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Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 [CGST]

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Chapter I : Preliminary

1 >>   
S. 1 -- Short Title, Extent and Commencement 2 >>   
S. 2 -- Definitions 6 >>   

Chapter II : Administration

22 >>   
S. 3 -- Officers Under This Act 23 >>   
S. 4 -- Appointment of Officers 50 >>   
S. 5 -- Powers of Officers 50 >>   
S. 6 -- Authorisation of Officers of State Tax and Union Territory Tax as Proper Officer in Certain Circumstances 52 >>   

Chapter III : Levy and Collection of Tax

53 >>   
S. 7 -- Scope of Supply 54 >>   
S. 8 -- Tax Liability on Composite and Mixed Supplies 77 >>   
S. 9 -- Levy and Collection 80 >>   
S. 10 -- Composition Levy 190 >>   
S. 11 -- Power to Grant Exemption from Tax 221 >>   

Chapter IV : Time and Value of Supply

297 >>   
S. 12 -- Time of Supply of Goods 298 >>   
S. 13 -- Time of Supply of Services 303 >>   
S. 14 -- Change in Rate of Tax in Respect of Supply of Goods or Services 308 >>   
S. 15 -- Value of Taxable Supply 310 >>   

Chapter V : Input Tax Credit

332 >>   
S. 16 -- Eligibility and Conditions for Taking Input Tax Credit 333 >>   
S. 17 -- Apportionment of Credit and Blocked Credits 349 >>   
S. 18 -- Availability of Credit in Special Circumstances 375 >>   
S. 19 -- Taking Input Tax Credit in Respect of Inputs and Capital Goods Sent for Job Work 392 >>   
S. 20 -- Manner of Distribution of Credit by Input Service Distributor 396 >>   
S. 21 -- Manner of Recovery of Credit Distributed in Excess 403 >>   

Chapter VI : Registration

404 >>   
S. 22 -- Persons Liable for Registration 405 >>   
S. 23 -- Persons Not Liable for Registration 411 >>   
S. 24 -- Compulsory Registration in Certain Cases 418 >>   
S. 25 -- Procedure for Registration 423 >>   
S. 26 -- Deemed Registration 442 >>   
S. 27 -- Special Provisions Relating to Casual Taxable Person and Non-resident Taxable Person 444 >>   
S. 28 -- Amendment of Registration 447 >>   
S. 29 -- Cancellation [or Suspension] of Registration 452 >>   
S. 30 -- Revocation of Cancellation of Registration 469 >>   

Chapter VII : Tax Invoice, Credit and Debit Notes

477 >>   
S. 31 -- Tax Invoice 478 >>   
S. 31A -- Facility of Digital Payment to Recipient 510 >>   
S. 32 -- Prohibition of Unauthorised Collection of Tax 510 >>   
S. 33 -- Amount of Tax to be Indicated in Tax Invoice and Other Documents 511 >>   
S. 34 -- Credit and Debit Notes 511 >>   

Chapter VIII : Accounts and Records

517 >>   
S. 35 -- Accounts and Other Records 518 >>   
S. 36 -- Period of Retention of Accounts 532 >>   

Chapter IX : Returns

532 >>   
S. 37 -- Furnishing Details of Outward Supplies 533 >>   
S. 38 -- Communication of Details of Inward Supplies and Input Tax Credit 558 >>   
S. 39 -- Furnishing of Returns 565 >>   
S. 40 -- First Return 626 >>   
S. 41 -- Availment of Input Tax Credit 627 >>   
S. 42 -- [Omitted] 629 >>   
S. 43 -- [Omitted] 629 >>   
S. 43A -- [Omitted] 630 >>   
S. 44 -- Annual Return 630 >>   
S. 45 -- Final Return 639 >>   
S. 46 -- Notice to Return Defaulters 641 >>   
S. 47 -- Levy of Late Fee 644 >>   
S. 48 -- Goods and Services Tax Practitioners 658 >>   

