Government of India Ministry of Finance
(Department of Revenue) Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs
Notification No. 35/2021 – Central Tax
New Delhi, the 24th September, 2021
G.S.R…(E).- In exercise of the powers conferred
by section 164 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017), the
Central Government, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby makes the
following rules further to amend the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017,
namely:—
1. Short title and commencement. - (1) These rules may be called the
Central Goods and Services Tax (Eighth Amendment) Rules, 2021.
(2) Save as otherwise provided in these rules, they shall come into force on the
date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Central Goods
and Services Tax Rules, 2017 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), —
(1) In rule 10A of the said rules, with effect from the date as may be notified,
- (a) after the words “details of bank account”, the words “which is in name
of the registered person and obtained on Permanent Account Number of the
registered person” shall be inserted; (b) the following proviso shall be
inserted, namely:- “Provided that in case of a proprietorship concern, the
Permanent Account Number of the proprietor shall also be linked with the
Aadhaar number of the proprietor.”; (2) After rule 10A of the said rules,
with effect from the date as may be notified, the following rule shall be
inserted, namely: -
“10B. Aadhaar authentication for registered person .— The
registered person, other than a person notified under sub-section (6D) of
section 25, who has been issued a certificate of registration under rule 10
shall, undergo authentication of the Aadhaar number of the proprietor, in the
case of proprietorship firm, or of any partner, in the case of a partnership
firm, or of the karta, in the case of a Hindu undivided family, or of the
Managing Director or any whole time Director, in the case of a company, or of
any of the Members of the Managing Committee of an Association of persons or
body of individuals or a Society, or of the Trustee in the Board of Trustees,
in the case of a Trust and of the authorized signatory, in order to be
eligible for the purposes as specified in column (2) of the Table below:
Table
S. No. |
Purpose |
(1) |
(2) |
1. |
For filing of application for revocation of cancellation of
registration in FORM GST REG-21 under Rule 23 |
2. |
For filing of refund application in FORM RFD-01 under rule 89 |
3. |
For refund under rule 96 of the integrated tax paid on goods
exported out of India |
Provided that if Aadhaar number has not been
assigned to the person required to undergo authentication of the Aadhaar number,
such person shall furnish the following identification documents, namely: –
(a) her/his Aadhaar Enrolment ID slip; and (b) (i) Bank passbook
with photograph; or (ii) Voter identity card issued by the Election
Commission of India; or (iii) Passport; or (iv) Driving license issued by
the Licensing Authority under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988):
Provided further that such person shall undergo the authentication of Aadhaar
number within a period of thirty days of the allotment of the Aadhaar number.”;
(3) In rule 23 of the said rules, in sub-rule (1), with effect from the date as
may be notified, after the words “on his own motion, may”, the words, figures
and letter “, subject to the provisions of rule 10B,” shall be inserted; (4)
In rule 45 of the said rules, in sub-rule (3), with effect from the 1st day of
October, 2021, - (i) for the words “during a quarter”, the
words “during a specified period” shall be substituted; (ii) for the words
“the said quarter”, the words “the said period” shall be substituted; (iii)
after the proviso, the following explanation shall be inserted, namely: -
“Explanation. - For the purposes of this sub-rule, the expression “specified
period” shall mean.- (a) the period of six consecutive months commencing on
the 1st day of April and the 1st day of October in respect of a principal whose
aggregate turnover during the immediately preceding financial year exceeds five
crore rupees; and (b) a financial year in any other case.”;
(5) In rule 59 of the said rules, in sub-rule (6), with effect from the 1st day
of January, 2022, - (i) in clause (a), for the words “for preceding two
months”, the words “for the preceding month” shall be substituted; (ii)
clause (c) shall be omitted; (6) In rule 89 of the said rules, - (i) in
sub-rule (1), with effect from the date as may be notified, after the words “may
file”, the words “, subject to the provisions of rule 10B,” shall be inserted;
(ii) after sub-rule (1), the following sub-rule shall be inserted, namely:- “(1A) Any person, claiming refund under section 77 of the Act of any
tax paid by him, in respect of a transaction considered by him to be an
intra-State supply, which is subsequently held to be an inter-State supply, may,
before the expiry of a period of two years from the date of payment of the tax
on the inter-State supply, file an application electronically in FORM GST RFD-01
through the common portal, either directly or through a Facilitation Centre
notified by the Commissioner: Provided that the said application may, as
regard to any payment of tax on inter-State supply before coming into force of
this sub-rule, be filed before the expiry of a period of two years from the date
on which this sub-rule comes into force.”; (7) In rule 96 of the said rules,
in sub-rule (1), after clause (b), with effect from the date as may be notified,
the following clause shall be inserted, namely:- “(c) the applicant has
undergone Aadhaar authentication in the manner provided in rule 10B;”; (8) After rule 96B of the said rules, with effect from the
date as may be notified, the following rule shall be inserted, namely:- “96C.
Bank Account for credit of refund.- For the purposes of sub-rule (3) of rule 91,
sub-rule (4) of rule 92 and rule 94, “bank account” shall mean such bank account
of the applicant which is in the name of applicant and obtained on his Permanent
Account Number: Provided that in case of a proprietorship concern, the
Permanent Account Number of the proprietor shall also be linked with the Aadhaar
number of the proprietor.”;
[F. No. CBIC-20006/26/2021-GST]
(Rajeev
Ranjan) Under Secretary to the Government of India
Note: The principal rules were published in the
Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Subsection (i) vide
notification No. 3/2017-Central Tax, dated the 19th June, 2017, published vide
number G.S.R. 610(E), dated the 19th June, 2017 and were last amended vide
notification No. 32/2021 - Central Tax, dated the 29th August, 2021 vide number
G.S.R. 598(E), dated the 29th August, 2021.
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