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Credit and debit notes.
Section 34
GST – States
TAX INVOICE, CREDIT AND DEBIT NOTES
Goa Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
34. Credit and debit notes.-
(1) Where a tax invoice has been issued for supply of any goods or services or both and the taxable value or tax charged in that tax invoice is found to exceed the taxable value or tax payable in respect of such supply, or where the goods supplied are returned by the recipient, or where goods or services or both supplied are found to be deficient, the registered person, who has supplied such goods or services or both, may issue to the recipient a credit note containing such particulars as may be prescribed.
(2) Any registered person who issues a credit note in relation to a s

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Amount of tax to be indicated in tax invoice and other documents.
Section 33
GST – States
TAX INVOICE, CREDIT AND DEBIT NOTES
Goa Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
33. Amount of tax to be indicated in tax invoice and other documents.-
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or any other law for the time being in force, where any supply is made for a consideration, every person who is liable to pay tax for such supply shall prominently indicate in all documents relating to

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Prohibition of unauthorised collection of tax.
Section 32
GST – States
TAX INVOICE, CREDIT AND DEBIT NOTES
Goa Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
32. Prohibition of unauthorised collection of tax.-
(1) A person who is not a registered person shall not collect in respect of any supply of goods or services or both any amount by way of tax under this Act.
(2) No registered person shall collect tax except in accordance with the provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder.
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Tax invoice.
Section 31
GST – States
TAX INVOICE, CREDIT AND DEBIT NOTES
Goa Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
CHAPTER VII
Tax Invoice, Credit and Debit Notes
31. Tax invoice.-
(1) A registered person supplying taxable goods shall, before or at the time of,
(a) removal of goods for supply to the recipient, where the supply involves movement of goods; or
(b) delivery of goods or making available thereof to the recipient, in any other case,
issue a tax invoice showing the description, quantity and value of goods, the tax charged thereon and such other particulars as may be prescribed:
Provided that the Government may, on the recommendations of the Council, by notification, specify the categories of goods or supplies in respect of which a tax invoice shall be issued, within such time and in such manner as may be prescribed.
(2) A registered person supplying taxable services shall, before or after the provision of service but within a prescribed period, issue a tax

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ubject to such conditions and in such manner as may be prescribed;
(c) a registered person supplying exempted goods or services or both or paying tax under the provisions of section 10 shall issue, instead of a tax invoice, a bill of supply containing such particulars and in such manner as may be prescribed:
Provided that the registered person may not issue a bill of supply if the value of the goods or services or both supplied is less than two hundred rupees subject to such conditions and in such manner as may be prescribed;
(d) a registered person shall, on receipt of advance payment with respect to any supply of goods or services or both, issue a receipt voucher or any other document, containing such particulars as may be prescribed, evidencing receipt of such payment;
(e) where, on receipt of advance payment with respect to any supply of goods or services or both the registered person issues a receipt voucher, but subsequently no supply is made and no tax invoice is issued

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scertainable from the contract, the invoice shall be issued on or before the due date of payment;
(b) where the due date of payment is not ascertainable from the contract, the invoice shall be issued before or at the time when the supplier of service receives the payment;
(c) where the payment is linked to the completion of an event, the invoice shall be issued on or before the date of completion of that event.
(6) In a case where the supply of services ceases under a contract before the completion of the supply, the invoice shall be issued at the time when the supply ceases and such invoice shall be issued to the extent of the supply made before such cessation.
(7) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), where the goods being sent or taken on approval for sale or return are removed before the supply takes place, the invoice shall be issued before or at the time of supply or six months from the date of removal, whichever is earlier.
Explanation.- For the purposes

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Revocation of cancellation of registration.
Section 30
GST – States
REGISTRATION
Goa Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
30. Revocation of cancellation of registration.-
(1) Subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, any registered person, whose registration is cancelled by the proper officer on his own motion, may apply to such officer for revocation of cancellation of the registration in the prescribed manner within thirty days from the date of service of the cancellation o

