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Due Date Extension for making GST Payments for months of March, April & May 2021 amid COVID: Union Territory Tax
CBIC [Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs] has released Notification Number 02/2021 – Union Territory Tax dated 1st June 2021, which states that relief shall be given in case of Late Filing of GSTR-3B or Late payment of Tax via GST PMT-06 for the month of April, May & June 2021. The Notification is given below for reference:
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 1st June, 2021
No. 02/2021 – Union Territory Tax
G.S.R. 373(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by section 20 of the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (13 of 2017), read with sub-section (1) of section 50 and section 148 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017), the Government, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby makes the following further amendment in notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 6/2017 – Integrated Tax, dated the 28th June, 2017, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 698(E), dated the 28th June, 2017, namely: —
In the said notification, in the first paragraph, in the first proviso,-
(i) for the words, letters and figure “required to furnish the returns in FORM GSTR-3B, but fail to furnish the said return along with payment of tax”, the words “liable to pay tax but fail to do so” shall be substituted;
(ii) in the Table, in column 4, in the heading, for the words “Tax period”, the words “Month/Quarter” shall be substituted;
(iii) in the Table, for serial number 4, 5, 6 and 7, the following shall be substituted, namely: —
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| “4. | Taxpayers having an aggregate turnover of more than rupees 5 crores in the preceding financial year | 9 per cent for the first 15 days from the due date and 18 per cent thereafter | March, 2021, April, 2021 and May, 2021 |
| 5 | Taxpayers having an aggregate turnover of up to rupees 5 crores in the preceding financial year who are liable to furnish the return as specified under sub-section (1) of section 39 | Nil for the first 15 days from the due date, 9 per cent for the next 45 days, and 18 per cent thereafter | March, 2021 |
| Nil for the first 15 days from the due date, 9 per cent for the next 30 days, and 18 per cent thereafter | April, 2021 | ||
| Nil for the first 15 days from the due date, 9 per cent for the next 15 days, and 18 per cent thereafter | May, 2021 | ||
| 6 | Taxpayers having an aggregate turnover of up to rupees 5 crores in the preceding financial year who are liable to furnish the return as specified under proviso to sub-section (1) of section 39 | Nil for the first 15 days from the due date, 9 per cent for the next 45 days, and 18 per cent thereafter | March, 2021 |
| Nil for the first 15 days from the due date, 9 per cent for the next 30 days, and 18 per cent thereafter | April, 2021 | ||
| Nil for the first 15 days from the due date, 9 per cent for the next 15 days, and 18 per cent thereafter | May, 2021 | ||
| 7 | Taxpayers who are liable to furnish the return as specified under sub-section (2) of section 39 | Nil for the first 15 days from the due date, 9 per cent for the next 45 days, and 18 per cent thereafter | Quarter ending March, 2021”. |
2. This notification shall be deemed to have come into force with effect from the 18th day of May, 2021.
[F. No. CBIC-20001/5/2021]
RAJEEV RANJAN, Under Secy.
Note: The principal notification number 06/2017 – Integrated Tax, dated the 28th June, 2017, was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 698(E), dated the 28th June, 2017 and was last amended vide notification number 01/2021 – Integrated Tax, dated the 1st May, 2021, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 311(E), dated the 1st May, 2021.
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