Section 148 of the CGST Act allows the government to notify certain classes of registered persons, and the special procedures to be followed by such persons including those with regard to registration, furnishing of return, payment of tax and administration of such persons.
The notification applies to :
- Registered person whose aggregate turnover in the preceding financial year did not exceed one crore and fifty lakh rupees
OR
- The registered person whose aggregate turnover in the year in which such person has obtained registration is likely to be less than one crore and fifty lakh rupees
AND
who did not opt for the composition levy under section 10 of the said Act
In pursuance of powers u/s 148, above suppliers have been required to file returns and make payment of tax on prescribed basis. The method of filing and tax payment has however not been prescribed as yet.
Note
- While the same notification deals both exemption from tax on advance payments and monthly filing and tax payment, the exemption form tax on advance payment is confined to outward supply of goods but exemption from monthly filing of return and tax shall apply to both small suppliers of goods as well as services.
- Further, turnover for 2016-17 being more than 1.5 crore can not debar, in the opinion of author from monthly filing and tax because the concept of aggregate turnover has been put into operation by GST law only. So, people having higher turnover but who have not yet crossed the 1.5 crore limit might empt to avail the exemption from monthly fling due to language of the notification.
- Further although composition dealers are not covered but they are already exempted from monthly filing and payment of tax u/s 39(2)