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Circular No. 97/16/2019-GST


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F. No. CBEC-20/16/04/2018 – GST (Pt. I)
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs
GST Policy Wing
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New Delhi, Dated the 5
th
April 2019
To,
The Principal Chief Commissioners / Chief Commissioners / Principal Commissioners /
Commissioners of Central Tax (All)
The Principal Director Generals / Director Generals (All)

Madam/Sir,

Subject: Clarification regarding exercise of option to pay tax under notification No. 2/2019-
CT(R) dt 07.03.2019 – Reg.

Attention is invited to notification No. 02/2019-Central Tax (Rate) dated 07.03.2019
(hereinafter referred to as “the said notification”) which prescribes rate of central tax of 3% on
first supplies of goods or services or both upto an aggregate turnover of fifty lakh rupees made
on or after the 1
st
day of April in any financial year, by a registered person whose aggregate
annual turnover in the preceding financial year was fifty lakh rupees or below. The said
notification, as amended by notification No. 09/2019-Central Tax (Rate) dated 29.03.2019,
provides that Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017 (hereinafter referred to as “the said
rules”), as applicable to a person paying tax under section 10 of the Central Goods and Services
Tax Act, 2017 (hereinafter referred to as “the said Act”) shall, mutatis mutandis, apply to a
person paying tax under the said notification.

2. In order to clarify the issue and to ensure uniformity in the implementation of the
provisions of the law across field formations, the Board, in exercise of its powers conferred by
section 168 (1) of the said Act, hereby clarifies the issues raised as below:–

Circular No. 97/16/2019-GST
(i) a registered person who wants to opt for payment of central tax @ 3% by availing the
benefit of the said notification, may do so by filing intimation in the manner specified in sub-rule
3 of rule 3 of the said rules in FORM GST CMP -02 by selecting the category of registered
person as “Any other supplier eligible for composition levy” as listed at Sl. No. 5(iii) of the said
form, latest by 30
th
April, 2019. Such person shall also furnish a statement in FORM GST ITC-
03 in accordance with the provisions of sub-rule (3) of rule 3 of the said rules.
(ii) any person who applies for registration and who wants to opt for payment of central tax
@ 3% by availing the benefit of the said notification, if eligible, may do so by indicating the
option at serial no. 5 and 6.1(iii) of FORM GST REG-01 at the time of filing of application for
registration.
(iii) the option of payment of tax by availing the benefit of the said notification in respect of
any place of business in any State or Union territory shall be deemed to be applicable in respect
of all other places of business registered on the same Permanent Account Number.
(iv) the option to pay tax by availing the benefit of the said notification would be effective
from the beginning of the financial year or from the date of registration in cases where new
registration has been obtained during the financial year.

3. It may be noted that the provisions contained in Chapter II of the said Rules shall mutatis
mutandis apply to persons paying tax by availing the benefit of the said notification, except to
the extent specified in para 2 above.

4. Difficulty if any, in the implementation of this circular may be brought to the notice of
the Board. Hindi version would follow.

(Upender Gupta)
Principal Commissioner (GST)

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