The Government has today informed that the GST Practitioners Exam which was scheduled on 7th December 2018 has been postponed to 17th December.
“Reference is invited to Press Release dated 1.11.2018 regarding exam for GST Practitioners scheduled on 7.12.2018. On account of Assembly Elections in some of the states on 7.12.2018, the date of the examination stands revised to 17.12.2018 (17thDecember 2018),” the Finance Ministry said in a statement.
The National Academy of Customs, Indirect Taxes and Narcotics (NACIN) has been authorized to conduct an examination for confirmation of enrollment of Goods and Services Tax Practitioners (GSTPs) in terms of the sub-rule (3) of Rule 83 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017, vide Notification No. 24/2018-Central Tax dated 28.5.2018.
The GSTPs enrolled on the GST Network under sub-rule (2) of Rule 83 and covered by clause (b) of sub-rule (1) of Rule 83, i.e. those meeting the eligibility criteria of having enrolled as sales tax practitioners or tax return preparer under the existing law for a period not less than five years, are required to pass the said examination before 31.12.2018 in terms of second proviso to Rule 83(3). The first examination for such GSTPs has already been conducted on 31.10.2018.
