Act 12 of 2017

The Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017

An Act to make a provision for levy and collection of tax on intra-State supply of goods or services or both by the Central Government and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

  • Ministry of Finance
  • Department of Revenue
  • Enacted 2017-04-12
  • 183 sections
SectionTitle
1 Short title, extent and commencement. Read
2 Definitions. Read
3 Officers under this Act. Read
4 Appointment of officers. Read
5 Powers of officers. Read
6 Authorisation of officers of State tax or Union territory tax as proper officer in certain circumstances. Read
7 Scope of supply. Read
8 Tax liability on composite and mixed supplies. Read
9 Levy and collection. Read
10 Composition levy. Read
11 Power to grant exemption from tax. Read
12 Time of supply of goods. Read
13 Time of supply of services. Read
14 Change in rate of tax in respect of supply of goods or services. Read
15 Value of taxable supply. Read
16 Eligibility and conditions for taking input tax credit. Read
17 Apportionment of credit and blocked credits. Read
18 Availability of credit in special circumstances. Read
19 Taking input tax credit in respect of inputs and capital goods sent for job work. Read
20 Manner of distribution of credit by Input Service Distributor. Read
21 Manner of recovery of credit distributed in excess. Read
22 Persons liable for registration. Read
23 Persons not liable for registration. Read
24 Compulsory registration in certain cases. Read
25 Procedure for registration. Read
26 Deemed registration. Read
27 Special provisions relating to casual taxable person and non-resident taxable person. Read
28 Amendment of registration. Read
29 Cancellation or suspension of registration. Read
30 Revocation of cancellation of registration. Read
31 Tax invoice. Read
31A Facility of digital payment to recipient.Read
32 Prohibition of unauthorised collection of tax. Read
33 Amount of tax to be indicated in tax invoice and other documents. Read
34 Credit and debit notes. Read
35 Accounts and other records. Read
36 Period of retention of accounts. Read
37 Furnishing details of outward supplies. Read
38 Communication of details of inward supplies and input tax credit.Read
39 Furnishing of returns. Read
40 First return. Read
41 Availment of input tax credit.Read
42 Omitted.Read
43 Omitted.Read
43A Omitted.Read
44 Annual return. Read
45 Final return. Read
46 Notice to return defaulters. Read
47 Levy of late fee. Read
48 Goods and services tax practitioners. Read
49 Payment of tax, interest, penalty and other amounts. Read
49A Utilisation of input tax credit subject to certain conditions. Read
49B Order of utilisation of input tax credit. Read
50 Interest on delayed payment of tax. Read
51 Tax deductions at source. Read
52 Collection of tax at stores. Read
53 Transfer of input tax credit. Read
53A Transfer of certain amounts. Read
54 Refund of tax. Read
55 Refund in certain cases. Read
56 Interest on delayed refunds. Read
57 Consumer Welfare Fund. Read
58 Utilisation of Fund. Read
59 Self-assessment. Read
60 Provisional assessment. Read
61 Scrutiny of returns. Read
62 Assessment of non-filers of returns. Read
63 Assessment of unregistered persons. Read
64 Summary assessment in certain special cases. Read
65 Audit by tax authorities. Read
66 Special audit. Read
67 Power of inspection, search and seizure. Read
68 Inspection of goods in movement. Read
69 Power to arrest. Read
70 Power to summon persons to give evidence and produce documents. Read
71 Access to business premises. Read
72 Officers to assist proper officers. Read
73 Determination of tax not paid or short paid or erroneously refunded or input tax credit wrongly availed or utilised for any reason other than fraud or any wilful-misstatement or suppression of facts. Read
74 Determination of tax not paid or short paid or erroneously refunded or input tax credit wrongly availed or utilised by reason of fraud or any wilful-misstatement or suppression of facts. Read
75 General provisions relating to determination of tax. Read
76 Tax collected but not paid to Government. Read
77 Tax wrongfully collected and paid to Central Government or State Government. Read
78 Initiation of recovery proceedings. Read
79 Recovery of tax. Read
80 Payment of tax and other amount in instalments. Read
81 Transfer of property to be void in certain cases. Read
82 Tax to be first charge on property. Read
83 Provisional attachment to protect revenue in certain cases. Read
84 Continuation and validation of certain recovery proceedings. Read
85 Liability in case of transfer of business. Read