Chapter X : Payment of Tax

665 >>   
S. 49 -- Payment of Tax, Interest, Penalty and Other Amounts 666 >>   
S. 49A -- Utilisation of Input Tax Credit Subject to Certain Conditions 682 >>   
S. 49B -- Order of Utilization of Input Tax Credit 682 >>   
S. 50 -- Interest on Delayed Payment of Tax 685 >>   
S. 51 -- Tax Deduction at Source 693 >>   
S. 52 -- Collection of Tax at Source 713 >>   
S. 53 -- Transfer of Input Tax Credit 726 >>   
S. 53A -- Transfer of Certain Amounts 727 >>   

Chapter XI : Refunds

727 >>   
S. 54 -- Refund of Tax 728 >>   
S. 55 -- Refund in Certain Cases 884 >>   
S. 56 -- Interest on Delayed Refunds 902 >>   
S. 57 -- Consumer Welfare Fund 904 >>   
S. 58 -- Utilisation of Fund 909 >>   

Chapter XII : Assessment

911 >>   
S. 59 -- Self-Assessment 912 >>   
S. 60 -- Provisional Assessment 912 >>   
S. 61 -- Scrutiny of Returns 917 >>   
S. 62 -- Assessment of Non-filters of Returns 920 >>   
S. 63 -- Assessment of Unregistered Persons 927 >>   
S. 64 -- Summary Assessment in Certain Special Cases 929 >>   

Chapter XIII : Audit

931 >>   
S. 65 -- Audit by Tax Authorities 932 >>   
S. 66 -- Special Audit 935 >>   

Chapter XIV : Inspection, Search, Seizure and Arrest

938 >>   
S. 67 -- Power of Inspection, Search and Seizure 939 >>   
S. 68 -- Inspection of Goods in Movement 949 >>   
S. 69 -- Power to Arrest 976 >>   
S. 70 -- Power to Summon Persons to give Evidence and Produce Documents 980 >>   
S. 71 -- Access to Business Premises 983 >>   
S. 72 -- Officers to Assist Proper Officers 985 >>   

Chapter XV : Demands and Recovery

985 >>   
S. 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 Mis-statement or Suppression of Facts 986 >>   
S. 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-Mis-Statement or Suppression of Facts 999 >>   
S. 75 -- General Provisions Relating to Determination of Tax 1004 >>   
S. 76 -- Tax Collected But Not Paid to Government 1010 >>   
S. 77 -- Tax Wrongfully Collected and Paid to Central Government or State Government 1013 >>   
S. 78 -- Initiation of Recovery Proceedings 1016 >>   
S. 79 -- Recovery of Tax 1017 >>   
S. 80 -- Payment of Tax and Other Amount in Instalments 1031 >>   
S. 81 -- Transfer of Property to be Void in Certain Cases 1033 >>   
S. 82 -- Tax to be First Charge on Property 1033 >>   
S. 83 -- Provisional Attachment to Protect Revenue in Certain Cases 1034 >>   
S. 84 -- Continuation and Validation of Certain Recovery Proceedings 1039 >>   

Chapter XVI : Liability to Pay in Certain Cases

1040 >>   
S. 85 -- Liability in Case of Transfer of Business 1041 >>   
S. 86 -- Liability of Agent and Principal 1043 >>   
S. 87 -- Liability in Case of Amalgamation or Merger of Companies 1043 >>   
S. 88 -- Liability in Case of Company in Liquidation 1044 >>   
S. 89 -- Liability of Directors of Private Company 1045 >>   
S. 90 -- Liability of Partners of Firm to Pay Tax 1046 >>   
S. 91 -- Liability of Guardians, Trustees, Etc. 1047 >>   
S. 92 -- Liability of Court of Wards, Etc. 1047 >>   
S. 93 -- Special Provisions Regarding Liability to Pay Tax, Interest or Penalty in Certain Cases 1048 >>   
S. 94 -- Liability in Other Cases 1049 >>   

