Division I – CGST Act, 2017
Chapter 1: Preliminary
- Section 1: Short title, extent, and commencement
- Section 2: Definitions
Chapter 1: Preliminary Rules
- Rule 1: Short title and Commencement
- Rule 2: Definitions
Chapter 2: Administration
- Section 3: Officers under this Act
- Section 4: Appointment of officers
- Section 5: Powers of officers
- Section 6: Cross utilisation of powers by CGST and SGST/UTGST officers
Chapter 3: Levy & Collection of Tax
- Section 7: Scope of Supply i.e. transactions that shall be treated as supply for the purpose of this Act.
- SCHEDULE 1: Activities or transactions to be treated as supply even made without consideration
- SCHEDULE 2: Activities or transactions that shall be treated as supply of goods or service
- SCHEDULE 3: Transactions which shall not be treated as supply of goods, nor supply of service
- Section 8: How tax shall be charged on composite and mixed supply
- Section 9: Levy and collection of Tax
- Section 10: Composition Levy
- Section 11: Exempt Supply
- Section 11A: Power not to recover tax not levied, or short-levied as a result of general practice
Chapter 2: Composition Scheme Rules
- Rule 3: Intimation for composition levy
- Rule 4: Effective date for composition levy
- Rule 5: Conditions for opting composition tax scheme
- Rule 6: Validity and cancellation of composition scheme
- Rule 7: Composition tax rate (Effective from 1-4-2020)
- Form: Form applicable to composition dealers
Chapter 4: Time and Value of Supply
- Section 12: Time of supply of goods i.e. when tax liability shall arise
- Section 13: Time of supply of service i.e. when tax liability shall arise
- Section 14: Time of supply in case of change in rate of tax
- Section 15: Value of supply
Chapter 4: Value of Supply Rules
- Rule 27: Value of supply where money is not the sole consideration
- Rule 28: Value of supply between distinct persons or related parties
- Rule 29: Value of supply of goods between principal and agent
- Rule 30: Value of supply based on cost price
- Rule 31: Other method for determining the value of supply
- Rule 31A: Value of supply of lottery, betting, gambling and horse racing
- Rule 31B: Value of supply of online gaming including online money gaming
- Rule 31C: Value of supply in case of casino
- Rule 31D: Value of supply of goods on basis of retail sale price
- Rule 32: Value of supply in case of certain services
- Rule 32A: Value of supply where Kerala Flood Cess is applicable
- Rule 33: Value of supply of service in case of Pure Agent
- Rule 34: Value of supply where consideration is received in foreign currency
- Rule 35: Value of supply inclusive of GST Tax
Chapter 5: Input Tax Credit
- Section 16: Eligibility, conditions and time limit for claiming input tax credit
- Section 17: Blocked input tax credit and apportionment of common input tax credit
- Section 18: Availability of input tax credit in special circumstances
- Section 19: Input tax credit in respect of goods and capital goods sent for job work
- Section 20: Manner of distribution of input tax credit by an input service distributor
- Section 21: Manner of recovery of excess input tax credit distributed
Chapter 5: Input Tax Credit Rules
- Rule 36: Documentary requirements for claiming input tax credit
- Rule 37: Reversal of input tax credit, if payment is not made to supplier within 180 days
- Rule 37A: Reversal of input tax credit, if tax is not paid by suppliers, and re-availment thereof
- Rule 38: Input tax credit by a banking & financial institution
- Rule 39: Procedure of distribution of input tax credit by input service distributor
- Rule 40: Claim of input tax credit in special circumstances as referred in section 18
- Rule 41: Transfer of input tax credit in case of sale, merger, demerger, amalgamation, lease, or transfer of a business
- Rule 41A: Transfer of input tax credit to distinct person registered on same PAN
- Rule 42: Apportionment of common input tax credit of goods or services
- Rule 43: Apportionment of common input tax credit of capital goods (fixed assets)
- Rule 44: Reversal of input tax credit under special circumstances
- Rule 44A: Reversal of credit of additional custom duty paid on Gold Dore Bar
- Rule 45: Conditions for claiming ITC in respect of goods sent for job work
- Form: Form applicable to input tax credit
Chapter 6: Registration
