CBIC has issued clarification vide Circular No 142/12/2020 – GST dated 09.10.2020 in relation to the application of Rule 36(4) of the CGST Rules, 2017 for the months of February 2020 to August 2020. Where the government provided relaxation on implementation of Rule 36(4) while considering the fact that taxpayers are unable to file their respective returns well with due time limit due to the situation prevailing because of the pandemic, vide Notification No 30/2020 – Central Tax dated 03.04.2020. In the said notification it has been prescribed that the condition made under sub-rule (4) of rule 36 of the CGST Rules shall apply cumulatively for the tax period February, March, April, May, June, July, and August 2020 and that the return in FORM GSTR-3B for the tax period September 2020 shall be furnished with the cumulative adjustment of the input tax credit for the said months.

For more details, please read the attached document:- Note on CBIC clarification on applicability of Rule 36(4)

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