Chapter XVII : Advance Ruling

1050 >>   
S. 95 -- Definitions 1051 >>   
S. 96 -- Authority for Advance Ruling 1052 >>   
S. 97 -- Application for Advance Ruling 1053 >>   
S. 98 -- Procedure on Receipt of Application 1057 >>   
S. 99 -- Appellate Authority for Advance Ruling 1060 >>   
S. 100 -- Appeal to Appellate Authority 1061 >>   
S. 101 -- Orders of Appellate Authority 1063 >>   
S. 101A -- Constitution of National Appellate Authority for Advance Ruling 1065 >>   
S. 101B -- Appeal to National Appellate Authority 1067 >>   
S. 101C -- Order of National Appellate Authority 1068 >>   
S. 102 -- Rectification of Advance Ruling 1069 >>   
S. 103 -- Applicability of Advance Ruling 1070 >>   
S. 104 -- Advance Ruling to be Void in Certain Circumstances 1071 >>   
S. 105 -- Powers of Authority, Appellate Authority and National Appellate Authority 1072 >>   
S. 106 -- Procedure of Authority, Appellate Authority and National Appellate Authority 1073 >>   

Chapter XVIII : Appeals and Revision

1074 >>   
S. 107 -- Appeal to Appellate Authority 1074 >>   
S. 108 -- Powers of Revisional Authority 1086 >>   
S. 109 -- Constitution of Appellate Tribunal and Benches Thereof 1089 >>   
S. 110 -- President and Members of Appellate Tribunal, Their Qualification, Appointment, Conditions of Service, Etc. 1092 >>   
S. 111 -- Procedure Before Appellate Tribunal 1095 >>   
S. 112 -- Appeals to Appellate Tribunal 1096 >>   
S. 113 -- Orders of Appellate Tribunal 1103 >>   
S. 114 -- Financial and Administrative Powers of President 1105 >>   
S. 115 -- Interest on Refund of Amount Paid for Admission of Appeal 1106 >>   
S. 116 -- Appearance by Authorised Representative 1107 >>   
S. 117 -- Appeal to High Court 1109 >>   
S. 118 -- Appeal to Supreme Court 1112 >>   
S. 119 -- Sums Due to be Paid Notwithstanding Appeal, Etc. 1113 >>   
S. 120 -- Appeal Not to be Filed in Certain Cases 1114 >>   
S. 121 -- Non-Appealable Decisions and Orders 1115 >>   

Chapter XIX : Offences and Penalties

1116 >>   
S. 122 -- Penalty for Certain Offences 1116 >>   
S. 123 -- Penalty for Failure to Furnish Information Return 1120 >>   
S. 124 -- Fine for Failure to Furnish Statistics 1120 >>   
S. 125 -- General Penalty 1121 >>   
S. 126 -- General Disciplines Related to Penalty 1121 >>   
S. 127 -- Power to Impose Penalty in Certain Cases 1123 >>   
S. 128 -- Power to Waive Penalty or Fee or Both 1124 >>   
S. 129 -- Detention, Seizure and Release of Goods and Conveyances in Transit 1124 >>   
S. 130 -- Confiscation of Goods or Conveyances and Levy of Penalty 1130 >>   
S. 131 -- Confiscation or Penalty Not to Interfere With Other Punishments 1154 >>   
S. 132 -- Punishment for Certain Offences 1154 >>   
S. 133 -- Liability of Officers and Certain Other Persons 1158 >>   
S. 134 -- Cognizance of Offences 1159 >>   
S. 135 -- Presumption of Culpable Mental State 1159 >>   
S. 136 -- Relevancy of Statements Under Certain Circumstances 1160 >>   
S. 137 -- Offences by Companies 1161 >>   
S. 138 -- Compounding of Offences 1162 >>   

