Amendments to Goa GST Act get state cabinet nod

The Goa Goods and Service Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2022, received the cabinets approval on Wednesday. As per the amendment, the registration of a person paying tax under Section 10 of the act is liable to be cancelled if the return for a financial year has not been furnished beyond three months from the due date.

The bill seeks to amend clause (b) of sub-section (2) of Section 29 of the act and will be introduced in the upcoming assembly session of Goa legislative assembly.
It seeks to insert a new sub-clause (ba) in clause (2) of explanation in order to provide clarity regarding the relevant date for filing refund claims in respect of supplies made to a Special Economic Zone developer or a Special Economic Zone unit.