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Activities or transactions which shall be treated neither as a supply of goods nor a supply of services
SCHEDULE III [See section 7]
GST – States
SCHEDULES
Goa Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
SCHEDULE III
[See section 7]
Activities or transactions which shall be treated neither as a supply of goods nor a supply of services
1. Services by an employee to the employer in the course of or in relation to his employment.
2. Services by any court or Tribunal established under any law for the time being in force.
3. (a) the functions performed by the Members of Parliament, Members of State Legislature, Members of Panchayats, Members of Municipalities and Members of other local authorities;
(b) the duties performed by any perso

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Cancellation of registration.
Section 29
GST – States
REGISTRATION
Goa Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
29. Cancellation of registration.-
(1) The proper officer may, either on his own motion or on an application filed by the registered person or by his legal heirs, in case of death of such person, cancel the registration, in such manner and within such period as may be prescribed, having regard to the circumstances where,
(a) the business has been discontinued, transferred fully for any reason including death of the proprietor, amalgamated with other legal entity, demerged or otherwise disposed of; or
(b) there is any change in the constitution of the business; or
(c) the taxable person, other than the person registe

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months from the date of registration; or
(e) registration has been obtained by means of fraud, wilful misstatement or suppression of facts:
Provided that the proper officer shall not cancel the registration without giving the person an opportunity of being heard.
(3) The cancellation of registration under this section shall not affect the liability of the person to pay tax and other dues under this Act or to discharge any obligation under this Act or the rules made thereunder for any period prior to the date of cancellation whether or not such tax and other dues are determined before or after the date of cancellation.
(4) The cancellation of registration under the Central Goods and Services Tax Act shall be deemed to be a cancellatio

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Amendment of registration.
Section 28
GST – States
REGISTRATION
Goa Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
28. Amendment of registration.-
(1) Every registered person and a person to whom a Unique Identity Number has been assigned shall inform the proper officer of any changes in the information furnished at the time of registration or subsequent thereto, in such form and manner and within such period as may be prescribed.
(2) The proper officer may, on the basis of information furni

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Activities to be treated as supply of goods or supply of service
SCHEDULE II [See section 7]
GST – States
SCHEDULES
Goa Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
SCHEDULE II
[See section 7]
Activities to be treated as supply of goods or supply of service
1. Transfer
(a) any transfer of the title in goods is a supply of goods;
(b) any transfer of right in goods or of undivided share in goods without the transfer of title thereof, is a supply of services;
(c) any transfer of title in goods under an agreement which stipulates that property in goods shall pass at a future date upon payment of full consideration as agreed, is a supply of goods.
2. Land and Building
(a) any lease, tenancy, easement, licence to occupy land is a suppl

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oses of the business are put to any private use or are used, or made available to any person for use, for any purpose other than a purpose of the business, whether or not for a consideration, the usage or making available of such goods is a supply of services;
(c) where any person ceases to be a taxable person, any goods forming part of the assets of any business carried on by him shall be deemed to be supplied by him in the course or furtherance of his business immediately before he ceases to be a taxable person, unless-
(i) the business is transferred as a going concern to another person; or
(ii) the business is carried on by a personal representative who is deemed to be a taxable person.
5. Supply of services
The following shall b

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i) an architect registered with the Council of Architecture constituted under the Architects Act, 1972; (20 of 1972) or
(ii) a chartered engineer registered with the Institution of Engineers (India); or
(iii) a licensed surveyor of the respective local body of the city or town or village or development or planning authority;
(2) the expression “construction” includes additions, alterations, replacements or remodeling of any existing civil structure;
(c) temporary transfer or permitting the use or enjoyment of any intellectual property right;
(d) development, design, programming, customisation, adaptation, upgradation, enhancement, implementation of information technology software;
(e) agreeing to the obligation to refrain from a

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Special provisions relating to casual taxable person and non-resident taxable person.
Section 27
GST – States
REGISTRATION
Goa Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
27. Special provisions relating to casual taxable person and non-resident taxable person.-
(1) The certificate of registration issued to a casual taxable person or a nonresident taxable person shall be valid for the period specified in the application for registration or ninety days from the effective date of registration, whichever is earlier and such person shall make taxable supplies only after the issuance of the certificate of registration:
Provided that the proper officer may, on sufficient cause being shown by the said taxable person, extend the said period o