Chapter XX : Transitional Provisions

1166 >>   
S. 139 -- Migration of Existing Taxpayers 1166 >>   
S. 140 -- Transitional Arrangements for Input Tax Credit 1169 >>   
S. 141 -- Transitional Provisions Relating to Job Work 1184 >>   
S. 142 -- Miscellaneous Transitional Provisions 1187 >>   

Chapter XXI : Miscellaneous

1198 >>   
S. 143 -- Job Work Procedure 1198 >>   
S. 144 -- Presumption as to Documents in Certain Cases 1217 >>   
S. 145 -- Admissibility of Micro Films, Facsimile Copies of Documents and Computer Printouts as Documents and as Evidence 1218 >>   
S. 146 -- Common Portal 1219 >>   
S. 147 -- Deemed Exports 1231 >>   
S. 148 -- Special Procedure for Certain Processes 1235 >>   
S. 149 -- Goods and Services Tax Compliance Rating 1236 >>   
S. 150 -- Obligation to Furnish Information Return 1236 >>   
S. 151 -- Power to Call for Information 1239 >>   
S. 152 -- Bar on Disclosure of Information 1239 >>   
S. 153 -- Taking Assistance from an Expert 1240 >>   
S. 154 -- Power to Take Samples 1240 >>   
S. 155 -- Burden of Proof 1241 >>   
S. 156 -- Persons Deemed to be Public Servants 1241 >>   
S. 157 -- Protection of Action Taken under this Act 1242 >>   
S. 158 -- Disclosure of Information by a Public Servant 1242 >>   
S. 159 -- Publication of Information in Respect of Persons in Certain Cases 1244 >>   
S. 160 -- Assessment Proceedings, Etc., Not to be Invalid on Certain Grounds 1244 >>   
S. 161 -- Rectification of Errors Apparent on the Face of Record 1245 >>   
S. 162 -- Bar on Jurisdiction of Civil Courts 1246 >>   
S. 163 -- Levy of Fee 1247 >>   
S. 164 -- Power of Government to Make Rules 1247 >>   
S. 165 -- Power to Make Regulations 1254 >>   
S. 166 -- Laying of Rules, Regulations and Notifications 1255 >>   
S. 167 -- Delegation of Powers 1255 >>   
S. 168 -- Power to Issue Instructions or Directions 1256 >>   
S. 168A -- Power of Government to Extend Time Limit in Special Circumstances 1257 >>   
S. 169 -- Service of Notice in Certain Circumstances 1261 >>   
S. 170 -- Rounding Off of Tax, Etc. 1262 >>   
S. 171 -- Anti-Profiteering Measure 1262 >>   
S. 172 -- Removal of Difficulties 1274 >>   
S. 173 -- Amendment of Act 32 of 1994 1275 >>   
S. 174 -- Repeal and Saving 1275 >>   

Finance Act, 2020 (Extracts)

1278 >>   

Chapter IV : Indirect Taxes

1278 >>   
S. 132 -- Retrospective Exemption from, or Levy or Collection of, Central Tax in Certain Cases 1278 >>   
S. 133 -- Retrospective Effect to Notification Issued under Clause (ii) of Proviso to Sub-section (3) of Section 54 of Central Goods and Services Tax Act 1279 >>   

Finance Act, 2022 (Extracts)

1280 >>   

Chapter IV : Indirect Taxes

1280 >>   
S. 114 -- Amendment of Notification Issued under Section 146 of Central Goods and Services Tax Act read with Section 20 of Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, Retrospectively 1281 >>   
S. 115 -- Amendment of Notification Issued under Sub-sections (1) and (3) of Section 50, Sub-section (12) of Section 54 and Section 56 of Central Goods and Services Tax Act, Retrospectively 1282 >>   
S. 116 -- Retrospective Exemption from, or Levy or Collection of, Central Tax in Certain Cases 1282 >>   
S. 117 -- Retrospective Effect to Notification Issued under Sub-section (2) of Section 7 of Central Goods and Services Tax Act 1284 >>   

Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 [IGST]

