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Panaji, 28th July, 2020 (Sravana 6, 1942)

SERIES I No. 17

Reg. No. G-2/RNP/GOA/32/2018-2020

RNI No. GOAENG/2002/6410

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

GOVERNMENT OF GOA

Department of Finance

Revenue & Control Division

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Notification

38/1/2017-Fin(R&C)(162)/532

In exercise of the powers conferred by

section 128 of the Goa Goods and Services

Tax Act, 2017 (Goa Act 4 of 2017) (hereafter

in this notification referred to as the said Act),

read with section 148 of the said Act, the

Government of Goa, on the recommendations

of the Council, hereby makes the following

further amendments in the Government

notification No. 38/1/2017-Fin(R&C)(87),

dated 31st December, 2018, published in the

Extraordinary Official Gazette No. 2, Series I

No. 39 dated 31st December, 2018, namely:—

In the said notification, after the third

proviso, the following provisos shall be

inserted, namely:—

“Provided also that for the class of

registered persons mentioned in column

(2) of the Table of the above proviso, who

fail to furnish the returns for the tax period

as specified in column (3) of the said Table,

according to the condition mentioned in

the corresponding entry in column (4) of

the said Table, but furnishes the said return

Suggestions are welcomed on e-mail: dir–[email protected]

EXTRAORDINARY

No. 3

till the 30th day of September, 2020, the

total amount of late fee payable under

section 47 of the said Act, shall stand

waived which is in excess or two hundred

and fifty rupees and shall stand fully waived

for those taxpayers where the total amount

of state tax payable in the said return is

nil:

Provided also that for the taxpayers

having an aggregate turnover of more than

rupees 5 crores in the preceding financial

year, who fail to furnish the return in FORM

GSTR-3B for the months of May, 2020 to

July, 2020, by the due date but furnish the

said return till the 30th day of September,

2020, the total amount or late fee under

section 47 of the said Act, shall stand

waived which is in excess or two hundred

and fifty rupees and shall stand fully waived

for those taxpayers where the total

amount of state tax payable in the said

return is nil.”.

2. This notification shall be deemed to have

come into effect from the 25th day of June,

2020.

By order and in the name of the Governor

of Goa.

Pranab G. Bhat, Under Secretary, Finance

(R&C).

Porvorim, 23rd July, 2020.

OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA

SERIES I No. 17

(EXTRAORDINARY No. 3)

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Notification

38/1/2017-Fin(R&C)(163)/533

In exercise of the powers conferred by

section 164 of the Goa Goods and Services

Tax Act, 2017 (Goa Act 4 of 2017), the

Government of Goa, on the recommendations

of the Council, hereby makes the following

rules further to amend the Goa Goods and

Services Tax Rules, 2017, namely:—

1. (1) These rules may be called the Goa

Goods and Services Tax (Eighth Amendment)

Rules, 2020.

(2) They shall he deemed to have come

into force from 1st July, 2020. In the Goa

Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017

(hereinafter referred to as the said rules), for

the rule 67 A, the following rule shall be

substituted, namely:—

“67A. Manner of furnishing of return or

details of outward supplies by short

messaging service facility.— Notwith-

standing 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 verified

by a registered mobile number based One

Time Password facility.

Explanation.— For the purpose of this

rule, a Nil return or Nil details or 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.”.

By order and in the name of the Governor

of Goa.

Pranab G. Bhat, Under Secretary, Finance

(R&C).

Porvorim, 23rd July, 2020.

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