CBIC exempt authorities under MoD from TDS compliance

CBIC exempts from GST TDS Provisions authorities under the Ministry of Defence, other than the authorities specified in the Annexure-A and their offices, with effect from the 1st day of October, 2018 vide Notification No. 57/2018 – Central Tax Dated 23rd October, 2018.

Exemption to post audit authorities under MoD from TDS compliance- With effect from the 1st day of October, 2018. TDS shall not apply to post audit authorities under the Ministry of Defence, other than the authorities specified in the Annexure-A and their offices.List of 30 Pr./ controller of defence accounts has been given in the Annexure who and their offices will have to implement the TDS. All other authorities in MOD other than these are exempted

Government of India
Ministry of Finance
(Department of Revenue)
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs

Notification No. 57/2018 – Central Tax

New Delhi, the 23rd October, 2018

G.S.R. 1057(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of section 1 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017) read with section 51 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (hereafter in this notification referred to as the said Act), the Central Government, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby makes the following further amendment in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue No. 50/2018-Central Tax dated the 13th September, 2018 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R 868 dated the 13th September, 2018, namely:–

In the paragraph of the notification, the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:-

“Provided that with respect to persons specified under clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 51 of the Act, nothing in this notification shall apply to the authorities under the Ministry of Defence, other than the authorities specified in the Annexure-A and their offices, with effect from the 1st day of October, 2018.”

[F. No. 349/58/2017- GST (Pt.)]

(Gunjan Kumar Verma)

Under Secretary to the Government of India

Note:- The principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R 868 (E), dated the 13th September, 2018.

ANNEXURE ‘A’

CODE NUMBERS ALLOTTED TO

THE PRINCIPAL CONTROLLERS/CONTROLLERS OF DEFENCE ACCOUNTS