- Section 22: When a Person is liable for registration
- Section 23: Persons not liable for registration
- Section 24: Compulsory registration
- State wise threshold limit: State wise threshold limit of turnover for registration
- Section 25: Procedure of registration
- Section 26: Deemed registration
- Section 27: Special provision relating to registration of casual or NRI taxable person
- Section 28: Amendment of registration certificate
- Section 29: Cancellation or suspension of registration
- Section 30: Revocation of cancellation of registration
Chapter 3: Registration Rules
- Rule 8: Application for registration
- Rule 9: Verification and approval of application
- Rule 9A: Grant of registration electronically
- Rule 10: Issue of registration certificate
- Rule 10A: Furnishing the detail of Bank Account
- Rule 10B: Aadhar Authentication
- Rule 11: Separate registration for multiple business vertical
- Rule 12: Registration of person liable to TDS or TCS
- Rule 13: Registration of NRI Taxable Person
- Rule 14: Registration of person providing service of online data and online money gaming
- Rule 14A: Option for taxpayers having monthly output tax liability below threshold limit (Inserted with effect from 01-11-2025)
- Rule 15: Extension of validity period of registration of NRI & casual taxable person
- Rule 16: Suo Moto registration by proper officer
- Rule 16A: Grant of temporary identification number
- Rule 17: Assignment of unique identity number to certain special entities
- Rule 18: Display of registration number and certificate
- Rule 19: Amendment of registration
- Rule 20: Application for cancellation of registration
- Rule 21: Cancellation of registration in certain cases
- Rule 21A: Temporary suspension of registration
- Rule 22: Cancellation of registration by proper officer
- Rule 23: Revocation of cancellation of registration i.e. re-activation of cancelled registration
- Rule 24: Migration of persons registered under old existing law
- Rule 25: Physical verification of business premises
- Rule 26: Method of authentication of all documents
- Forms: Forms applicable to Registration
Chapter 7: Tax Invoice, Debit and Credit Notes
- Section 31: Issue of tax invoice
- Section 31A: Facility of Digital Payment
- Section 32: Only registered person can collect tax
- Section 33: Tax amount to be indicated in tax invoice
- Section 34: Issue of debit or credit note
Chapter 6: Tax Invoice, Debit or Credit Note Rules
- Rule 46: Tax invoice
- Rule 46A: Invoice cum Bill of supply
- Rule 47: Time limit for issue of invoice
- Rule 47A: Time limit for issue of invoice in case of RCM supply
- Rule 48: Manner of issuing Tax Invoice
- Rule 49: Bill of supply
- Rule 50: Receipt Voucher
- Rule 51: Refund Voucher
- Rule 52: Payment Voucher
- Rule 53: Revised tax invoice, Debit Note, Credit Notes
- Rule 54: Tax invoice issued by some specified persons
- Rule 55: Transportation of goods on delivery challan
- Rule 55A: Tax invoice or bill of supply to be carried on by the vehicle transporting the goods
Chapter 8: Accounts and Records
- Section 35: Accounts & other records
- Section 36: Period of retention of accounts
Chapter 7: Accounts & Records Rules
- Rule 56: Maintenance of accounts by a Registered Person
- Rule 57: Generation & maintenance of electronic record
- Rule 58: Records to be maintained by transporter & godown operator
- Forms: Forms applicable to this chapter
Chapter 9: Returns
- Section 37: Statement of outward supply i.e. return of sales
- Section 38: Communication of detail furnished in GSTR-1 to the recipient of supply
- Section 39: Return of self-assessed tax liability
- Section 40: First return in case of new registration
- Section 41: Reversal of input tax credit, if supplier does not pay tax, and its re-availment after the payment of tax by the supplier
- Section 42: Matching, reversal, and reclaim of input tax credit – Omitted
- Section 43: Matching, reversal, and reclaim of input tax credit – Omitted
- Section 43A: Matching, reversal, and reclaim of input tax credit – Omitted
- Section 44: Annual return & self-certified reconciliation statement
- Section 45: Final return on cancellation of registration
- Section 46: Notice to non-filer of returns
- Section 47: Late fee payable on returns
- Section 48: GST Practitioners
Chapter 8: Returns Rules
- Rule 59: Procedure of filing of statement of outward supply
