The CBIC has issued notification no. 22/2019 – Central Tax, dated 23rd April, 2019, notifying 21st June, 2019 as the date of applicability of Rule 138E.
Provisions of Rule 138E were notified on 31st Dec, 2018 vide notification no. 74/2018 – Central Tax.
As per Rule 138E, if an assesse, who is a composition dealer has not filed GST returns for two consecutive tax periods, e-way bill can-not be generated for making supply to him. In case of assesses other than composition dealers, if they do not file their GST returns for a consecutive period of two months, e-way bill can-not be generated for making supply to him.
Text of the provisions contained in Rule 138E is reproduced below:
“138E. Restriction on furnishing of information in PART A of FORM GST EWB-01.-
Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule (1) of rule 138, no person (including a consignor, consignee, transporter, an e-commerce operator or a courier agency) shall be allowed to furnish the information in PART A of FORM GST EWB-01 in respect of a registered person, whether as a supplier or a recipient, who,—
(a) being a person paying tax under section 10, has not furnished the returns for two consecutive tax periods; or
(b) being a person other than a person specified in clause (a), has not furnished the returns for a consecutive period of two months:
Provided that the Commissioner may, on sufficient cause being shown and for reasons to be recorded in writing, by order, allow furnishing of the said information in PART A of FORM GST EWB 01, subject to such conditions and restrictions as may be specified by him:
Provided further that no order rejecting the request of such person to furnish the information in PART A of FORM GST EWB 01 under the first proviso shall be passed without affording the said person a reasonable opportunity of being heard:
Provided also that the permission granted or rejected by the Commissioner of State tax or Commissioner of Union territory tax shall be deemed to be granted or, as the case may be, rejected by the Commissioner.
Explanation:– For the purposes of this rule, the expression ―Commissioner‖ shall mean the jurisdictional Commissioner in respect of the persons specified in clauses (a) and (b).”
Notification no. 22/2019 is reproduced below:
[To be published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i)]
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
(Department of Revenue)
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs
Notification No.22 /2019 – Central Tax
New Delhi, the 23rd April, 2019
G.S.R. ….(E)— In exercise of the powers conferred by section 164 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017), the Central Government hereby appoints the 21st day of June, 2019, as the date from which the provisions of the Central Goods and Services Tax (Fourteenth) Amendment Rules, 2018 rule 12 of [notification No. 74/2018–Central Tax, dated the 31st December, 2018, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R 1251(E), dated the 31st December, 2018], shall come into force.
[F. No. 20/06/16/2018-GST]
(Ruchi Bisht)
Under Secretary to the Government of India
Author Bio
sir I have small industry having turnover around 3 correspondence annually in the state of Nagaland.During implementation of gst my industry saw the worse days but now it has settle down and I am confident that I will file annal return of 2017,-18 at time.But as per gst rule138E it will be impossible for me to clear 5he tax within 20 June 2019.i need to 6 months extension so that my e way bill should not be blocked. Please suggest what I should do to get out of this problem