The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council at its 35th meeting on Friday took a number of decisions aimed at easing the registration and returns filing process.
The Council has decided to use Aadhaar as the identity and address proof required for registration for GST. No other documents will be required, and authentication can be done using a one time password.
The Council also approved into law decisions taken by it in earlier meetings, such as raising the turnover threshold below which GST registration was not necessary to ₹40 lakh a year from ₹20 lakh a year, and extending the Composition Scheme to services.
In addition, the tenure of the National Anti-Profiteering Authority has been extended by two years to near the end of 2020.
Notably, the Council decided to extend the deadline for the filing of the annual return forms GSTR 9, 9A and 9C to August 30, 2019. The earlier deadline was June 30, 2019.
The Council also approved the rollout of the single-return filing system for all by January 1, 2020. The road map for its rollout for specific segments will be announced shortly.
Regarding rates, the Council decided to refer the decision to reduce rates on e-vehicles and their chargers to the fitment committee, which would have to give its recommendations before the next meeting of the Council.