- Rule 60: Communication of detail of inward supply to the recipient
- Rule 61: Procedure of filing of GSTR-3B return
- Rule 61A: Procedure of filing of GSTR-3B return on quarter basis
- Rule 62: Filing of return by composition dealer
- Rule 63: Filing of return by NRI taxable person
- Rule 64: Filing of return by supplier of online data and money gaming
- Rule 65: Filing of return by an input service distributor
- Rule 66: Filing of return by TDS deductor
- Rule 67: TCS return by e-commerce operator
- Rule 67A: Filing of return through SMS
- Rule 68: Notice to non-filers of returns
- Rule 69-77: Matching of claim of input tax credit – Omitted
- Rule 78: Matching of detail of supplies made through e-commerce operator
- Rule 79: Matching of claim of input tax credit – Omitted
- Rule 80: Filing of Annual return and self-certified reconciliation statement
- Rule 81: Filing of Final Return after cancellation of registration
- Rule 82: Filing of return by specified agencies having unique identification number
- Rule 83: Rules regarding GST Practitioner
- Rule 83A: Examination of GST Practitioner
- Rule 83B: Surrender of enrolment of GST Practitioners
- Rule 84: Conditions for appearance by GST Practitioner
- Forms: Forms Related to Return & GST Practitioners
Chapter 10: Payment of Tax
- Section 49: Payment of tax interest, penalty and other amount
- Section 49A: First preference is to be given to utilisation of IGST input tax credit
- Section 49B: Government may prescribe any order for utilization of input tax credit
- Section 50: Payment of Interest
- Section 51: Tax deduction at source
- Section 52: Tax collection at source
- Section 53: Transfer of input tax credit to respective Government’s tax account
- Section 53A: Transfer of cash ledger balance to respective tax account
Chapter 9: Payment of Tax Rules
- Rule 85: Electronic Liability Register
- Rule 86: Electronic Input tax Credit Ledger
- Rule 86A: Restrictions on use of balance of input tax credit ledger
- Rule 86B: Restrictions on use of balance of electronic input tax credit ledger to a limited extent
- Rule 87: Electronic cash ledger
- Rule 88: Unique identification number for each transaction
- Rule 88A: IGST input tax credit to be utilised on first priority
- Rule 88B: Manner of calculation of interest
- Rule 88C: Manner of dealing with difference in liability GSTR-1 v GSTR-3B
- Rule 88D: Manner of dealing with difference of input tax credit in GSTR-3B v GSTR-2B
- Form: Form Applicable to Payment of Tax and interest
Chapter 11: Refund
- Section 54: Refund of GST Tax
- Section 55: Refund to notified agencies e.g. UNO, foreign embassy etc.
- Section 56: Interest payable on delayed refund
- Section 57: Consumer Welfare Fund
- Section 58: Consumer Welfare Fund
Chapter 10: Refund Rules
- Rule 89: Application for refund
- Rule 90: Acknowledgement & processing of application for refund
- Rule 91: Provisional refund of tax in case of zero rated supply
- Rule 92: Refund of tax in other cases (other than zero rated supply)
- Rule 93: Rejection of refund application
- Rule 94: Interest payable on delayed refund
- Rule 95: Refund of tax to notified persons (Foreign Embassies etc.)
- Rule 95A: Refund of tax to duty free shop at airport
- Rule 95B: Refund of tax to CSD canteens
- Rule 96: Refund of IGST tax paid on export supply
- Rule 96A: Export of goods or services without payment of tax under security bond or letter of undertaking
- Rule 96B: Recovery of refund in case of non-realisation of export proceeds
- Rule 96C: Refund shall be credited to bank account linked with PAN
- Rule 97: Consumer Welfare Fund
- Rule 97A: Manual filing & processing
- Forms: Forms applicable to refunds
Chapter 12: Assessments
- Section 59: Self-Assessment
- Section 60: Provisional Assessment
- Section 61: Scrutiny of returns
- Section 62: Assessment of non-filer of returns
- Section 63: Assessment of unregistered persons
- Section 64: Summary assessment in exceptional cases
Chapter 11: Assessments Rules
- Rule 98: Provisional Assessment
- Rule 99: Scrutiny of returns
- Rule 100: Best judgement assessment of non-filer of returns
- Forms: Forms applicable to assessment
Chapter 13: Audit
- Section 65: Audit by tax authorities
- Section 66: Special audit by practising CA or Cost accountant
Chapter 11: Audit Rules
- Rule 101: Audit
