Mandatory Aadhaar Authentication for Registered Person

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Mandatory Aadhaar Authentication, CBIC has made mandatory Aadhaar authentication for registered person as a measure to check anti-evasion and gaps, the CBIC has made Aadhaar authentication mandatory for the purposes of registration and claiming of refund. It has further notified that GST refunds shall be disbursed only in bank accounts which have been linked with the same PAN on which GST registration has been obtained.

The Central Government vide Notification No. 38/2021-CT dated 21.12.2021 has notified January 1, 2022 as the implementation date for Rule 10B of CGST Rules, 2017.

In the said rule, it is mandatory for the registered person to undergo Aadhaar authentication for the below purposes,

1. Filing of application for revocation of cancellation of registration in FORM GST REG-21 under Rule 23 of CGST Rules, 2017
2. Filing of refund application in FORM RFD-01 under Rule 89 of CGST Rules, 2017
3. Refund of the IGST paid on goods exported out of India under Rule 96 of CGST Rules, 2017.

The taxable person, who have not yet authenticated their Aadhaar, may like to go through this authentication process before filing the above two applications and enabling GST system to validate and transmit the IGST refund data from GST system to ICEGATE system.

If Aadhaar number has not been assigned to the concern person for Aadhaar authentication as specified above, such person may undergo e-KYC verification by furnishing the following:

1. 1. (a) She/he will feed Aadhaar Enrollment ID and upload the acknowledgement; and
2. (b) She/he shall also upload any one of the following documents:
   1. (i) Bank passbook with photograph; or

1. 1. (ii) Voter identity card issued by the Election Commission of India; or

1. 1. (iii) Passport; or

1. 1. (iv) Driving license issued by the Licensing Authority under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988):

Provided further that such person shall undergo the Aadhaar authentication within a period of thirty days from allotment of the Aadhaar number.

Aadhaar authentication or e-KYC verification before filing of refund may be completed by navigating to “Dashboard > My Profile > Aadhaar Authentication Status”