Rule 66

Form and manner of submission of return by a person required to deduct tax at source

Rule 66(1)

Every registered person required to deduct tax at source under section 51 (hereafter in this rule referred to as deductor) shall furnish a return in FORM GSTR-7 [, on or before the tenth day of the month succeeding the calendar month,] 1 electronically through the common portal either directly or from a Facilitation Centre notified by the Commissioner.

1 Inserted vide Notification No. 20/2024 – Central Tax dated 08-10-2024 w.e.f. 01-11-2024

Rule 66(2)

The details furnished by the deductor under sub-rule (1) shall be made available electronically to each of the [deductees] 1 on the common portal after [the due date of] 2 filing of FORM GSTR-7 [for claiming the amount of tax deducted in his electronic cash ledger after validation] 3

1 Substituted for the words "suppliers in Part C of FORM GSTR-2A and FORM-GSTR- 4A" vide Notf no. 31/2019 - CT dt 28.6.2019

2 Omitted vide Notf no. 31/2019 - CT dt 28.6.2019

3 Inserted vide Notf no. 31/2019 - CT dt 28.6.2019

Rule 66(3)

The certificate referred to in sub-section (3) of section 51 shall be made available electronically to the deductee on the common portal in FORM GSTR-7A on the basis of the return furnished under sub-rule (1).