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Notification of the Central Goods and Services Tax (Fourth Amendment) Rules, 2023 amending multiple provisions of the CGST Rules, 2017, including corporate guarantee valuation, order/intimation procedures, and several prescribed forms.

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The Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, via Notification No. 52/2023-Central Tax (G.S.R. 798(E)) dated 26th October 2023, in exercise of powers under section 164 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017) and on the recommendations of the Council, made the Central Goods and Services Tax (Fourth Amendment) Rules, 2023; the amendments insert a new sub-rule (2) into rule 28 valuing the supply of corporate guarantee services by a supplier to a related recipient on behalf of a banking company or financial institution at one per cent of the guarantee amount or the actual consideration, whichever is higher; amend rule 142(3) to replace the proper officer's issuance of an 'order' with an 'intimation'; amend rule 159(2) to add a lapse condition tied to expiry of one year from the order date; insert clause (xiva) 'One Person Company' into FORM GST REG-01; substitute FORM GST REG-08 (Order of Cancellation of Registration as Tax Deductor or Tax Collector at Source); amend FORM GSTR-8 serial numbers 5, 7, and 9 concerning TCS interest and late fee entries; amend FORM GST PCT-01 enrolment qualification criteria; and insert a lapse clause into FORM GST DRC-22 tied to issuance of FORM GST DRC-23 or expiry of one year; the principal CGST Rules, 2017 were notified vide No. 3/2017-Central Tax dated 19th June 2017 (G.S.R. 610(E)) and last amended vide No. 51/2023-Central Tax dated 29th September 2023 (G.S.R. 707(E)); signed by Raghvendra Pal Singh, Director.

