Last Date for Filing GSTR-7 Extended to 20 Dec 2019 for the months of July to Oct 2019 for J&K Taxpayers

[Notification No. 65/2019 – Central Tax dated 12 December 2019]

Seeks to extend the due date for furnishing of return in FORM GSTR-7 for registered persons in Jammu and Kashmir for the months of July, 2019 to October, 2019.

G.S.R.....(E).–In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (6) of section 39 read with section 168 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017) (hereafter in this notification referred to as the said Act), the Commissioner hereby makes the following further amendment in notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No.26/2019 – Central Tax, dated the 28th June, 2019, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R.452(E), dated the 28th June, 2019, namely:–

In the said notification, in the first paragraph, for the third proviso, the following proviso shall be substituted, namely: –

“Provided also that the return by a registered person, required to deduct tax at source under the provisions of section 51 of the said Act in FORM GSTR-7 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017 under sub-section (3) of section 39 of the said Act read with rule 66 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017, for the months of July, 2019 to October,2019, whose principal place of business is in the State of Jammu and Kashmir shall be furnished electronically through the common portal, on or before the 20th December, 2019.”

2. This notification shall be deemed to come into force with effect from the 30th Day of November, 2019.

[F. No. 20/06/09/2019-GST]