(1) Every registered person, other than an Input Service Distributor, a person
paying tax under section 51 or section 52, a casual taxable person and a non-resident taxable
person, shall furnish an annual return for every financial year electronically in such form and
manner as may be prescribed on or before the thirty-first day of December following the end
of such financial year.
1Provided that the Commissioner may, on the recommendations of the Council and for reasons to be recorded in writing, by notification, extend the time limit for furnishing the annual return for such class of registered persons as may be specified therein:
Provided further that any extension of time limit notified by the Commissioner of State tax or the Commissioner of Union territory tax shall be deemed to be notified by the Commissioner.
(2) Every registered person who is required to get his accounts audited in accordance
with the provisions of sub-section (5) of section 35 shall furnish, electronically, the annual
return under sub-section (1) along with a copy of the audited annual accounts and a
reconciliation statement, reconciling the value of supplies declared in the return furnished
for the financial year with the audited annual financial statement, and such other particulars
as may be prescribed.
62“Explanation.- For the purposes of this section, it is hereby declared that the annual return for the period from the 1st July, 2017 to the 31st March, 2018 shall be furnished on or before the 3 31st March, 2019.”4“30th June, 2019”.5“31st August, 2019″.”30th November, 2019”.
“Explanation.- For the purposes of this section, it is hereby declaed that the annual return forthe period from the 1st July, 2017 to the 31st March, 2018 shall be furnished on or before the731st December, 2019 “31st January, 2020” and the annual return for the period from the 1st April, 2018 to the 31stMarch, 2019 shall be furnished on or before the 31st March, 2020.”
8Every registered person, other than an Input Service Distributor, a person paying tax under section 51 or section 52, a casual taxable person and a non-resident taxable person shall furnish an annual return which may include a self-certified reconciliation statement, reconciling the value of supplies declared in the return furnished for the financial year, with the audited annual financial statement for every financial year electronically, within such time and in such form and in such manner as may be prescribed:
Provided that the Commissioner may, on the recommendations of the Council, by notification, exempt any class of registered persons from filing annual return under this section:
Provided further that nothing contained in this section shall apply to any department of the Central Government or a State Government or a local authority, whose books of account are subject to audit by the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India or an auditor appointed for Annual return. 62 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [PART II— auditing the accounts of local authorities under any law for the time being in force.
1 Inserted in Central Goods and Service Tax, Finance Bill 2019-20.
2 Inserted in Central Goods and Service Tax, Removal of Difficulties Order, 2018
3 Substituted in Central Goods and Service Tax, Removal of Difficulties Order, 2018
4 Substituted in Central Goods and Service Tax, Removal of Difficulties Order, 2019
5 Substituted in Central Goods and Service Tax, Removal of Difficulties Order, 2019
6 Substituted in Central Goods and Service Tax, Removal of Difficulties Order, 2019
7 Substituted in Central Goods and Service Tax, Removal of Difficulties Order, 2019
8 Substituted by Section 111 of the Finance Act 2021 brought into force by CGST Notification 29/2021 from Aug 1, 2021 ↩