in exercise of powers under section 168A of CGST Act


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This notification announces an extension for issuing orders related to tax recovery under the CGST Act. Specifically, the time limit for issuing orders for the financial year 2018-19 has been extended to 30th April 2024. Additionally, the deadline for the financial year 2019-20 has been extended to 31st August 2024. These changes are made in accordance with powers granted under Section 168A of the CGST Act.

MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)

(CENTRAL BOARD OF INDIRECT TAXES AND CUSTOMS)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 28th December, 2023
No. 56/2023- Central Tax

S.O. 5483(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 168A of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act) read with section 20 of the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (13 of 2017), and section 21 of the Union territory Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (14 of 2017) and in partial modification of the notifications of the Government of India, Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 35/2020-Central Tax, dated the 3rd April, 2020 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 235(E), dated the 3rd April, 2020 and No. 14/2021-Central Tax, dated the 1st May, 2021 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 310(E), dated the 1st May, 2021 and No. 13/2022-Central Tax, dated the 5th July, 2022, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 516(E), dated the 5th July, 2022, and No. 09/2023-Central Tax, dated the 31st March, 2023 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), vide number G.S.R. 1564(E) dated the 31st March, 2023, the Government, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby, extends the time limit specified under sub- section (10) of section 73 for issuance of order under sub-section (9) of section 73 of the said Act, for recovery of tax not paid or short paid or of input tax credit wrongly availed or utilized, relating to the period as specified below, namely:–

(i) for the financial year 2018-19, up to the 30th day of April, 2024;

(ii) for the financial year 2019-20, up to the 31st day of August, 2024.

[F. No. CBIC-20013/7/2021-GST]
RAGHAVENDRA PAL SINGH, Director

FAQ :

This notification extends the time limits for issuing orders for the recovery of tax not paid, short paid, or input tax credit wrongly availed or utilised under the CGST Act.

The extension applies to the financial years 2018-19 and 2019-20.

The time limit for issuing orders for FY 2018-19 has been extended up to the 30th day of April, 2024.

The time limit for issuing orders for FY 2019-20 has been extended up to the 31st day of August, 2024.

These powers are exercised in accordance with Section 168A of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017.

The orders cover the recovery of tax not paid, short paid, or input tax credit wrongly availed or utilised.

 



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