1285 >>   

Chapter I : Preliminary

1286 >>   
S. 1 -- Short Title, Extent and Commencement 1286 >>   
S. 2 -- Definitions 1287 >>   

Chapter II : Administration

1299 >>   
S. 3 -- Appointment of Officers 1299 >>   
S. 4 -- Authorisation of Officers of State Tax or Union Territory Tax as Proper Officer in Certain Circumstances 1299 >>   

Chapter III : Levy and Collection of Tax

1300 >>   
S. 5 -- Levy and Collection 1301 >>   
S. 6 -- Power to Grant Exemption from Tax 1313 >>   

Chapter IV : Determination of Nature of Supply

1319 >>   
S. 7 -- Inter-State Supply 1320 >>   
S. 8 -- Intra-State Supply 1326 >>   
S. 9 -- Supplies in Territorial Waters 1327 >>   

Chapter V : Place of Supply of Goods or Services or Both

1328 >>   
S. 10 -- Place of Supply of Goods Other Than Supply of Goods Imported into, or Exported from India 1328 >>   
S. 11 -- Place of Supply of Goods Imported into, or Exported from India 1332 >>   
S. 12 -- Place of Supply of Services Where Location of Supplier and Recipient is in India 1332 >>   
S. 13 -- Place of Supply of Services Where Location of Supplier or Location of Recipient is Outside India 1339 >>   
S. 14 -- Special Provision for Payment of Tax by a Supplier of Online Information and Database Access or Retrieval Services 1348 >>   

Chapter VI : Refund of Integrated Tax to International Tourist

1351 >>   
S. 15 -- Refund of Integrated Tax Paid on Supply of Goods to Tourist Leaving India 1351 >>   

Chapter VII : Zero Rated Supply

1352 >>   
S. 16 -- Zero Rated Supply 1353 >>   

Chapter VIII : Apportionment of Tax and Settlement of Funds

1385 >>   
S. 17 -- Apportionment of Tax and Settlement of Funds 1385 >>   
S. 18 -- Transfer of Input Tax Credit 1387 >>   
S. 19 -- Tax Wrongfully Collected and Paid to Central Government or State Government 1388 >>   

Chapter IX : Miscellaneous

1389 >>   
S. 20 -- Application of Provisions of Central Goods and Services Tax Act 1389 >>   
S. 21 -- Import of Services Made on or After the Appointed Day 1407 >>   
S. 22 -- Power to Make Rules 1407 >>   
S. 23 -- Power to Make Regulations 1408 >>   
S. 24 -- Laying of Rules, Regulations and Notifications 1408 >>   
S. 25 -- Removal of Difficulties 1409 >>   

Finance Act, 2020 [Extracts]

1411 >>   

Chapter IV : Indirect Taxes

1411 >>   
S. 135 -- Retrospective Exemption from, or Levy or Collection of, Integrated Tax in Certain Cases 1411 >>   

Finance Act, 2022 [Extracts]

1412 >>   

Chapter IV : Indirect Taxes

1412 >>   
S. 118 -- Amendment of Notification Issued under Section 20 of Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 read with Sub-sections (1) and (3) of Section 50, Sub-section (12) of Section 54 and Section 56 of Central Goods and Services Tax Act, Retrospective 1413 >>   
S. 119 -- Retrospective Exemption from, or Levy or Collection or, Integrated Tax in Certain Cases 1414 >>   
S. 120 -- Retrospective Effect to Notification Issued under Clause (i) of Section 20 of Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act read with Sub-section (2) of Section 7 of Central Goods and Services Tax Act 1415 >>   

Union Territory Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 [UTGST]

1416 >>   

Chapter I : Preliminary

1416 >>   
S. 1 -- Short Title, Extent and Commencement 1417 >>   
S. 2 -- Definitions 1417 >>   

Chapter II : Administration

1420 >>   
S. 3 -- Officers Under This Act 1419 >>   
S. 4 -- Authorisation of Officers 1419 >>   
S. 5 -- Powers of Officers 1420 >>   
S. 6 -- Authorisation of Officers of Central Tax as Proper Officer in Certain Circumstances 1420 >>   

