Transition Provisions under CGST Act,2017 with Rules

Goods and Services Tax – GST – By: – Sanjeev Singhal – Dated:- 21-4-2017 Last Replied Date:- 8-5-2017 – Transition Provision in CGST Act,2017 with Rule Transition provision is one time provision which shall be applicable at the time of migration to GST on the appointed day. These provision may be said as most crucial because of migration of existing law in to GST and may face many challenges as well. Provisions have been well laid down in CGST Act,2017 and Rule of Transition. Migration of existing tax Payer -[ Section – 139] On and from appointed day , any person registered under any of the existing law and having PAN shall be provided provisional registration subject to certain condition as prescribed . After submission of certain documents as may be precribed , final registration shall be granted. Transition arrangement for input tax credit [Section -140] Transition Arrangement for Input Tax Credit 1. Registered Person [RP] other than person opting to pay tax u/s 10, may take credit

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an take such credit only if it is allowed in the existing law as well under this Act. Specify the following separately in Form GST TRAN-1. i] ITC availed under existing law before appointed day ii] ITC to be availed till appointed day. 3. RP who was not liable to be registered under the existing law, or engaged in the manufacture of exempted goods or provision of exempted services or who was providing work contract services and was availing the benefit of notification no. 26/2012 or first stage dealer or second stage dealer or registered importer or depot of manufacturer, shall take input on his stock on the appointed day subject to the following conditions . If the Input is used for taxable supply under this Act RP is entitle for input tax credit under this Act RP is in possession of Invoice or other duty payment documents Such Invoices were not more than twelve months old. Supplier of services is not eligible for abatement under this Act. Rule 1 [3] : a)i] RP shall be allowed to take

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tifiable Scheme is available subject to the following Such goods were not exempt or nil rated Document of procurement is available with RP Submit statement in GST TRAN-1 form , the supply of such goods in each of six tax period. Amount shall be credited in ECL in form GST PMT-2 [SGST Rule offering tax on MRP] 4. RP who is engaged in manufacturing of taxable as well as exempted goods or provision of taxable as well as exempted services shall be entitle to take credit under this Act. Amount of cenvat credit carry forward in existing return as per sub section- 1 and The amount of cenvat credit eligible in respect of input stock , semi-finished and finished goods on appointed day as prescribed in Sub rule- 3. 5. RP may take credit of eligible duties and taxes in respect of input or input services on or after the appointed date provided the duties of the such input or input services has been deposited by supplier under the existing law and the invoice has been recorded in the books within 3

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orward in return furnished under the existing law . If the original / revised return under the existing law has been filed within three months of appointed day. Such credit may be taken at any of the centralised place having the same PAN. 9. Where any cenvat has been reversed on account of non payment within three months under the existing law , can be reclaimed at the time of making payment of such services if the payment of such reversed amount has been made within three months from the appointed day. 10. The amount of credit under sub section 3, 4, and 6 shall be calculated in such way as may be prescribed. Explanation -1 for the purpose of sub section 3,4 and 6 , the expression eligible duties and taxes means i) the additional duty of excise leviable under section 3 of the Additional Duties of Excise (Goods of Special Importance) Act, 1957; ii) the additional duty leviable under sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975; iii) the additional duty leviable under su

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on (5) of section 3 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975; (iv) the additional duty of excise leviable under section 3 of the Additional Duties of Excise (Textile and Textile Articles) Act, 1978; (v) the duty of excise specified in the First Schedule to the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985; (v) the duty of excise specified in the Second Schedule to the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985; (vii) the National Calamity Contingent Duty leviable under section 136 of the Finance Act, 2001; and (viii) the service tax leviable under section 66B of the Finance Act, 1994, in respect of inputs and input services received on or after the appointed day. Transition provision relating to Job work [Section 141] Where any input received has removed as such or removed after partial processing to a job worker for further processing, repair, testing, reconditioning or any other purpose as per the existing law before appointed day and such input are returned after the appointed day, no tax shall be payable if such go

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ovision [Section 142] 1. Where any goods on which duty has been paid is removed not earlier than six months before the appointed date , returned from the unregistered person within six months from the appointed day , the duty of refund shall be paid to registered person under the existing law. But if the goods are returned by registered person , return of goods shall be treated as supply of goods. 2. Where any contract has been entered before appointed day and the price of goods or services or both revised upward after the appointed day , RP here will issue supplementary invoice or debit notes within 30 days from the date of revision. Such revision shall be treated as supply under this Act. 3. Where any contract has been entered before appointed day and the price of goods or services or both revised downward after the appointed day, RP may issue credit note within 30 days from such revision and credit note shall be deemed to have been issued in respect of outward supply made under this

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ed under the existing law has been revised after the appointed date and if any credit arises shall be paid in cash. And in case of any demand , the same shall be recovered as arrear of tax under this Act. 8. Despite anything provided in section 12 , no tax shall be payable on goods under this Act to the extent the tax was leviable on the said goods under the State VAT. 9. Despite anything provided in section 13 , no tax shall be payable on services under this Act to the extent the tax was leviable on the said services under chapter V of Finance Act,1994. 10. Where any input goods sent for approval basis as per the existing law, not earlier than six months before appointed day and such input are returned after the appointed day, no tax shall be payable if such goods are received within six months from the appointed day. The said period may be extended for another two months on sufficient cause. If the input is not returned within the stipulated period above then the tax shall be paid by

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