Seeks to provide special procedure for taxpayers in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu consequent to merger of the two UTs

Last updated: 23 March 2020

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A new special procedure has been introduced for taxpayers whose businesses were located in the former Union Territories of Daman and Diu or Dadra and Nagar Haveli. This procedure applies from January 27, 2020, onwards, following the merger of these two territories. The special procedure is in effect until May 31, 2020, and aims to streamline tax compliance for affected businesses.

[To be published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i)]

Government of India

Ministry of Finance

(Department of Revenue)

Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs

Notification No. 10/2020 – Central Tax

New Delhi, the 21st March, 2020

G.S.R......(E). - In exercise of the powers conferred by section 148 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the Government, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby notifies those persons whose principal place of business or place of business was in the erstwhile Union territory of Daman and Diu or in the erstwhile Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli till the 26th day of January, 2020; and is in the merged Union territory of Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli from the 27th day of January, 2020 onwards, as the class of persons who shall, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before the notification, follow the following special procedure till the 31st day of May, 2020 (hereinafter referred to as the transition date) as mentioned below.

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This special procedure is for taxpayers whose principal place of business was in the erstwhile Union territory of Daman and Diu or Dadra and Nagar Haveli before January 27, 2020, and is now in the merged Union territory of Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli from January 27, 2020, onwards.

The special procedure is applicable from January 27, 2020, until May 31, 2020.

The notification introduces a special procedure for taxpayers in the newly merged Union Territory of Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli consequent to their merger.

This notification is issued in exercise of the powers conferred by section 148 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017.