Provisions under Rule 99 of the Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) Rules, 2017 relating to “Scrutiny of Returns”, are as under:
CGST Rule 99: Scrutiny of Returns (Chapter-XI: Assessment and Audit)
(1) Where any return furnished by a registered person is selected for scrutiny, the proper officer shall scrutinize the same in accordance with the provisions of section 61 with reference to the information available with him, and in case of any discrepancy, he shall issue a notice to the said person in FORM GST ASMT 10, informing him of such discrepancy and seeking his explanation thereto within such time, not exceeding thirty days from the date of service of the notice or such further period as may be permitted by him and also, where possible, quantifying the amount of tax, interest and any other amount payable in relation to such discrepancy.
(2) The registered person may accept the discrepancy mentioned in the notice issued under sub-rule (1), and pay the tax, interest and any other amount arising from such discrepancy and inform the same or furnish an explanation for the discrepancy in FORM GST ASMT 11 to the proper officer.
(3) Where the explanation furnished by the registered person or the information submitted under sub-rule (2) is found to be acceptable, the proper officer shall inform him accordingly in FORM GST ASMT 12.
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Note: The CGST Rules 2017 along with the prescribed Forms were initially notified vide Central Tax Notifications 3/2017 dated 19/06/2017 (Rule 1 to 26), 10/2017 dated 28/06/2017 (Rules 27 to 138) and 15/2017 dated 01/07/2017 (Rules 139 to 162). These Rules/ Forms were subsequently amended by CBIC through various Notifications issued from time to time. Information on this page is a Rule-wise compilation of the Amendments made by various Notifications issued by CBIC from time to time, with best possible efforts for accuracy. In any case, E&OE. For official/ updated information, please visit CBIC website.
CBIC Updates (GST) |
Index of GST Circulars, Notifications, Press Releases, Orders, etc. issued by CBIC from 2017 and onwards along with Section-wise/ Rule-wise Text of GST Acts/ Rules: |
CGST: CGST Act/ Definitions, CGST Rules, GST Forms |
IGST: IGST Act/ Definitions, IGST Rules |
UTGST: UTGST Act/ Definitions, UTGST Rules |
GST Circulars (CGST/ IGST/ UTGST): 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 |
GST Instructions: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 |
CGST Notifications: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 |
CGST Rate Notifications: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 |
IGST Notifications: 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 |
IGST Rate Notifications: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 |
UT Tax/ UTGST Notifications: 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 |
UT Tax/ UTGST Rate Notifications: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 |
Compensation Cess Notifications: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 |
Compensation Cess Rate Notifications: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 |
CBIC Orders (CGST/ IGST/ UTGST): 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 |
CBIC Press Releases: 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 |
Note: For Official/ updated copy, please visit the CBIC website. |