- Rule 102: Special Audit by practising CA or Cost accountant
- Forms: Forms applicable to audit
Chapter 14: Inspection, Search, Seizure and Arrest
- Section 67: Power of inspection, search and seizure
- Section 68: Inspection of goods in movement or transit
- Section 69: Power to arrest
- Section 70: Power to summon persons to give evidence and produce documents
- Section 71: Power to access or visit to business premises
- Section 72: Assistance of other Government agencies
Chapter 16: E-way Bill Rules
- Rule 138: E-way Bill
- Rule 138A: Documents to be carried on with conveyance
- Rule 138B: Verification of documents and conveyances
- Rule 138C: Inspection and verification of goods
- Rule 138D: Detention of vehicle more than 30 minutes
- Rule 138E: Restriction on generation of e-way bill
- Rule 138F: Information to be furnished in case of intra-State movement of gold, precious stones, etc. and generation of e-way bills thereof
Chapter 17: Inspection, Search & Seizure Rules
- Rule 139: Inspection, search & seizure
- Rule 140: Release of seized goods on provisional basis
- Rule 141: Procedure in respect of seized goods
- Forms: Forms applicable to inspection, search, seizure & E-way Bill
Chapter 15: Demand & Recovery
- Section 73: Assessment of tax and other liability in non-fraud cases up to financial year 2023-24
- Section 74: Assessment of tax and other liability in Fraud cases up to financial year 2023-24
- Section 74A: Determination of tax liability in fraud or non-fraud cases pertaining to financial year 2024-25 onwards
- Section 75: General principles & guidelines relating to determination of tax and other liabilities
- Section 76: Assessment of tax collected but not paid to the Government
- Section 77: Refund of tax collected and paid under wrong tax head
- Section 78: Initiation of recovery proceedings
- Section 79: Modes of recovery of outstanding demand
- Section 80: Extension of time for payment of outstanding demand and option to pay in instalments
- Section 81: Transfer of property to be void in certain cases
- Section 82: Tax to be first charge on properties
- Section 83: Provisional attachment of properties before determination of demand
- Section 84: Continuation and validation of recovery proceedings after the order of appellate authorities
Chapter 18: Demand & Recovery Rules
- Rule 142: Notice of demand with show cause notice
- Rule 142A: Recovery of outstanding demand under old law (VAT etc.)
- Rule 142B: Intimation of difference in tax liability as per GSTR-1 v GSTR-3B return and recovery of such difference
- Rule 143: Recovery from third party by deduction of money payable to defaulter
- Rule 144: Recovery of outstanding demand through sale of goods
- Rule 144A: Recovery of penalty by selling goods or conveyance
- Rule 145: Recovery from a third person
- Rule 146: Recovery through execution of a decree of civil court
- Rule 147: Recovery of outstanding demand by sale of movable or immovable properties
- Rule 148: Officer cannot participate in bid
- Rule 149: No auction or sale on holidays
- Rule 150: Assistance by police
- Rule 151: Recovery through attachment of debts and shares
- Rule 152: Recovery through attachment of property in custody of courts or public officer
- Rule 153: Recovery through attachment of interest in partnership
- Rule 154: Appropriation of sale proceeds
- Rule 155: Recovery through land revenue authority
- Rule 156: Recovery through court
- Rule 157: Recovery from surety or guarantor
- Rule 158: Payment of tax and other amounts in instalments
- Rule 159: Provisional attachment of properties
- Rule 160: Recovery from company in liquidation
- Rule 161: Revision of outstanding demand after the order of appellate authorities
- Form: Form applicable to demand and recovery
Chapter 16: Liability of Certain Person in Certain Cases
- Section 85: Liability to pay tax in case of transfer of business
- Section 86: Liability of agent and principal
- Section 87: Liability in case of amalgamation and merger of companies
- Section 88: Liability of company in case of liquidation
- Section 89: Liability of directors of a private company
- Section 90: Liability of partners of a firm
- Section 91: Liability of guardians, trustee, etc.
- Section 92: Liability of court of wards
- Section 93: Liability on death of proprietor, dissolution of firm, partition of HUF etc.
