COMMERCIAL TAXES AND REGISTRATION DEPARTMENT


	TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY EXTRAORDINARY

No. 262] CHENNAI, THURSDAY, JULY 2, 2020 Aani 18, Saarvari, Thiruvalluvar Aandu–2051

Part III—Section 1(a)

General Statutory Rules, Notifications, Orders, Regulations, etc.,

issued by Secretariat Departments.

NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT

AMENDMENTS TO THE TAMIL NADU GOODS AND SERVICES TAX RULES, 2017.

[G.O. Ms. No.106, Commercial Taxes and Registration (B1), 2nd July 2020, Aani 18, Saarvari, Thiruvalluvar Aandu-2051.]

No. SRO A-22(g)/2020.

In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 164 of the Tamil Nadu Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (Tamil Nadu Act 19 of 2017), the Governor of Tamil Nadu, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Tamil Nadu Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017, namely:-

1. (1) These rules may be called the Tamil Nadu Goods and Services Tax (Eighth Amendment) Rules, 2020.

(2) They shall be deemed to have come into force from 1st July, 2020.

2. In the Tamil Nadu Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), for the rule 67A, the following rule shall be substituted, namely:-

"67A. Manner of furnishing of return or details of outward supplies by short messaging service facility.- Notwithstanding anything contained in this Chapter, for a registered person who is required to furnish a Nil return under section 39 in FORM GSTR-3B or a Nil details of outward supplies under section 37 in FORM GSTR-1 for a tax period, any reference to electronic furnishing shall include furnishing of the said return or the details of outward supplies through a short messaging service using the registered mobile number and the said return or the details of outward supplies shall be veriﬁ ed by a registered mobile number based One Time Password facility.

Explanation.- For the purpose of this rule, a Nil return or Nil details of outward supplies shall mean a return under section 39 or details of outward supplies under section 37, for a tax period that has nil or no entry in all the Tables in FORM GSTR-3B or FORM GSTR-1, as the case may be.".

Dr. BEELA RAJESH,

Secretary to Government.

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III1-(a) Ex. (262)

COMMERCIAL TAXES AND REGISTRATION DEPARTMENT - AMENDMENTS TO THE TAMIL NADU GOODS AND SERVICES TAX RULES, 2017.