GOODS AND SERVICE TAX PRACTITIONER

Officer authorized for enrolling or rejecting application for Goods and Services Tax Practitioner

Circular No 9/9/2017- GST

In pursuance of clause (91) of section 2 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017) read with section 20 of the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (13 of 2017) and subject to sub-section (2) of section 5 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, the Board, hereby specifies the Assistant Commissioner/Deputy Commissioner, having jurisdiction over the place declared as address in the application for enrolment as Goods and Service Tax Practitioner in FORM GST PCT-1 submitted in terms of sub-section (1) of section 48 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 read with sub-rule (2) of rule 83 of the Central Goods and Service Tax Rules, 2017 as the officer authorized to approve or reject the said application.

2.              It is also clarified than the applicant shall be at liberty to choose either the Centre or the State as the enrolling authority.

The choice will have to be specified by the applicant in Item 1 of Part B of FORM GST PCT-1.