GST – States – 08/2018-GST – Dated:- 16-11-2018 – CIRCULAR NO. 08/2018-GST OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF STATE TAX CHHATTISGARH, ATAL NAGAR, RAIPUR No. /CT/Tech/2018/10818 Atal Nagar, Raipur Dated: 16.11.2018 To, Special Commissioner Additional Commissioners/ Joint Commissioners/Deputy Commissioners/ Assistant Commissioner/State Tax Officers/ State Tax, Chhattisgarh (All) ………………………………………… Subject:- Reg. The Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC) has issued Circular No. 69/43/18-GST dated 25.10.2018, to address various issues regarding the subject matter. In accordance with circular issued by CBIC and in order to ensure uniformity in the implementation of the provisions of law across the field formations, in exercise of powers conferred by section 168 (1) of the Chhattisgarh Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (hereinafter referred to as the CGGST Act ), the issue
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difficult in some cases to exactly identify or pinpoint the day on which such an event occurs. For instance, a business may be transferred/disposed over a period or time in a piece meal fashion. In such cases, the 30-day deadline may be liberally interpreted and the taxpayers' application for cancellation of registration may not be rejected because or the possible violation of the deadline. 4. While initiating the application for cancellation of registration in FORM GST REG-16, the Common portal captures the following information which has to be mandatorily filled in by the applicant: a) Address for future correspondence with mobile number and email address: b) Reason for cancellation; c) Date from which cancellation is sought; d) Details of the value and the input tax/tax payable on the stock of inputs, inputs contained in semi-finished goods, inputs contained in finished goods, stock of capital goods/plant and machinery; e) In case of transfer, merger of business, etc., particula
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rge has not got registered with the tax authority before submission of the application for cancellation. In all cases other than those listed at (a) and (b) above. the application for cancellation or registration should be immediately accepted by the proper officer and the order for cancellation should be issued in FORM GST REG-19 with the effective date of cancellation being the same as the date from which the applicant has sought cancellation in FORM GST REG-16. In any case the effective date cannot be a date earlier to the date of application for the same. 6. In situations referred to in (a) or (b) in para 5 above. the proper officer shall inform the applicant in writing about the nature of the discrepancy and give a time period of seven working days to the taxpayer, from the date of receipt of the said letter, to reply. If no reply is received within the specified period of seven working days, the proper officer may reject the application on the system, after giving the applicant a
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onths of the effective date of cancellation or the date of order of cancellation. whichever is later. The purpose of the final return is to ensure that the taxpayer discharges any liability that he/she may have incurred under sub-section (5) of the section 29 of the CGGST Act. It may be noted that the last date for furnishing of FORM GSTR-10 by those taxpayers whose registration has been cancelled on or before 30.09.2018 has been extended till 31.12.2018 vide notification No. 58/2018-State Tax, No. F-10-59/2018/CT/V (99) dated the 26th October. 2018. 8. Further. sub-section (5) of section 29 of the CGGST Act. read with rule 20 of the CGGST Rules states that the taxpayer seeking cancellation of registration shall have to pay, by way of debiting either the electronic credit or cash ledger. the input tax contained in the stock of inputs, semi-finished goods. finished goods and capital goods or the output tax payable on such goods. whichever is higher. For the purpose of this calculation,
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er determined that the output tax liability or the taxpayer, as determined under sub-section (5) of section 29 or the CGGST Act. was greater than the amount of input tax credit available, then the difference shall be paid by him/her in cash. It is reiterated that, as stated in sub-section (3) of section 29 of the CGGST Act, the cancellation of registration does not, in any way, affect the liability or the taxpayer to pay any dues under the GST law, irrespective of whether such dues have been determined before or after the date of cancellation. 9. In case the final return in FORM GSTR-10 is not filed within the stipulated date, then notice in FORM GSTR-3A has to be issued to the taxpayer. If the taxpayer still fails to file the final return within 15 days of the receipt of notice in FORM GSTR-3A. then an assessment order in FORM GST ASMT-13 under section 62 of the CGGST Act read with rule 100 of the CGGST Rules shall have to be issued to determine the liability of the taxpayer under sub
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that section 29 of the CGGST Act has been amended by the CGGST (Amendment) Act, 2018 to provide for Suspension of registration. The intent of the said amendment is to ensure that a taxpayer is freed from the routine compliances. including filing returns. under GST Act during the pendency of the proceedings related to cancellation. Although the provisions of CGGST (Amendment) Act, 2018 have not yet been brought into force. it will be prudent for the field formations not to issue notices for non-filing of return for taxpayers who have already filed an application for cancellation of registration under section 29 of the CGGST Act. However. the requirement of filing a final return, as under section 45 of the CGGST Act. remains unchanged. 12. It may be noted that the information in table in FORM GST REG-19 shall be taken from the liability ledger and the difference between the amounts in Table 10 and Table 11 or FORM GST REG-16. 13. Difficulty, if any or any suggestion in respect of the abo
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