Section10
The Goods and Services Tax (Compensation To States) Act, 2017

Section 10

In force Act 15 of 2017 As on 11 Oct 2026

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Act 15 of 2017 Cited by 1 provision

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Section 10 of the Goods and Services Tax (Compensation To States) Act, 2017. The proceeds of the cess leviable under section 8 and such other amounts as may be recommended by the Council, shall be credited to a non-lapsable Fund known as the Goods and Services Tax Compensation Fund, which shall form part of the public account of India and shall be utilised for purposes speci

(1) The proceeds of the cess leviable under section 8 and such other amounts as may be recommended by the Council, shall be credited to a non-lapsable Fund known as the Goods and Services Tax Compensation Fund, which shall form part of the public account of India and shall be utilised for purposes specified in the said section.

(2) All amounts payable to the States under section 7 shall be paid out of the Fund.

(3) Fifty per cent. of the amount remaining unutilised in the Fund at the end of the transition period shall be transferred to the Consolidated Fund of India as the share of Centre, and the balance fifty per cent. shall be distributed amongst the States in the ratio of their total revenues from the State tax or the Union territory goods and services tax, as the case may be, in the last year of the transition period.

(4) The accounts relating to Fund shall be audited by the Comptroller and Auditor- General of India or any person appointed by him at such intervals as may be specified by him and any expenditure in connection with such audit shall be payable by the Central Government to the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India.

(5) The accounts of the Fund, as certified by the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India or any other person appointed by him in this behalf together with the audit report thereon shall be laid before each House of Parliament. 51 of 1975. 52 of 1962. Returns, payments and refunds.

Section 10, The Goods and Services Tax (Compensation To States) Act, 2017 (Act 15 of 2017).

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This section refers to

  1. s. 7
  2. s. 8

Referred to by 1

  1. s. 2

Questions about Section 10

How do I find court cases under Section 10 of the Goods and Services Tax (Compensation To States) Act?

In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Goods and Services Tax (Compensation To States) Act 10, section 10 Goods and Services Tax (Compensation To States) Act, section 10 of the Goods and Services Tax (Compensation To States) Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.

What should I read with Section 10 of the Goods and Services Tax (Compensation To States) Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 7, section 8, so none of them can safely be read on its own. 1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it.

When was the Goods and Services Tax (Compensation To States) Act enacted?

Goods and Services Tax (Compensation To States) Act was enacted in 2017 as Act 15 of 2017. India Code records no commencement date for it. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

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