Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers June, 2016

 Model GST Law

SCHEDULE III

LIABILITY TO BE REGISTERED

1. Every supplier shall be liable to be registered under this Act in the State from where he makes a taxable supply of goods and/or services if his aggregate turnover in a financial year exceeds [Rs nine lakh]:

1. Every supplier shall be liable to be registered under this Act in the State from where he makes a taxable supply of goods and/or services if his aggregate turnover in a financial year exceeds [Rs. four lakh]:

[This threshold of four lakh will apply only if the taxable person conducts his business in any of the NE States including Sikkim.]

Provided that the supplier shall not be liable to registration if his aggregate turnover consists of only goods and/or services which are not liable to tax under this Act.

Explanation 1.- The taxable threshold shall include all supplies made by the taxable person, whether on his own account or made on behalf of all his principals. Explanation

2.- The supply of goods, after completion of job-work, by a registered jobworker shall be treated as the supply of goods by the “principal” referred to in section 43A, and the value of such goods shall not be included in the aggregate turnover of the registered job worker.

2. Subject to the provisions of paragraph 1, every person who, on the day immediately preceding the appointed day, is registered or holds a license under an earlier law, shall be liable to be registered under this Act with effect from the appointed day.

3. Where a business carried on by a taxable person registered under this Act is transferred, whether on account of succession or otherwise, to another person as a going concern, the transferee, or the successor, as the case may be, shall be liable to be registered with effect from the date of such transfer or succession.

4. Notwithstanding anything contained in paragraph 1 and 2 above, in a case of transfer pursuant to sanction of a scheme or an arrangement for amalgamation or, as the case may be, de-merger of two or more companies by an order of a High Court, the transferee shall be liable to be registered, where required, with effect from the date on which the Registrar of Companies issues a certificate of incorporation giving effect to such order of the High Court.

5. Notwithstanding anything contained in paragraph 1 and 2 above, the following categories of persons shall be required to be registered under this Act:

(i) persons making any inter-State taxable supply, irrespective of the threshold specified under paragraph 1;

(ii) casual taxable persons, irrespective of the threshold specified under paragraph 1;

(iii) persons who are required to pay tax under reverse charge, irrespective of the threshold specified under paragraph 1;

(iv) non-resident taxable persons, irrespective of the threshold specified under paragraph 1;

(v) persons who are required to deduct tax under section 37;

(vi) persons who supply goods and/or services on behalf of other registered taxable persons whether as an agent or otherwise, irrespective of the threshold specified under paragraph 1;

(vii) input service distributor;

(viii) persons who supply goods and/or services, other than branded services, through electronic commerce operator, irrespective of the threshold specified in paragraph 1;

(ix) every electronic commerce operator, irrespective of the threshold specified in paragraph 1;

(x) an aggregator who supplies services under his brand name or his trade name, irrespective of the threshold specified in paragraph 1; and

(xi) such other person or class of persons as may be notified by the Central Government or a State Government on the recommendations of the Council.