Account Aggregator designation permits consent based sharing of GST portal information under section 158A.
Notification designates Account Aggregator as an authorized system with which the common portal may share information on a consent basis under section 158A of the Punjab Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, and defines Account Aggregator by reference to the RBI directions as a non financial banking company undertaking Account Aggregator business.

Condonation of delay in appeals: require prepayment of admitted tax and specified portion of disputed tax before filing.
Notification permits condonation of delay for appeals against demand orders passed by 31 March 2023, requiring filing in FORM GST APL-01 by the prescribed deadline. Admissibility is conditional on full payment of admitted liabilities and payment of a specified portion of the disputed tax with a minimum share debited from the Electronic Cash Ledger; pending appeals may be deemed filed if they meet this payment condition. No refunds of excess pre-notification payments are available until disposal, and non-tax demands are excluded. Chapter XIII of the Punjab GST Rules, 2017, applies mutatis mutandis.

Composition levy exclusion for suppliers of specified actionable claims now removes them from composition scheme eligibility.
With effect from 1st October, 2023, the words ", other than the registered person making supply of specified actionable claims as defined in clause (102A) of section 2 of the said Act," are inserted immediately after the words and figures "composition levy under section 10 of the said Act" in the cited Punjab notification, thereby excluding suppliers of specified actionable claims from the composition levy.

Valuation of related-party corporate guarantees deemed at a minimum value, altering GST treatment of guarantee services.
A deemed valuation rule for related party guarantee services is inserted: where a supplier provides a corporate guarantee to a banking company or financial institution on behalf of a related recipient, the value of the supply shall be deemed to be a minimum percentage of the guaranteed amount or the actual consideration, whichever is higher. The amendment renumbers rule 28 as sub rule (1) and adds this new sub rule; the rules are effective from 26 October 2023.

Valuation of online money gaming: total amounts paid or deposited with supplier form the GST value; refunds not deductible.
Amendments add suppliers of online money gaming from outside India to the covered classes, require PAN and state/UT declaration in FORM GST REG-01 prior to registration, and mandate separate Input Service Distributor registration. New valuation rules (31B, 31C) set value of online gaming and actionable claims as the total amount paid or deposited with the supplier, including virtual digital assets, and disallow deduction for amounts refunded; winnings retained for further play are not treated as amounts paid to the supplier. FORM GST REG-10 and FORM GSTR-5A are revised to capture supply type, platform details, and to segregate reporting of online information services and online money gaming, with updated return and payment provisions.

Central Processing Center jurisdiction established: Registrar to examine specified company e Forms nationwide and decide within a prescribed period.
Establishes Central Processing Center with a Registrar empowered to examine specified applications, e Forms and documents nationwide and to decide on them within thirty days of filing, except where Central Government, Regional Director or other competent authority approval is required. The examination follows sub rule (2) to (5) of rule 10. A listed set of corporate filings (resolutions, capital alteration notices, name change applications, conversions, section 8 license matters, deposit returns, dormant/active status applications, and buy back/solvency documents) are subject to central examination, and multiple simultaneous filings are to be decided together. The rule does not confer section 399 powers on the Central Processing Center Registrar; territorial Registrars retain those powers.

Input-tax credit reconciliation: new procedure mandates electronic intimation and prompt taxpayer response or payment with interest.
The amendment formalises electronic compliance mechanisms: bank-account details must be furnished on the common portal within thirty days or before filing outward-supply details; registration may be suspended where return data and Form GSTR-1/Form GSTR-2B analysis show significant anomalies or rule 10A contraventions, with a thirty-day show-cause opportunity and suspension revoked on compliance; and a new rule prescribes system-generated intimations (Form GST DRC-01C) for differences between input-tax credit claimed in Form GSTR-3B and that available in Form GSTR-2B, requiring payment via Form GST DRC-03 with interest or an electronic explanation, failing which amounts become demandable under sections 73/74.

Registration suspension and blocked filings on automated ITC and bank detail non compliance, with electronic intimation and remedy.
The amendment revises procedural and electronic compliance: bank account details must be furnished early at registration and non-furnishing blocks filing of outward supply statements; registration may be suspended on automated return to GSTR 1 reconciliation anomalies or rule 10A contraventions, with electronic intimation and a time window for explanation and revocation on compliance. A new electronic intimation and reply mechanism addresses differences between auto generated ITC statements and claimed credits, requiring payment with interest or explanation within a short period, failing which demands and recoveries follow prescribed provisions.

ITC(HS) export policy for Chapters 01-39: immediate prohibitions, licensing, APEDA and certification requirements.
Notification No. 60/2023 (13 Feb 2024) notifies the ITC (HS) based Export Policy for Chapters 01-39 of Schedule 2, effective immediately. It classifies items as Free, Restricted (exports under licence) or Prohibited, and imposes chapter and product-level conditions including CITES/Wildlife Act restrictions, APEDA registration, veterinary and health certificates, pre-shipment inspection, shipment/production-process certificates, and specified port routing. Full product-level policy conditions are in the annexure and on the DGFT website.