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Deemed registration.
Section 26
GST – States
REGISTRATION
Goa Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
26. Deemed registration.-
(1) The grant of registration or the Unique Identity Number under the Central Goods and Services Tax Act shall be deemed to be a grant of registration or the Unique Identity Number under this Act subject to the condition that the application for registration or the Unique Identity Number has not been rejected under this Act within the time specified in sub-sect

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Activities to be treated as supply even if made without consideration
SCHEDULE I [See section 7]
GST – States
SCHEDULES
Goa Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
SCHEDULE I
[See section 7]
Activities to be treated as supply even if made without consideration
1. Permanent transfer or disposal of business assets where input tax credit has been availed on such assets.
2. Supply of goods or services or both between related persons or between distinct persons as specified in section 25,

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Procedure for registration.
Section 25
GST – States
REGISTRATION
Goa Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
25. Procedure for registration.-
(1) Every person who is liable to be registered under section 22 or section 24 shall apply for registration within thirty days from the date on which he becomes liable to registration, in such manner and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed:
Provided that a casual taxable person or a non-resident taxable person shall apply for registration at least five days prior to the commencement of business.
Explanation.-
Every person who makes a supply from the territorial waters of India shall obtain registration in the State where the nearest point of the appropriate baseline is locate

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persons for the purposes of this Act.
(5) Where a person who has obtained or is required to obtain registration in a State or Union territory in respect of an establishment, has an establishment in another State or Union territory, then such establishments shall be treated as establishments of distinct persons for the purposes of this Act.
(6) Every person shall have a Permanent Account Number issued under the Income-tax Act, 1961 (Central Act 43 of 1961) in order to be eligible for grant of registration:
Provided that a person required to deduct tax under section 51 may have, in lieu of a Permanent Account Number, a Tax Deduction and Collection Account Number issued under the said Act in order to be eligible for grant of registration.

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Act, 1947 (Central Act 46 of 1947), Consulate or Embassy of foreign countries; and
(b) any other person or class of persons, as may be notified by the Commissioner,
shall be granted a Unique Identity Number in such manner and for such purposes, including refund of taxes on the notified supplies of goods or services or both received by them, as may be prescribed.
(10) The registration or the Unique Identity Number shall be granted or rejected after due verification in such manner and within such period as may be prescribed.
(11) A certificate of registration shall be issued in such form and with effect from such date as may be prescribed.
(12) A registration or a Unique Identity Number shall be deemed to have been granted after the e

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Compulsory registration in certain cases.
Section 24
GST – States
REGISTRATION
Goa Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
24. Compulsory registration in certain cases.-
Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1) of section 22, the following categories of persons shall be required to be registered under this Act,-
(i) persons making any inter-State taxable supply;
(ii) casual taxable persons making taxable supply;
(iii) persons who are required to pay tax under reverse charge;
(iv) person who are required to pay tax under sub-section (5) of section 9;
(v) non-resident taxable persons making taxable supply;
(vi) persons who are required to deduct tax under section 51, whether or not separately registered und

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Repeal and saving.
Section 174
GST – States
MISCELLANEOUS
Goa Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
174. Repeal and saving.-
(1) Save as otherwise provided in this Act, on and from the date of commencement of this Act,
(i) the Goa Value Added Tax Act, 2005, (Goa Act 9 of 2005) except in respect of goods included in the Entry 54 of the State List of the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution;
(ii) the Goa Entertainment Tax Act, 1964; (Act 2 of 1964)
(iii) the Goa Tax on Luxuries Act, 1988; (Goa Act 17of 1988)
(iv) the Goa Tax on Entry of Goods Act, 2000. (Goa Act 14 of 2000)
(hereafter referred to as the “repealed Acts”) are hereby repealed.
(2) The repeal of the said Acts and the amendment of the Acts specified in section 173

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(d) affect any tax, surcharge, penalty, fine, interest as are due or may become due or any forfeiture or punishment incurred or inflicted in respect of any offence or violation committed against the provisions of the amended Acts or repealed Acts; or
(e) affect any investigation, inquiry, verification (including scrutiny and audit), assessment proceedings, adjudication and any other legal proceedings or recovery of arrears or remedy in respect of any such tax, surcharge, penalty, fine, interest, right, privilege, obligation, liability, forfeiture or punishment, as aforesaid, and any such investigation, inquiry, verification (including scrutiny and audit), assessment proceedings, adjudication and other legal proceedings or recovery of ar

