Extension of limitation under Section 168A of CGST Act


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The Ministry of Finance has announced an extension for the time limits related to the recovery of unpaid or wrongly availed GST. This modification, made under Section 168A of the CGST Act, adjusts previous notifications. Specifically, the deadline for issuing orders concerning the financial year 2017-18 is extended to 31st December 2023. For the financial year 2018-19, the new deadline is 31st March 2024, and for 2019-20, it is 30th June 2024.

Ministry of Finance
(Department of Revenue)
(Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs)
New Delhi

Notification No. 09/2023-Central Tax

Dated: 31st March, 2023

S.O.1564(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, 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 utilised, relating to the period as specified below, namely:–

(i) for the financial year 2017-18, up to the 31st day of December, 2023;

(ii) for the financial year 2018-19, up to the 31st day of March, 2024;

(iii) for the financial year 2019-20, up to the 30th day of June, 2024.

[F. No. CBIC-20013/1/2023-GST]

ALOK KUMAR, Director

FAQ :

The notification extends the time limit for issuing orders under Section 73 of the CGST Act for the recovery of tax not paid, short paid, or input tax credit wrongly availed or utilised.

This extension covers the financial years 2017-18, 2018-19, and 2019-20.

The time limit for the financial year 2017-18 is extended up to the 31st day of December, 2023.

The time limit for the financial year 2018-19 is extended up to the 31st day of March, 2024.

The time limit for the financial year 2019-20 is extended up to the 30th day of June, 2024.

The extension is made in exercise of the powers conferred by section 168A of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017.

 

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