Limitation extension for recovery orders under section 73 grants additional time for tax recovery for specified fiscal years.
The Government, invoking powers under section 168A read with the Integrated GST provision and partially modifying an earlier notification, extends the time limit under subsection (10) for issuance of orders under subsection (9) of the recovery provision of section 73 in respect of specified financial years, thereby moving the cut-off deadlines for issuing recovery orders relating to those periods.

Consultation committee oversight expanded: liquidators must obtain and record committee advice before key liquidation, sale, valuation and dissolution actions.
Amendments enhance consultation committee oversight: liquidators must act on committee recommendations for compromises, consult and record committee views before seeking early dissolution or running the debtor as a going concern, convene meetings at least quarterly, present costs, litigation status and progress, seek committee advice before initiating legal proceedings, require committee concurrence for private sales, mandate valuation meetings and confidentiality undertakings for valuation reports, and set auction payment timelines with interest and cancellation consequences; real estate assets given in possession to allottees are excluded from the liquidation estate.

Import port list expansion: Mundra and Garhi Harsaru added, widening permitted channels for new vehicle imports.
Mundra Port and ICD Garhi Harsaru are added to the authorized list of Customs ports for import of new vehicles by amending Policy Condition 2(II)(d) of Chapter 87, ITC (HS) 2022, Schedule 1 (Import Policy). The import of new vehicles shall be permitted only through the specified Seaports, Airports and ICDs, with Mundra included among seaports and Garhi Harsaru among ICDs. The change takes immediate effect, increasing the total authorised ports/ICDs for new vehicle imports to eighteen.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointment consolidates adjudication of specified show cause notices against an importer.
Appointment of a Common Adjudicating Authority under sections 3, 4 and 5 of the Customs Act, 1962 to consolidate and complete adjudication of the specified show cause notices issued to M/s Pernod Ricard India Pvt. Limited, with a Table designating which officers are to exercise the powers and duties of the originally named adjudicating authorities for each listed notice.

GST commencement notification appoints the effective date for specified amendment provisions under the Uttarakhand tax framework.
Effective dates are appointed for specified provisions of the Uttarakhand Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Act, 2023. The Governor notifies that section 2, section 7, sub-section (1)(a) of section 26, and section 27 shall come into effect from 1 October 2023.

Specified actionable claim covered under Uttarakhand GST Schedule IV with related entries omitted and definitions aligned to GST laws.
Amendment to the Uttarakhand GST notification inserts a new Schedule IV entry for specified actionable claim, covering actionable claims involved in betting, casinos, gambling, horse racing, lottery, and online money gaming. It also omits S. Nos. 228 and 229 and clarifies that undefined terms in the notification take their meanings from the Uttarakhand GST Act, 2017 and the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017. The notification is deemed to have come into force on 1 October 2023.

Special procedure under Uttarakhand GST amended to add an effective date with retrospective insertion.
Amendment is made to the Uttarakhand GST notification prescribing a special procedure by inserting the words and figures "with effect from 1st day of January 2024" after the phrase "hereby notifies the following special procedure to be followed." The amendment is also deemed to have been inserted with effect from 31 July 2023, under section 148 of the Uttarakhand Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, on the recommendation of the Council.

Specified supplies under GST valuation cover online money gaming, other online gaming, and casino actionable claims.
Specified supplies were notified for valuation purposes under section 15(5) of the Uttarakhand Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, covering online money gaming, online gaming other than online money gaming, and actionable claims in casinos. The notification, issued on the recommendation of the Council in public interest, is deemed to have come into force on 1 October 2023.

Online money gaming valuation and registration rules revised for cross-border digital services, casino supplies, and monthly return filing.
The rules amend registration, valuation, return, and payment provisions for online money gaming and specified cross-border online information and database access or retrieval services. New valuation rules make the total amount paid, payable, or deposited the value of supply for online gaming and casino-related actionable claims, while refunds or unused amounts are not deductible and reused winnings are not treated as fresh deposits. The forms and returns are updated accordingly, including filing FORM GSTR-5A by the twentieth day of the succeeding month.

GST amendment excludes registered persons supplying specified actionable claims from the composition levy notification scope.
A GST amendment under the Uttarakhand Goods and Services Tax framework inserts an exclusion into the notification governing persons who did not opt for the composition levy under section 10 of the Act. With effect from 1 October 2023, the amended text provides that the relevant category will not include a registered person making supply of specified actionable claims as defined in section 2(102A) of the Act.

Selection Committee requirements updated: Search-cum-Selection Committee for Executive Director recruitment and Board approval before offers.
Amendments require the Competent authority to constitute selection committees with internal members and external experts for recruitment and promotion, mandate a Search-cum-Selection Committee for Executive Director appointments on deputation or contract, and require Board approval of Executive Director appointments before any offer is issued; the Schedule updates committee nomenclature and specifies committee composition, and deputation terms must be finalized with the lending organization.