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Amendment of certain Acts.
Section 173
GST – States
MISCELLANEOUS
Goa Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
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Removal of difficulties.
Section 172
GST – States
MISCELLANEOUS
Goa Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
172. Removal of difficulties.-
(1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to any provisions of this Act, the Government may, on the recommendations of the Council, by a general or a special order published in the Official Gazette, make such provisions not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act or the rules or regulations made thereunder, as may be necessary or expedient f

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Anti-profiteering measure.
Section 171
GST – States
MISCELLANEOUS
Goa Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
171. Anti-profiteering measure.-
(1) Any reduction in rate of tax on any supply of goods or services or the benefit of input tax credit shall be passed on to the recipient by way of commensurate reduction in prices.
(2) The Central Government may, on recommendations of the Council, by notification, constitute an Authority, or empower an existing Authority constituted under any

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Rounding off of tax etc.
Section 170
GST – States
MISCELLANEOUS
Goa Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
170. Rounding off of tax etc.-
The amount of tax, interest, penalty, fine or any other sum payable, and the amount of refund or any other sum due, under the provisions of this Act shall be rounded off to the nearest rupee and, for this purpose, where such amount contains a part of a rupee consisting of paise, then, if such part is fifty paise or more, it shall be increased to one

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Service of notice in certain circumstances.
Section 169
GST – States
MISCELLANEOUS
Goa Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
169. Service of notice in certain circumstances.-
(1) Any decision, order, summons, notice or other communication under this Act or the rules made thereunder shall be served by any one of the following methods, namely:-
(a) by giving or tendering it directly or by a messenger including a courier to the addressee or the taxable person or to his manager or authorised representative or an advocate or a tax practitioner holding authority to appear in the proceedings on behalf of the taxable person or to a person regularly employed by him in connection with the business, or to any adult member of family residin

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siness or residence and if such mode is not practicable for any reason, then by affixing a copy thereof on the notice board of the office of the concerned officer or authority who or which passed such decision or order or issued such summons or notice.
(2) Every decision, order, summons, notice or any communication shall be deemed to have been served on the date on which it is tendered or published or a copy thereof is affixed in the manner provided in sub-section (1).
(3) When such decision, order, summons, notice or any communication is sent by registered post or speed post, it shall be deemed to have been received by the addressee at the expiry of the period normally taken by such post in transit unless the contrary is proved.
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Power to issue instructions or directions.
Section 168
GST – States
MISCELLANEOUS
Goa Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
168. Power to issue instructions or directions.-
The Commissioner may, if he considers it necessary or expedient so to do for the purpose of uniformity in the implementation of this Act, issue such orders, instructions or directions to the State tax officers as it may deem fit, and thereupon all such officers and all other persons employed in the implementation o

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Delegation of powers.
Section 167
GST – States
MISCELLANEOUS
Goa Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
167. Delegation of powers.-
The Commissioner may, by notification, direct that subject to such conditions, if any, as may be specified in the notification, any power exercisable by any authority or officer under this Act may be exercisable also by another authority or officer as may be specified in such notification.
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Laying of rules, regulations and notifications.
Section 166
GST – States
MISCELLANEOUS
Goa Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
166. Laying of rules, regulations and notifications.-
Every rule made by the Government, every regulation made by the Government and every notification issued by the Government under this Act, shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made or issued, before the State Legislature, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be compr

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Power to make regulations.
Section 165
GST – States
MISCELLANEOUS
Goa Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017
165. Power to make regulations.-
The Government may, by notification, make regula

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Decisions in regard to Services taken by the GST Council in the 16th meeting held on 11th of June 2017
GST
Dated:- 12-6-2017

Decisions in regard to Services taken by the GST Council in the 16th meeting held on 11th of June 2017
1. In the list of service tax exemptions to be continued in GST as approved by the GST Council, after S.No. 83, the following shall be inserted –
Sl. No.
Proposal/ request
84.
Pure services (excluding works contract service or other composite supplies involving supply of any goods) provided to Government, a local authority or a Governmental authority by way of any activity in relation to any function entrusted to a Panchayat under Article 243G of the Constitution or to any function entrusted to a M

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