86 Liability of agent and principal. Read
87 Liability in case of amalgamation or merger of companies. Read
88 Liability in case of company in liquidation. Read
89 Liability of directors of private company. Read
90 Liability of partners of firm to pay tax. Read
91 Liability of guardians, trustees, etc. Read
92 Liability of Court of Wards, etc. Read
93 Special provisions regarding liability to pay tax, interest or penalty in certain cases. Read
94 Liability in other cases. Read
95 Definitions. Read
96 Authority for advance ruling. Read
97 Application for advance ruling. Read
98 Procedure on receipt of application. Read
99 Appellate Authority for Advance Ruling. Read
100 Appeal to Appellate Authority. Read
101 Orders of Appellate Authority. Read
101A Constitution of National Appellate Authority for Advance Ruling.Read
101B Appeal to National Appellate Authority.Read
101C Order of National Appellate Authority.Read
102 Rectification of advance ruling. Read
103 Applicability of advance ruling. Read
104 Advance ruling to be void in certain circumstances. Read
105 Powers of Authority, Appellate Authority and National Appellate Authority.Read
106 Procedure of Authority, Appellate Authority and National Appellate Authority.Read
107 Appeals to Appellate Authority. Read
108 Powers of Revisional Authority. Read
109 Constitution of Appellate Tribunal and Benches thereof. Read
110 President and Members of Appellate Tribunal, their qualification, appointment, conditions of service, etc. Read
111 Procedure before Appellate Tribunal. Read
112 Appeals to Appellate Tribunal. Read
113 Orders of Appellate Tribunal. Read
114 Financial and administrative powers of President. Read
115 Interest on refund of amount paid for admission of appeal. Read
116 Appearance by authorised representative. Read
117 Appeal to High Court. Read
118 Appeal to Supreme Court. Read
119 Sums due to be paid notwithstanding appeal, etc. Read
120 Appeal not to be filed in certain cases. Read
121 Non-appealable decisions and orders. Read
122 Penalty for certain offences. Read
123 Penalty for failure to furnish information return. Read
124 Fine for failure to furnish statistics. Read
125 General penalty. Read
126 General disciplines related to penalty. Read
127 Power to impose penalty in certain cases. Read
128 Power to waive penalty or fee or both. Read
129 Detention, seizure and release of goods and conveyances in transit. Read
130 Confiscation of goods or conveyances and levy of penalty. Read
131 Confiscation or penalty not to interfere with other punishments. Read
132 Punishment for certain offences. Read
133 Liability of officers and certain other persons. Read
134 Cognizance of offences. Read
135 Presumption of culpable mental state. Read
136 Relevancy of statements under certain circumstances. Read
137 Offences by companies. Read
138 Compounding of offences. Read
139 Migration of existing taxpayers. Read
140 Transitional arrangements for input tax credit. Read
141 Transitional provisions relating to job work. Read
142 Miscellaneous transitional provisions. Read
143 Job work procedure. Read
144 Presumption as to documents in certain cases. Read
145 Admissibility of micro films, facsimile copies of documents and computer printouts as documents and as evidence. Read
146 Common Portal. Read
147 Deemed exports. Read
148 Special procedure for certain processes. Read
149 Goods and services tax compliance rating. Read
150 Obligation to furnish information return. Read
151 Power to collect statistics. Read
152 Bar on disclosure of information. Read
153 Taking assistance from an expert. Read
154 Power to take samples. Read
155 Burden of proof. Read
156 Persons deemed to be public servants. Read
157 Protection of action take under this Act. Read
158 Disclosure of information by a public servant. Read
159 Publication of information in respect of persons in certain cases. Read
160 Assessment proceedings, etc., not to be invalid on certain grounds. Read
161 Rectification of errors apparent on the face of record. Read
162 Bar on jurisdiction of civil courts. Read
163 Levy of fee. Read
164 Power of Government to make rules. Read
165 Power to make regulations. Read
166 Laying of rules, regulations and notifications. Read
167 Delegation of powers. Read
168 Power to issue instructions or directions. Read
168A Power of Government to extend time limit in special circumstances.Read
169 Service of notice in certain circumstances. Read
170 Rounding off of tax, etc. Read
171 Anti-profiteering measure. Read
172 Removal of difficulties. Read
173 Amendment of Act 32 of 1994. Read
174 Repeal and saving. Read
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