Rule 160 of the CGST Rules, 2017

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  • 160For a company in liquidation under section 88, the Commissioner must notify the liquidator in FORM GST DRC-24 for recovery of tax, interest, penalty or another amount due under the Act.

Rule 160 requires the Commissioner to notify the liquidator where a company is in liquidation as specified in section 88. The notification uses FORM GST DRC-24 and concerns recovery of tax, interest, penalty or another amount due under the Act. The liquidator is the recipient of this prescribed recovery communication from the Commissioner.[1]

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The text below is the rule as served by the CBIC tax information portal on 17 September 2026, with the portal's own amendment footnote markers (shown as small numerals before a bracket) and its footnotes.[1] The Rules as published in the Gazette of India is the legal source.

Rule 160, verbatim (show)

Rule 160. Recovery from company in liquidation . -

Where the company is under liquidation as specified in section 88, the Commissioner shall Notify the liquidator for the recovery of any amount representing tax, interest, penalty or any other amount due under the Act in FORM GST DRC -24.

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Notification to liquidator 160

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Section 88 of the CGST Act, 2017this provision requires Section 88 of the CGST Act, 2017160 "company is under liquidation as specified in section 88"

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Notifications (2)

NumberDateSubject
Notification No. 38/2023-Central Tax4 August 2023Seeks to make amendments (Second Amendment , 2023) to the CGST Rules, 2017.
Notification No. 15/2017-Central Tax1 July 2017Amending CGST Rules notification 10/2017-CT dt 28.06.2017

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References

  1. Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs. "Rule 160. Recovery from company in liquidation". Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017, CBIC tax information portal. Retrieved 17 September 2026.

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