The Arunachal Pradesh Goods and Services Tax ( First Amendment) Act, 2022

(1) This Act may be called the Arunachal Pradesh Goods and Services Tax (1st Amendment) Act, 2022. (2) It extends to the whole of Arunachal Pradesh. (3) Save as otherwise provided, the provisions of this Act shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint: Provided that different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act and any reference in any such provision to the commencement of this Act shall be construed as a reference to the coming into force of that provision.

In the Principal Act, in section 16, — (a) in sub-section (2),— (i) after clause (b), the following clause shall be inserted, namely :- “(ba) the details of input tax credit in respect of the said supply communicated to such registered person under section 38 has not been restricted ;” (ii) in clause (c), the words, figures and letter “or section 43A” shall be deleted ; (b) in sub-section (4), for the words and figures “due date of furnishing of the return under section 39 for the month of September”, the words “thirtieth day of November” shall be substituted.

In the Principal Act, in section 29, in sub-section (2) - (a) in clause (b), for the words “returns for three consecutive tax periods’, the words “the return for a financial year beyond three months from the due date of furnishing the said return” shall be substituted ; (b) in clause (c), for the words “a continuous period of six months”, the words “such continuous tax period as may be prescribed” shall be substituted.

In the Principal Act, in section 34, in sub-section (2) for the word “September”, the words “the thirtieth day of November” shall be substituted.

In the Principal Act, in section 37,-- (a) in sub-section (1), — (i) after the words “shall furnish, electronically”, the words “subject to such conditions and restrictions and” shall be inserted ; (ii) for the words “shall be communicated to the recipient of the said supplies within such time and in such manner as may be prescribed”, the words “shall, subject to such conditions and restrictions, within such time and in such manner as may be prescribed, be communicated to the recipient of the said supplies” shall be substituted ; (iii) the first proviso shall be deleted ; (iv) in the second proviso, for the words “Provided further that”, the words “Provided that” shall be substituted ; (v) in the third proviso, for the words “Provided also that”, the words “Provided further that" shall be substituted ; (b) sub-section (2) shall be deleted ; (c) in sub-section (3),— (i) the words and figures “and which have remained unmatched under section 42 or section 43" shall be deleted ; (ii) in the first proviso, for the words and figures “furnishing of the return under section 39 for the month of September”, the words “the thirtieth day of November” shall be substituted ; (d) after sub-section (3) the following sub-section shall be inserted, namely :— “(4) A registered person shall not be allowed to furnish the details of outward supplies under sub-section(1) for a tax period, if the details of outward supplies for any of the previous tax periods has not been furnished by him : Provided that the Government may, on the recommendations of the Council, by notification, subject to such conditions and restrictions as may be specified therein, allow a registered person or a class of registered persons to furnish the details of outward supplies under sub-section (1), even if he has not furnished the details of outward supplies for one or more previous tax periods”.

In the Principal Act, in section 38, the following section shall be substituted, namely :— “38. (1) The details of outward supplies furnished by the registered persons under sub-section (1) of section 37 and of such other supplies as may be prescribed, and an auto-generated statement containing the details of input tax credit shall be made available electronically to the recipients of such supplies in such form and manner, within such time, and subject to such conditions and restrictions as may be prescribed. (2) The auto-generated statement under sub-section (1) shall consist of (a) details of inward supplies in respect of which credit of input tax may be available to the recipient : and (b) details of supplies in respect of which such credit cannot be availed, whether wholly or partly, by the recipient, on account of the details of the said supplies being furnished under sub-section (1) of section 37,— (i) by any registered person within such period of taking registration as may be prescribed ; or (ii) by any registered person, who has defaulted in payment of tax and where such default has continued for such period as may be prescribed ; or (iii) by any registered person, the output tax payable by whom in accordance with the statement of outward supplies furnished by him under the said sub-section during such period, as may be prescribed, exceeds the output tax paid by him during the said period by such limit as may be prescribed ; or (iv) by any registered person who, during such period as may be prescribed, has availed credit of input tax of an amount that exceeds the credit that can be availed by him in accordance with clause (a), by such limit as may be prescribed ; or (v) by any registered person, who has defaulted in discharging his tax liability in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (12) of section 49 subject to such conditions and restrictions as may be prescribed ; or (vi) by such other class of persons as may be prescribed.”

In the Principal Act, in section 39,— (a) in sub-section (5), for the word “twenty”, the word “thirteen” shall be substituted ; (b) in sub-section (7), for the first proviso, the following proviso shall be substituted, namely :— “Provided that every registered person furnishing return under the proviso to sub-section (1) shall pay to the Government, in such form and manner, and within such time, as may be prescribed, — (a) an amount equal to the tax due taking into account inward and outward supplies of goods or services or both, input tax credit availed, tax payable and such other particulars during a month ; or (b) in lieu of the amount referred to in clause (a), an amount determined in such manner and subject to such conditions and restrictions as may be prescribed.”; (c) in sub-section (8), — (i) for the words and figures “Subject to the provisions of sections 37 and 38, if", the word “Where” shall be substituted ; (ii) in the proviso, for the words “the due date for furnishing of return for the month of September or second quarter”, the words “the thirtieth day of November” shall be substituted ; (d) in sub-section (10), for the words “has not been furnished by him”, the following shall be substituted, namely :— “or the details of outward supplies under sub-section(1) of section 37 for the said tax period has not been furnished by him : Provided that the Government may, on the recommendations of the Council, by notification, subject to such conditions and restrictions as may be specified therein, allow a registered person or a class of registered persons to furnish the return, even if he has not furnished the returns for one or more previous tax periods or has not furnished the details of outward supplies under sub-section (1) of section 37 for the said tax period”.

In the Principal Act, in section 39,— (a) in sub-section (5), for the word “twenty”, the word “thirteen” shall be substituted; (b) in sub-section (7), for the first proviso, the following proviso shall be substituted, namely:— “Provided that every registered person furnishing return under the proviso to sub-section (1) shall pay to the Government, in such form and manner, and within such time, as may be prescribed, — (a) an amount equal to the tax due taking into account inward and outward supplies of goods or services or both, input tax credit availed, tax payable and such other particulars during a month; or (b) in lieu of the amount referred to in clause (a), an amount determined in such manner and subject to such conditions and restrictions as may be prescribed.”; (c) in sub-section (8), — (i) for the words and figures “Subject to the provisions of sections 37 and 38, if”, the word “Where” shall be substituted; (ii) in the proviso, for the words “the due date for furnishing of return for the month of September or second quarter”, the words “the thirtieth day of November” shall be substituted; (d) in sub-section (10), for the words “has not been furnished by him”, the following shall be substituted, namely:— “or the details of outward supplies under sub-section(1) of section 37 for the said tax period has not been furnished by him: Provided that the Government may, on the recommendations of the Council, by notification, subject to such conditions and restrictions as may be specified therein, allow a registered person or a class of registered persons to furnish the return, even if he has not furnished the returns for one or more previous tax periods or has not furnished the details of outward supplies under sub-section (1) of section 37 for the said tax period”.