Chapter III : Levy and Collection of Tax

1421 >>   
S. 7 -- Levy and Collection 1422 >>   
S. 8 -- Power to Grant Exemption from Tax 1425 >>   

Chapter IV : Payment of Tax

1426 >>   
S. 9 -- Payment of Tax 1427 >>   
S. 10 -- Transfer of Input Tax Credit 1427 >>   

Chapter V : Inspection, Search, Seizure and Arrest

1429 >>   
S. 11 -- Officers Required to Assist Proper Officers 1429 >>   

Chapter VI : Demands and Recovery

1430 >>   
S. 12 -- Tax Wrongfully Collected and Paid to Central Government or Union Territory Government 1430 >>   
S. 13 -- Recovery of Tax 1431 >>   

Chapter VII : Advance Ruling

1432 >>   
S. 14 -- Definitions 1432 >>   
S. 15 -- Constitution of Authority for Advance Ruling 1433 >>   
S. 16 -- Constitution of Appellate Authority for Advance Ruling 1434 >>   

Chapter VIII : Transitional Provisions

1436 >>   
S. 17 -- Migration of Existing Tax Payers 1436 >>   
S. 18 -- Transitional Arrangements for Input Tax Credit 1437 >>   
S. 19 -- Transitional Provisions Relating to Job Work 1442 >>   
S. 20 -- Miscellaneous Transitional Provisions 1444 >>   

Chapter IX : Miscellaneous

1450 >>   
S. 21 -- Application of Provisions of Central Goods and Services Tax Act 1450 >>   
S. 22 -- Power to Make Rules 1456 >>   
S. 23 -- General Power to Make Regulations 1456 >>   
S. 24 -- Laying of Rules, Regulations and Notifications 1457 >>   
S. 25 -- Power to Issue Instructions or Directions 1457 >>   
S. 26 -- Removal of Difficulties 1458 >>   

The Finance Act, 2020

1459 >>   

Chapter IV : Indirect Taxes

1460 >>   
S. 139 -- Retrospective Exemption from, or Levy or Collection of, Central Tax in Certain Cases 1460 >>   

Finance Act, 2022 [Extracts]

1461 >>   

Chapter IV : Indirect Taxes

1462 >>   
S. 121 -- Amendment of Notification Issued under Section 21 of Union Territory Goods and Services Tax Act read with Sub-sections (1) and (3) of Section 50, Sub-section (12) of Section 54 and Section 56 of Central Goods and Services Tax Act, Retrospectivel 1462 >>   
S. 122 -- Retrospective Exemption from, or Levy or Collection of, Union Territory Tax in Certain Cases 1463 >>   
S. 123 -- Retrospective Effect to Notification Issued under Clause (I) of Section 21 of Union Territory Goods and Services Tax Act read with Sub-section (2) of Section 7 of Central Goods and Services Tax Act 1464 >>   

The Goods and Services Tax (Compensation to States) Act, 2017

1465 >>   
S. 1 -- Short Title, Extent and Commencement 1465 >>   
S. 2 -- Definitions 1466 >>   
S. 3 -- Projected Growth Rate 1467 >>   
S. 4 -- Base Year 1467 >>   
S. 5 -- Base Year Revenue 1468 >>   
S. 6 -- Projected Revenue for Any Year 1469 >>   
S. 7 -- Calculation and Release of Compensation 1470 >>   
S. 8 -- Collection of Cess 1472 >>   
S. 9 -- Returns, Payments and Refunds 1484 >>   
S. 10 -- Crediting Proceeds of Cess to Fund 1484 >>   
S. 11 -- Other Provisions Relating to Cess 1485 >>   
S. 12 -- Power to Make Rules 1487 >>   
S. 13 -- Laying of Rules Before Parliament 1488 >>   
S. 14 -- Power to Remove Difficulties 1489 >>   
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