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Under section 44, Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12)
Notification of the Central Government, 6/2020-Central Tax23 March 2020Notification 15/2020-CT
Notification of the Central Government, 15/2020-Central Tax5 May 2020Notification 41/2020-CT
Notification of the Central Government, 41/2020-Central Tax30 September 2020Notification 69/2020-CT
Notification of the Central Government, 69/2020-Central Tax28 October 2020Notification 80/2020-CT
Notification of the Central Government, 80/2020-Central Tax30 December 2020Notification 95/2020-CT
Notification of the Central Government, 95/2020-Central Tax28 February 2021Notification 4/2021-CT
Notification of the Central Government, 4/2021-Central Tax30 July 2021Notification 31/2021-CT
Notification of the Central Government, 31/2021-Central Tax5 July 2022Notification 10/2022-CT
Notification of the Central Government, 10/2022-Central Tax31 July 2023Notification 32/2023-CT
Notification of the Central Government, 32/2023-Central Tax10 July 2024Notification 14/2024-CT
Notification of the Central Government, 14/2024-Central Tax17 September 2025Notification 15/2025-CT
Notification of the Central Government, 15/2025-Central Tax
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Section 44, Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 [S10-7E2]
As at 8 September 2026. In force from 1 July 2017 by Notification No. 9/2017-Central Tax, dated 28-6-2017 [N10-27X].
44. Annual return.—
(1) Every registered person, other than an Input Service Distributor, a person paying tax under section 51 or section 52, a casual taxable person and a non-resident taxable person shall furnish an annual return which may include a self-certified reconciliation statement, reconciling the value of supplies declared in the return furnished for the financial year, with the audited annual financial statement for every financial year electronically, within such time and in such form and in such manner as may be prescribed:
Provided that the Commissioner may, on the recommendations of the Council, by notification, exempt any class of registered persons from filing annual return under this section:
Provided further that nothing contained in this section shall apply to any department of the Central Government or a State Government or a local authority, whose books of account are subject to audit by the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India or an auditor appointed for auditing the accounts of local authorities under any law for the time being in force.
(2) A registered person shall not be allowed to furnish an annual return under sub-section (1) for a financial year after the expiry of a period of three years from the due date of furnishing the said annual return:
Provided that the Government may, on the recommendations of the Council, by notification, and subject to such conditions and restrictions as may be specified therein, allow a registered person or a class of registered persons to furnish an annual return for a financial year under sub-section (1), even after the expiry of the said period of three years from the due date of furnishing the said annual return.
Made under this section, or naming it (18)
Notification No. 04/2021-Central Tax [N10-RQZ], 28 February 2021, in force. Recital: "In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 44 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017), read with rule 80 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017, the Commissioner, on the recommendations of the Council"
Notification No. 06/2020-Central Tax [N10-MYR], 3 February 2020, in force. Recital: "In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 44 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017) (hereafter in this notification referred to as the said Act), read with rule 80 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017 (hereafter in this notification referred to as the said rules), the Commissioner, on the recommendations of the Council"
Notification No. 10/2022-Central Tax [N10-WRH], 5 July 2022, in force. Recital: "In exercise of the powers conferred by the first proviso to section 44 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017), the Commissioner, on the recommendations of the Council"
Notification No. 14/2024-Central Tax [N11-38F], 10 July 2024, in force. Recital: "In exercise of the powers conferred by the first proviso to section 44 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017), the Commissioner, on the recommendations of the Council"
Notification No. 15/2020-Central Tax [N10-NBK], 23 March 2020, in force. Recital: "In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 44 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017) (hereafter in this notification referred to as the said Act), read with rule 80 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017 (hereafter in this notification referred to as the said rules), the Commissioner, on the recommendations of the Council"
Notification No. 15/2025-Central Tax [N11-6AZ], 17 September 2025, in force. Recital: "In exercise of the powers conferred by the first proviso to sub-section (1) of section 44 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017), the Commissioner, on the recommendations of the Council, in respect of filing of annual return for the financial year 2024-25 onwards"
Notification No. 31/2021-Central Tax [N10-T8C], 30 July 2021, in force. Recital: "In exercise of the powers conferred by the first proviso to section 44 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017), the Commissioner, on the recommendations of the Council"
Notification No. 32/2023-Central Tax [N11-0QR], 31 July 2023, in force. Recital: "In exercise of the powers conferred by the first proviso to section 44 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017), the Commissioner, on the recommendations of the Council"
Notification No. 41/2020-Central Tax [N10-PEN], 5 May 2020, in force. Recital: "In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 44 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017) (hereafter in this notification referred to as the said Act), read with rule 80 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017 (hereafter in this notification referred to as the said rules), and in supersession of notification No. 15/2020-Central Tax, dated the 23rd March, 2020, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 198(E), dated the 23rd March, 2020, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Commissioner, on the recommendations of the Council"
Notification No. 69/2020-Central Tax [N10-QHA], 30 September 2020, in force. Recital: "In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 44 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017), read with rule 80 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017, the Commissioner, on the recommendations of the Council"
Notification No. 80/2020-Central Tax [N10-R1P], 28 October 2020, in force. Recital: "In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 44 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017), read with rule 80 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017, the Commissioner, on the recommendations of the Council"
Notification No. 95/2020-Central Tax [N10-RKQ], 30 December 2020, in force. Recital: "In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 44 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017) (hereafter in this notification referred to as the said Act), read with rule 80 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017 (hereafter in this notification referred to as the said rules), the Commissioner, on the recommendations of the Council"
Circular No. 124/43/2019-GST [C10-4C1], 18 November 2019, in force. The text contains "sub-section (1) of section 44 of the said Act".
Notification No. 07/2023-CENTRAL TAX [N10-ZAW], 31 March 2023, in force. The text contains "section 44 of the said Act".
Notification No. 08/2025-CENTRAL TAX [N11-5K4], 23 January 2025, in force. The text contains "section 44 of the said Act".
Notification No. 09/2020-Central Tax [N10-N5F], 16 March 2020, in force. The text contains "section 44 of the said Act".
Notification No. 30/2019-Central Tax [N10-H5Z], 28 June 2019, in force. The text contains "sub-section (2) of section 44 of the said Act".
Notification No. 47/2019-Central Tax [N10-KC5], 9 October 2019, in force. The text contains "sub-section (1) of section 44 of the said Act".
Cited by (9)
Section 158A, Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 [S10-BCK], 12 April 2017, Band A. "section 44".
Section 168, Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 [S10-BP2], 12 April 2017, Band A. "section 44".
Section 46, Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 [S10-7GV], 12 April 2017, Band A. "section 44".
Section 47, Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 [S10-7HS], 12 April 2017, Band A. "section 44".
Section 48, Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 [S10-7JZ], 12 April 2017, Band A. "section 44".
Section 62, Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 [S10-831], 12 April 2017, Band A. "section 44".
Section 63, Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 [S10-84F], 12 April 2017, Band A. "section 44".
Rule 68, Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017 [S10-FE7], 19 June 2017, Band A. "section 44".
Rule 80, Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017 [S10-FTA], 19 June 2017, Band A. "section 44".
Duties published under this section (1)
D12-1PH. Every registered person, other than an Input Service Distributor, a person paying tax under section 51 or 52, a casual taxable person and a non-resident taxable person: Furnish an annual return for every financial year; On or before the thirty-first day of December following the end of the financial year; Form GSTR-9. Published by GST Policy Wing, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (synthetic record).
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