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6821 GI/202 3 (1) रजिस्ट्री सं. डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No . D. L. -33004/99 EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 620] NEW DELHI, THURS DAY , OCTOBER 2 6, 2023/ KARTIKA 4, 1945 CG-DL-E-26102023-249702 i. ii. i. ii. 1 2 3 ”; 1 2 3 4 ”; MINISTRY OF FINANCE (Department of Revenue) (CENTRAL BOARD OF INDIRECT TAXES AND CUSTOMS ) NOTIFICATION New D elhi, the 26th October, 2023 No. 52/2023 – Central Tax G.S.R . 798(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by section 164 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017), the Central Government, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017, namely: — 1. Short title and commencement . — (1) These rules may be called the Central Goods and Services Tax (Fourth Amendment) Rules, 2023. (2) Save as otherwise provided in these rules, they shall come into force on the date of their p ublication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), rule 28 shall be renumbered as sub -rule (1) and after the sub -rule as so renumbered, the following sub -rule shall be inserted, namely: - “(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub -rule (1), the value of supply of services by a supplier to a recipient who is a related person, by way of providing corporate guarantee to any banking company or financial institution on behalf of the said recipient, shall be deem ed to be one per cent of the amount of such guarantee offered, or the actual consideration, whichever is higher.”. 3. In the said rules, in rule 142, in sub -rule (3), for the words “proper officer shall issue an order”, the words “proper officer shall iss ue an intimation” shall be substituted. 4. In the said rules, in rule 159, in sub -rule (2), after the words “Commissioner to that effect”, the words “ or on expiry of a period of one year from the date of issuance of order under sub -rule (1), whichever is e arlier, ” shall be inserted. 5. In the said rules, in FORM GST REG -01, in PART -B, in serial number 2, after clause (xiv), the following clause shall be inserted, namely: - “(xiva) One Person Company”. 6. In the said rules, for FORM GST REG -08, the following form shall be substituted, namely: – “ FORM GST REG -08 [See rule12(3)] Reference No Date: To Name: Address: Application Reference No.(ARN) Date: Order of Cancellation of Registration as Tax Deductor at source or Tax Collector at source This is in reference to the request raised vide letter/mail dated ……. for cancellation of registration under the Act due to the following reason, namely: – i. ii. The undersigned is of opinion that the effective date of cancellation of registration is <<DD/MM/YYYY>>. 2. You are required to furnish pending returns immediately. 3. Kindly refer to the supportive docume nt(s) attached for case specific details. 4. It may be noted that the cancellation of registration shall not affect the liability to pay tax and other dues under this Act or to discharge any obligation under this Act or the rules made thereunder for any peri od prior to the date of cancellation whether or not such tax and other dues are determined before or after the date of cancellation. OR Order of Cancellation of Registration as Tax Deductor at source or Tax Collector at source This has reference to the s how-cause notice issued dated……….. o Whereas no reply to the show cause notice has been submitted, and whereas, the undersigned based on record available with this office is of the opinion that your registration is liable to be cancelled for the following reason(s) : or o Whereas reply to the show cause notice has been submitted vide letter dated______, and whereas, the undersigned on examination of your reply to show cause notice and based on record available with this office is of the opinion that your regi stration is liable to be cancelled for the following reason(s) : – or o Whereas no reply to the show cause notice has been submitted and on day fixed for personal hearing, you did not appear in person or through authorised representative, and whereas, the undersigned based on record available with this office is of the opinion that your registration is liable to be cancelled for following reason(s) : or o Whereas no reply to the show cause notice has been submitted, but you or authorised representative at tended the personal hearing and made a written or verbal submission, and whereas, the undersigned on examination of your written or verbal submission made during personal hearing and based on record available with this office is of the opinion that your re gistration is liable to be cancelled for the following reason(s) : or o Whereas reply to the show cause notice has been submitted vide letter dated______. But, you or authorised representative did not attend the personal hearing on scheduled or extended date . and whereas, the undersigned on examination of your reply to show cause notice and based on record available with this office is of the opinion that your registration is liable to be cancelled for the following reason(s) : or o Whereas reply to the show ca use notice has been submitted vide letter dated______ and you or authorised representative attended the personal hearing, made a written/oral submission during personal hearing. And whereas, the undersigned has examined your reply to show cause notice as w ell as submissions made at the time of personal hearing and is of the opinion that your registration is liable to be cancel led for the following reason(s) : i. ii. The effective date of cancellation of registration is<<DD/MM/YYYY>>. 2. Kindly refer to the sup portive document(s) attached for case specific details. 3. You are required to furnish pending returns immediately. 4. It may be noted that the cancellation of registration shall not affect the liability to pay tax and other dues under this Act or to discharge any obligation under this Act or the rules made thereunder for any period prior to the date of cancellation whether or not such tax and other dues are determined before or after the date of cancellation. Place: Date: Signature Name of the Officer Designation Jurisdiction”; 7. In the said rules, in FORM GSTR -8,- (a) serial number 5 shall be omitted; (b) for serial number 7 and entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entries shall be substituted, namely : – “7. Interest, late fee payable and paid Description Amount payable Amount paid 1 2 3 (I) Interest on account of TCS in respect of (a) Integrated tax (b) Central Tax (c) State/UT Tax (II) Late fee (a) Central tax (b) State / UT tax “; (c) for serial number 9 and entries relating thereto, the following serial number and entries shall be substituted, namely: – “9. Debit entries in cash ledger for TCS, interest and late fee payment [to be populated after filing of statement] Description Tax Interest Late fee 1 2 3 4 (a) Integrated tax (b) Central Tax (c) State/UT Tax ”. 8. In the said rules, in FORM GST PCT -01, in PART -B, for serial number 4 and entries relating thereto, the following serial number 4 and entries shall be substituted, namely: - “ 4 Enrolment sought: (1) Chartered Accountant (2) Company Secretary (3) Cost and Management Accountant (4) Graduate or Postgraduate or its equivalent degree in Law (5) Graduate or Postgraduate or its equivalent degree in Commerce (6) Graduate or Postgraduate or its equivalent degree in Banking including Higher Auditing (7) Graduate or Postgraduate or its equivalent degree in Business Administration (8) Graduate or Postgraduate or its equivalent degree in Business Management (9) Degree examination of any Foreign University recognized by any Indian University (10) Retired Government Officials (11) Sales Ta x practitioner under existing law for a period of not less than five years (12) Tax return preparer under existing law for a period of not less than five years (13) Any other examination notified by Government Note: Sr. No. (4) to (8) of the table should be from an Indian University established by any law for the time being in force. ”; 9. In the said rules, in FORM GST DRC -22, after the last paragraph, the following paragraph shall be inserted, namely: – “This order shall cease to have effect, on the da te of issuance of order in FORM GST DRC -23 by the Commissioner, or on the expiry of a period of one year from the date of issuance of this order, whichever is earlier.”. [F. No. CBIC -20001/10/2023 -GST] RAGHVENDRA PAL SINGH , Director Note: The pri ncipal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub -section (i) vide notification No. 3/2017 -Central Tax, dated the 19th June, 2017, published vide number G.S.R. 610(E), dated the 19th June, 2017 and were last amende d vide notification No. 51/2023 - Central Tax, dated the 29th September, 2023 published vide number G.S.R. 707(E), dated the 29th September, 2023. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring R oad, Mayapuri, New Delhi -110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications , Delhi -110054.

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