Person Exempted from registration [Summary of Notifications issued u/s 23(2) of CGST Act]

Following Person were notified u/s 23(2) of CGST Act, who is exempt from Registration

 

1. Persons making any inter-State taxable supply

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Section 24(i) requires compulsory registration of any person who is making any inter-state taxable supplies even if his aggregate turnover does not exceed threshold limit.

However, following exemptions from registration have been provided u/s 23(2) vide various notifications.

Persons making inter-State supplies of taxable services whose AT < Rs.20 or Rs.10 lacs is exempt from registration

Refer Notification No. 10/2017-Integrated Tax dt. 13-10-2017

Job worker engaged in inter-state supply of services to RPs is exempt from registration subject to conditions

Refer Notification No. 07/2017-Integrated Tax dt. 14-09-2017

Person making inter-state taxable supplies of handicraft goods or specified products and whose AT < threshold limit as per section 22(1) is exempt from registration

Refer Notification No. 03/2018-Integrated Tax dt. 22-10-2018

 

2. Casual Taxable Persons (CTP) making Taxable Supply

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Section 24(ii) requires compulsory registration of CTP who is making taxable supplies, even if his aggregate turnover does not exceed threshold limit.

However, following exemptions from registration have been provided u/s 23(2)

CTP making inter-state taxable supplies of handicraft goods or products specified in Notification and whose AT < threshold limit as per section 22(1) is exempt from registration

Refer Notification No. 56/2018-Central Tax dt. 23-10-2018

 

3. Person who is making only outward supplies tax on which is liable to be paid on RCM by the recipient u/s 9(3) is exempt from registration

Refer Notification  No. 05/2017-Central Tax dt. 19-06-2017

 

4. Persons making supplies of services, other than supplies specified u/s 9(5) through an ECO and whose AT < Rs.20/10 lacs is exempt from registration

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Section 24(ix) requires compulsory registration of any persons

who supply goods or services or both, other than supplies specified u/s 9(5)

through such ECO who is required to collect tax at source u/s 52 must be registered without applying threshold limit.

However, following exemptions from registration have been provided u/s 23(2)

Refer Notification No. 65/2017-Central Tax dt. 15-11-2017

 

 

5. Applicability of Threshold Limit Rs.40 lacs wef 01-04-2019

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As per section 22(1), threshold limit of Rs.20 lacs apply but below notification allows for Rs.40 lacs threshold limit for registrations

Refer Notification No. 10/2019-Central Tax dt. 07-03-2019

 

6. Persons making supplies of goods through an ECO required to collect TCS u/s 52 is exempt from registration with conditions

Refer Notification No. 34/2023-Central Tax dt. 31-07-2023

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Persons making supplies of goods through an ECO who is required to collect TCS u/s 52 and

having an AT in the preceding and current FY not exceeding threshold limit 22(1),

is exempted from obtaining registration under the said Act, subject to the following conditions, namely:

(i) he shall not make any inter-State supply of goods;

(ii) he shall not make supply of goods through ECO in more than one State/UT;

(iii) he shall be required to have a PAN issued under the Income Tax Act,;

(iv) he shall, before making any supply of goods through ECO, declare on the common portal their PAN, address of their place of business and the State/UT in which such persons seek to make such supply, which shall be subjected to validation on the common portal;

(v) such persons have been granted an enrolment number on the common portal on successful validation of the PAN;

(vi) he shall not be granted more than one enrolment number in a State/UT;

(vii) no supply of goods shall be made by such persons through ECO unless such persons have been granted an enrolment number on the common portal; and

(viii) where such persons are subsequently granted registration u/s 25, the enrolment number shall cease to be valid from the effective date of registration.

 

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