Due date for filing of Annual Return – GSTR 9, 9A and 9C extended to 30-11-2019
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Recent Updates

CBIC - CGST Circular issued on 11/10/2019

 

 Clarification regarding GST rates & classification (goods) Circular–reg.

Clarification on scope of support services to exploration, mining or drilling of petroleum crude or natural gas or both.

 Clarification on issue of GST on Airport levies.

 Levy of GST on the service of display of name or placing of name plates of the donor in the premises of charitable organisations receiving donation or gifts by individual donors.

 Clarification on applicability of GST exemption to the DG Shipping approved maritime courses conducted by Maritime Training Institutes of India.

 Clarification regarding taxability of supply of securities under Securities Lending Scheme, 1997.

 Clarification on the effective date of explanation inserted in notification No. 11/2017- CTR dated 28.06.2017, Sr. No. 3(vi).

 Clarification related to supply of grant of alcoholic liquor license.

CBIC - CGST Notification issued on 10/10/2019

 

 Seeks to prescribe the due date for furnishing of return in FORM GSTR-3B for the months of October, 2019 to March, 2020.

Seeks to prescribe the due date for furnishing FORM GSTR-1 for registered persons having aggregate turnover of up to 1.5 crore rupees for the quarters from October, 2019 to March, 2020.

 Seeks to prescribe the due date for furnishing of return in FORM GSTR-1 for registered persons having aggregate turnover more than 1.5 crore rupees for the months of October, 2019 to March, 2020.

 Seeks to make filing of annual return under section 44 (1) of CGST Act for F.Y. 2017-18 and 2018-19 optional for small taxpayers whose aggregate turnover is less than Rs 2 crores and who have not filed the said return before the due date.

 Seeks to amend notification No. 41/2019 – Central Tax, dated the 31st August, 2019.

 Seeks to carry out changes in the CGST Rules, 2017.

CBIC - CGST Circular issued on 03/10/2019

 

 Seeks to clarify the eligibility to file a refund application in FORM GST RFD-01 for a period and category.

Seeks to clarify procedure to claim refund in FORM GST RFD-01 subsequent to favourable order in appeal or any other forum.

 Seeks to withdraw Circular No. 105/24/2019-GST dated 28.06.2019.

CBIC - CGST (Rate) Notification issued on 30/09/2019

 

 Seeks to amend notification No 1/2017- Central Tax (Rate) dated 28.6.2017 so as to specify effective CGST rates for specified goods, to give effect to the recommendations of the GST Council in its 37th meeting dated 20.09.2019.

Seeks to amend notification No 2/2017- Central Tax (Rate) dated 28.6.2017 so as to grant exemption to dried tamarind and cups, plates made of leaves, bark and flowers of plants.

 Seeks to amend notification No 3/2017- Central Tax (Rate) dated 28.6.2017 so as to extend concessional CGST rates to specified projects under HELP/OALP, and other changes.

 Seeks to amend notification No 26/2018- Central Tax (Rate) dated 31.12.2018, so as to exempt CGST on supplies of silver and platinum by nominated agencies to registered persons.

 Seeks to amend notification No 2/2019- Central Tax (Rate) dated 7.3.2019 so as to exclude manufacturers of aerated waters from the purview of composition scheme.

 Seeks to exempt supply of goods for specified projects under FAO.

 Seeks to amend notification No. 11/2017- Central Tax (Rate) so as to notify CGST rates of various services as recommended by GST Council in its 37th meeting held on 20.09.2019.

 Seeks to amend notification No. 12/2017- Central Tax (Rate) to exempt services as recommended by GST Council in its 37th meeting held on 20.09.2019.

 Seeks to amend notification No. 13/2017- Central Tax (Rate) so as to notify services under reverse charge mechanism (RCM) as recommended by GST Council in its 37th meeting held on 20.09.2019.

 Seeks to amend notification No. 4/2018 - Central Tax (Rate), dated the 25th January, 2018, by adding an explanation on the applicability of provisions related to supply of development rights.

 Seeks to amend notification No. 7/2019 - Central Tax (Rate), dated the 29th March, 2019 by amending the entry related to cement.

 Seeks to notify the grant of alcoholic liquor licence neither a supply of goods nor a supply of service as per Section 7(2) of CGST Act, 2017.

CBIC - CGST Notification issued on 30/09/2019

 

Seeks to amend notification No 14/2019- Central Tax dated 7.3.2019 so as to exclude manufacturers of aerated waters from the purview of composition scheme.

CBIC - CGST Notification issued on 24/09/2019

 

Seeks to bring rules 10, 11, 12 and 26 of the CGST (Fourth Amendment) Rules, 2019 in to force.

 
 

 

Recent Advance Ruling

Gujarat AAR - Interest charged by Del Credere agent on loan exempt since charging of interest is not in relation to an underlying supply of goods.
 

Receipt of interest on loan extended by the Del Credere Agent is covered under Serial No. 27 of the Notification No. 12/2017-Central Tax (Rate) dated 28.06.2017 and hence exempt since the applicant does not supply any goods and the interest charged is not for delayed payment of consideration of any underlying supply.

West Bengal AAR - Sika Block Joining Mortar, being a non-refractory surfacing preparations, is classified under tariff item 3214.90.90

 

Sika Block Joining Mortar’, a ready to use grey cement based water resistant mortar for fixing AAC blocks, fly ash bricks etc and is a bonding compound used for joining masonry units like AAC blocks and fly ash bricks. It is a powder made pasty before use by adding water, and it hardens after application, enabling joining of the masonry units. It is applied with a trowel after cleaning the surface. After discussing the relative merits of classification under the rival entries the product Sika Block Joining Mortar, being a non-refractory surfacing preparations, was held to be classified under tariff item 3214.90.90 based on the general characteristics of such products as per the Explanatory Notes of the Tariff entries.

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