- Section 94: Liability on closure of business by HUF, firm, AOP
Chapter 17: Advance Ruling
- Section 95: Definitions
- Section 96: Authority for Advance Ruling
- Section 97: Application for Advance Ruling
- Section 98: Procedure on receipt of application for advance rulings
- Section 99: Appellate authority for advance ruling
- Section 100: Appeal to appellate authority of advance ruling
- Section 101: Orders of appellate authority of advance ruling
- Section 101A: National appellate authority for advance ruling
- Section 101B: Appeal to National Appellate Authority for Advance Ruling
- Section 101C: Order of National Appellate Authority for Advance Ruling
- Section 102: Rectification of order of advance ruling authority
- Section 103: Legal binding of advance ruling
- Section 104: Advance ruling to be void in certain circumstances
- Section 105: Power of authority and appellate Authority of advance ruling
- Section 106: Procedure of authority or appellate authority of advance ruling
Chapter 12: Advance Ruling Rules
- Rule 103: Qualification and appointment of members of the authority for advance ruling
- Rule 104: Manner of application to the authority for advance ruling
- Rule 105: Certification of copies of advance rulings pronounced by the authority
- Rule 106: Appeal to the appellate authority for Advance Ruling
- Rule 107: Communication of advance ruling pronounced by the appellate authority
- Forms: Forms applicable to Advance Ruling
Chapter 18: Appeal & Revision
- Section 107: Appeals to first appellate authority
- Section 108: Revision of order
- Section 109: Constitution of Appellate Tribunal
- Section 110: Appointment of members and president of Tribunal
- Section 111: Procedure of Appellate Tribunal
- Section 112: Appeals to Appellate Tribunal
- Section 113: Order of Appellate Tribunal
- Section 114: Financial & administrative power of president
- Section 115: Interest on refund of pre-deposit amount
- Section 116: Appearance by authorised representative
- Section 117: Appeal to High Court
- Section 118: Appeal to Supreme Court
- Section 119: Stay on recovery to be vacated after order of tribunal
- Section 120: Appeal not to be filed by the department in certain cases
- Section 121: Non-appealable orders and decisions
Chapter 13: Appeals & Revision Rules
- Rule 108: Appeal by taxable person before the first appellate authority
- Rule 109: Appeal by the department before the first appellate authority
- Rule 109A: First Appellate Authority
- Rule 109B: Revision of order
- Rule 109C: Withdrawal of appeal
- Rule 110: Appeal to the Appellate Tribunal
- Rule 110A: Procedure for the Appeals to be heard by a single Member Bench
- Rule 111: Appeal by department to the appellate tribunal
- Rule 112: Admission of additional evidence before the appellate authority
- Rule 113: Effect of order of appellate authority or appellate tribunal
- Rule 113A: Withdrawal of appeal filed before the Appellate Tribunal
- Rule 114: Appeal to the High Court
- Rule 115: Final demand notice after the order of appellate authorities
- Rule 116: Disqualification of an authorized representative
- Form: Form applicable to Appeal & Revision
Chapter 19: Offences & Penalties
- Section 122: Offence and Penalties
- Section 122A: Penalty for failure to register certain machines used in manufacture of goods as per special procedure
- Section 122B: Penalty for failure to comply with track and trace mechanism
- Section 123: Penalty for failure to furnish information return
- Section 124: Fine for failure to furnish statistics
- Section 125: General Penalty
- Section 126: General principles or disciplines related to penalty
- Section 127: Power to impose penalty, where there is no specific mention in the Act
- Section 128: Power to waive penalty or fine or both
- Section 128A: Waiver of Interest and penalty for a certain tax period
- Section 129: Detention, seizure, release of goods and vehicle in transit
- Section 130: Confiscation of goods, vehicles and levy of penalty
- Section 131: Confiscation or penalty not to interfere with other punishments
- Section 132: Punishment for criminal offence
- Section 133: Penalty on GST officers
- Section 134: Cognizance of offence by courts
- Section 135: Presumption of culpable mental state
- Section 136: Relevance of statement of a person not appearing in the court
- Section 137: Penalties for offence by Companies, LLP, Firm, HUF
- Section 138: Compounding of offences
Chapter 19: Offences & Penalties Rules
- Rule 162: Compounding of offence
- Rule 164: Waiver of interest and penalty for a certain period
- Forms: Forms applicable to compounding
Chapter 20: Transitional Provisions
- Section 139-142: Transitional Provisions
Chapter 14: Transitional Rules
- Rule 117-121: Transitional Rules
Chapter 21: Miscellaneous Provisions
- Section 143: Job work procedure
- Section 144: Presumption as to documents in certain cases
- Section 145: Admissibility of micro films, facsimile copies of documents and computer printout as documents and as evidence
- Section 146: GST Common Portal
- Section 147: Deemed Exports
- Section 148: Special pr