3/2018-Central Tax : First Amendment 2018, to CGST Rules

[To be published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i)] Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue [Central Board of Excise and Customs] Notification No. 3/2018 – Central Tax New Delhi, the 23rd January, 2018 G.S.R……(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 hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017, namely:- (1) These rules may be called the Central Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Rules, 2018. (2) Save as otherwise provided, they shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017, - (i) in rule 3, in sub-rule (3A), for the words “ninety days”, the words “one hundred and eighty days” shall be substituted; (ii) with effect from 1st January, 2018, in rule 7, in the Table, (a) in Sl. No. 1, in column number (3), for the words “one per cent.”, the words “half per cent. of the turnover in the State or Union territory” shall be substituted; (b) in Sl. No. 2, in column number (3), for the words “two and a half per cent.”, the words “two and a half per cent. of the turnover in the State or Union territory” shall be substituted; (c) in Sl. No. 3, in column number (3), for the words “half per cent.”, the words “half per cent. of the turnover of taxable supplies of goods in the State or Union territory” shall be substituted; (iii) in rule 20, the proviso shall be omitted; (iv) in rule 24, in sub-rule (4), for the figures, letters and word “31st December, 2017”, the figures, letters and word “31st March, 2018” shall be substituted; (v) after rule 31, the following rule shall be inserted, namely:- “31A. Value of supply in case of lottery, betting, gambling and horse racing.-(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the provisions of this Chapter, the value in respect of supplies specified below shall be determined in the manner provided hereinafter. (2) (a) The value of supply of lottery run by State Governments shall be deemed to be 100/112 of the face value of ticket or of the price as notified in the Official Gazette by the organising State, whichever is higher. (b) The value of supply of lottery authorised by State Governments shall be deemed to be 100/128 of the face value of ticket or of the price as notified in the Official Gazette by the organising State, whichever is higher. Explanation:– For the purposes of this sub-rule, the expressions- (a) “lottery run by State Governments” means a lottery not allowed to be sold in any State other than the organizing State; (b) “lottery authorised by State Governments” means a lottery which is authorised to be sold in State(s) other than the organising State also; and (c) “Organising State” has the same meaning as assigned to it in clause (f) of sub-rule (1) of rule 2 of the Lotteries (Regulation) Rules, 2010. (3) The value of supply of actionable claim in the form of chance to win in betting, gambling or horse racing in a race club shall be 100% of the face value of the bet or the amount paid into the totalisator.”; (vi) in rule 43, after sub-rule (2), for the Explanation, the following Explanation shall be substituted, namely:- “Explanation:-For the purposes of rule 42 and this rule, it is hereby clarified that the aggregate value of exempt supplies shall exclude:- (a) the value of supply of services specified in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue No. 42/2017-Integrated Tax (Rate), dated the 27th October, 2017 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number GSR 1338(E) dated the 27th October, 2017; (b) the value of services by way of accepting deposits, extending loans or advances in so far as the consideration is represented by way of interest or discount, except in case of a banking company or a financial institution including a non-banking financial company, engaged in supplying services by way of accepting deposits, extending loans or advances; and (c) the value of supply of services by way of transportation of goods by a vessel from the customs station of clearance in India to a place outside India.”; (vii) in rule 54, after sub-rule (1), the following sub-rule shall be inserted, namely:- “(1A)(a) A registered person, having the same PAN and State code as an Input Service Distributor, may issue an invoice or, as the case may be, a credit or debit note to transfer the credit of common input services to the Input Service Distributor, which shall contain the following details:- (i) name, address and Goods and Services Tax Identification Number of the registered person having the same PAN and same State code as the Input Service Distributor; (ii) a consecutive serial number not exceeding sixteen characters, in one or multiple series, containing alphabets or numerals or special characters - hyphen or dash and slash symbolised as “-” and “/” respectively, and any combination thereof, unique for a financial year; (iii) date of its issue; (iv) Goods and Services Tax Identification Number of supplier of common service and original invoice number whose credit is sought to be transferred to the Input Service Distributor; (v) name, address and Goods and Services Tax Identification Number of the Input Service Distributor; (vi) taxable value, rate and amount of the credit to be transferred; and (vii) signature or digital signature of the registered person or his authorised representative. (b) The taxable value in the invoice issued under clause (a) shall be the same as the value of the common services.”; (viii) after rule 55, the following rule shall be inserted, namely:- “55A. Tax Invoice or bill of supply to accompany transport of goods.- The person-in-charge of the conveyance shall carry a copy of the tax invoice or the bill of supply issued in accordance with the provisions of rules 46, 46A or 49 in a case where such person is not required to carry an e-way bill under these rules.”; (ix) with effect from 23rd October, 2017, in rule 89, for sub-rule (4A) and sub-rule (4B), the following sub-rules shall be substituted, namely:- “(4A) In the case of supplies received on which the supplier has availed the benefit of the Government of India, Ministry of Finance, notification No. 48/2017-Central Tax dated the 18th October, 2017 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R 1305 (E) dated the 18th October, 2017, refund of input tax credit, availed in respect of other inputs or input services used in making zero-rated supply of goods or services or both, shall be granted. (4B) In the case of supplies received on which the supplier has availed the benefit of the Government of India, Ministry of Finance, notification No. 40/2017-Central Tax (Rate) dated the 23rd October, 2017 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R 1320 (E) dated the 23rd October, 2017 or notification No. 41/2017-Integrated Tax (Rate) dated the 23rd October, 2017 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R 1321(E) dated the 23rd October, 2017 or notification No. 78/2017-