Thursday, June 25, 2020

Recent notifications issued under GST Dated 24.06.2020



In view of the challenges faced by taxpayers in meeting the statutory and regulatory compliance requirements across sectors due to the outbreak of Corona Virus, The government has again come up with Notifications on providing relief to the taxpayers 

Notification No. 49/2020 - Central Tax dated 24th June 2020

  • Has appointed 30-06-2020 as the date for 4 Sections of finance act 2020 to come in force
  • Has added Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu; & Ladakh in the definition of Union Territory Has given power to the government for Constitution of Appellate Tribunal and Benches for Jammu & Kashmir
  • Has corrected the point w.r.t the Power to issue instructions or directions
  • Has extended the issuing of Removal of difficulties order from 3 years to 5 years

Notification No. 50/2020 - Central Tax dated 24th June 2020

Amended Rules 7 of the CGST Rules 2017 with a new entry for Composition tax payers who are providing services will be taxed at rate of 6% (CGST – 3% & SGST/UTGST – 3%).

Notification No. 51/2020 - Central Tax dated 24th June 2020

Lowered interest rate for a prescribed time for tax periods from Feb. 2020 to July 2020 for delayed filing of GSTR3B.

Class of Registered Person

Rate of Interest

Tax Period

Taxpayers having an aggregate turnover > Rs. 5 crores in preceding FY

  • Nil for first 15 days from the due date
  • 9% thereafter till 24.06.2020
  • 18% after 24.06.2020

February 2020

To

April 2020

Taxpayers having an aggregate turnover up to Rs. 5 crores in the preceding FY

 

 

(Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana or Andhra Pradesh or the Union territories of Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Puducherry, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep)

  • Nil till 30.06.2020
  • 9 % till 30.09.2020
  • 18% after 30.09.2020

February 2020

  • Nil till 03.07.2020
  • 9 % till 30.09.2020
  • 18% after 30.09.2020

March 2020

  • Nil till 06.07.2020
  • 9 % till 30.09.2020
  • 18% after 30.09.2020

April 2020

  • Nil till 12.09.2020
  • 9 % till 30.09.2020
  • 18% after 30.09.2020

     May 2020

  • Nil till 23.09.2020
  • 9 % till 30.09.2020
  • 18% after 30.09.2020

June 2020

  • Nil till 27.09.2020
  • 9 % till 30.09.2020
  • 18% after 30.09.2020

July 2020

Taxpayers having an aggregate turnover of up to Rs. 5 crores in the preceding FY

 

 

(Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya, Assam, West Bengal, Jharkhand or Odisha or the Union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Chandigarh and Delhi)

  • Nil till 30.06.2020
  • 9 % till 30.09.2020
  • 18% after 30.09.2020

February 2020

  • Nil till 05.07.2020
  • 9 % till 30.09.2020
  • 18% after 30.09.2020

March 2020

  • Nil till 09.07.2020
  • 9 % till 30.09.2020
  • 18% after 30.09.2020

April 2020

  • Nil till 15.09.2020
  • 9 % till 30.09.2020
  • 18% after 30.09.2020

May 2020

  • Nil till 25.09.2020
  • 9 % till 30.09.2020
  • 18% after 30.09.2020

June 2020

  • Nil till 29.09.2020
  • 9 % till 30.09.2020
  • 18% after 30.09.2020

July 2020

Notification No. 52/2020 - Central Tax dated 24th June 2020

Wavier of Late Fees for delay in filing of GSTR-3B

Class of Registered Person

Tax Period

Condition

Taxpayers having an aggregate turnover > Rs. 5 crores in preceding FY

February 2020

To

April 2020

3B is furnished on or before 24.06.2020

Taxpayers having an aggregate turnover up to Rs. 5 crores in the preceding FY

 

 

(Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana or Andhra Pradesh or the Union territories of Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Puducherry, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep)

February 2020

3B is furnished on or before 30.06.2020

 

March 2020

3B is furnished on or before 03.07.2020

 

April 2020

3B is furnished on or before 06.07.2020

 

May 2020

3B is furnished on or before 12.09.2020

June 2020

3B is furnished on or before 23.09.2020

July 2020

3B is furnished on or before 27.09.2020

Taxpayers having an aggregate turnover of up to Rs. 5 crores in the preceding FY

 

 

(Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya, Assam, West Bengal, Jharkhand or Odisha or the Union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Chandigarh and Delhi)

February 2020

3B is furnished on or before 30.06.2020

 

March 2020

3B is furnished on or before 05.07.2020

 

April 2020

3B is furnished on or before 09.07.2020

 

May 2020

3B is furnished on or before 15.09.2020

June 2020

3B is furnished on or before 25.09.2020

July 2020

3B is furnished on or before 29.09.2020



One-time scheme for Non-Fillers of return


An waiver / reduction in the late fees for those registered persons who have failed to for reduced Late Fees for the persons who have not failed to furnish the return the return in FORM GSTR-3B for the months of July, 2017 to January, 2020, by the due date but furnishes the said return between the period from 01st day of July, 2020 to 30th day of September, 2020.

For Registered Persons having tax liability

Maximum late fees Rs. 500/-

For Nil Tax Liability

No Late Fees

Notification No. 53/2020 - Central Tax dated 24th June, 2020

Waiver of late fee for delay in filing GSTR-1- March to June 2020 if the returns are filed within the time period mentioned in below table:

Month/Quarter

Dates

March, 2020

10.07.2020

April, 2020

24.07.2020

May, 2020

28.07.2020

June, 2020

05.08.2020

Jan. 2020 to March 2020

17.07.2020

April 2020 to June 2020

03.08.2020


Notification No. 54/2020 - Central Tax dated 24th June, 2020

GSTR-3B due date for the month of August 2020

Class of Registered Person

Tax Period

Condition

Taxpayers having an aggregate turnover > Rs. 5 crores in preceding FY

August 2020

3B is furnished on or before 20.09.2020

Taxpayers having an aggregate turnover up to Rs. 5 crores in the preceding FY

(Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana or Andhra Pradesh or the Union territories of Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Puducherry, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep)

August 2020

3B is furnished on or before 01.10.2020

 

Taxpayers having an aggregate turnover of up to Rs. 5 crores in the preceding FY

 

 

(Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya, Assam, West Bengal, Jharkhand or Odisha or the Union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Chandigarh and Delhi)

August 2020

3B is furnished on or before 03.10.2020

 


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