GST Council Proposes automatic cancellation of GST Number in case of non filing of Return

GST Council has proposed a provision for automatic revocation of suspension of GST registration where suspension of GST registration was done by the system under Rule 21A(2A) of CGST Rules, for non-compliance in terms of clause (b) or clause (c) of sub-section (2) of section 29 [continuous non-filing of a specified number of returns], once all the pending returns are filed on the portal by the taxpayer. (Amendment in rule 21A).

The 47th GST Council met under the Chairmanship of Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman in Chandigarh on 30th June 2022. The meeting was also attended by the Union Minister of State for Finance Shri Pankaj Choudhary besides Finance Ministers of States & UTs and senior officers of the Ministry of Finance & States/ UTs.

Decisions taken in 47th Meeting of the GST Council [Read Official Press Release]