Relief in late fee to Taxpayers filing Form GSTR-3B and Form GSTR-1


Relief in late fee to Taxpayers filing Form GSTR-3B and Form GSTR-1

Due to COVID-19 pandemic and challenges faced by taxpayers, Government has extended dates for GST filings vide Notifications 51 to 54/2020 dated 24.06.2020 and Circular No. 141/1/2020-GST dated 24th June, 2020


Late Fee Relief to Normal Taxpayers filing Form GSTR-3B:

Taxpayers having aggregate turnover > Rs. 5 Cr. in preceding FY

 

Tax period

Late fees waived if return filed on or before

Feb, 2020

24th June, 2020

March, 2020

24th June, 2020

April, 2020

24th June, 2020

May, 2020

27th June, 2020 (extended date for filing)

 

Taxpayers having aggregate turnover upto Rs. 5 crores in preceding FY

Tax period

Late fees waived if return filed on or before (For Group A States)*

Late fees waived if return filed on or before (For Group B States)*

Feb, 2020

30th June, 2020

30th June, 2020

March, 2020

03rd July, 2020

05th July, 2020

April, 2020

06th July, 2020

09th July, 2020

May, 2020

12th Sept., 2020

15th Sept., 2020

June, 2020

23rd Sept., 2020

25th Sept., 2020

July, 2020

27th Sept., 2020

29th Sept., 2020

 

1.      * Group A- Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Puducherry, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep

2.      * Group B- Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya, Assam, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Chandigarh, Delhi

Note: Taxpayers who are yet to file Form GSTR-3B for any month(s) from July, 2017 till Jan., 2020, can now file Form GSTR-3B from 1st July, 2020 till 30th Sept., 2020, without any late fee, for those months in which they did not have any tax liability. However, for the months they had a tax liability, their late fee is capped at Rs 500 per return.


Late Fee Relief to Normal Taxpayers filing Form GSTR-1:

 

Tax period

Due Date

Waiver of late fee if return filed on or before

March 2020

11.04.2020

10.07.2020

April 2020

11.05.2020

24.07.2020

May 2020

11.06.2020

28.07.2020

June, 2020

11.07.2020

05.08.2020

Quarterly taxpayers Jan to March 2020

30.04.2020

17.07.2020

Quarterly taxpayers April to June 2020

31.07.2020

03.08.2020

 

Note: If the Form GSTR-3B and Form GSTR-1 for the period mentioned in Tables above is not filed by the notified dates, late fee will become payable from the due dates for these returns.

 

Relief in payment of interest to Taxpayers filing Form GSTR-3B


Taxpayers having aggregate turnover > Rs. 5 Cr. in preceding FY


Tax period

Due Date

No interest payable till

Interest payable @ 9% from & till

Interest payable @ 18% from

Feb, 2020

20th March, 2020

4th April, 2020

5th April to 24th June, 2020

25th June, 2020

March, 2020

20th April, 2020

5th May, 2020

6th May to 24th June, 2020

25th June, 2020

April, 2020

20th May, 2020

4th June, 2020

5th June to 24th June, 2020

25th June, 2020

May, 2020

27th June, 2020 (extended date for filing)

27th June, 2020

--

28th June, 2020

 

Taxpayers having aggregate turnover upto Rs. 5 crores in preceding FY (Group A-Mentioned in Page 1)

Tax period

Due Date

No interest payable till

Interest payable @ 9% from & till

Interest payable @ 18% from

Feb, 2020

22nd March, 2020

30th June, 2020

1st July to 30th Sept., 2020

1st Oct., 2020

March, 2020

22nd April, 2020

3rd July, 2020

4th July to 30th Sept.,

2020

1st Oct., 2020

April, 2020

22nd May, 2020

6th July, 2020

7th July to 30th Sept., 2020

1st Oct., 2020

May, 2020

12th July, 2020 (extended date for filing)

12th Sept., 2020

13th Sept to 30th Sept., 2020

1st Oct., 2020

June, 2020

22nd July, 2020

23rd Sept., 2020

24th Sept to 30th Sept., 2020

1st Oct., 2020


Taxpayers having aggregate turnover upto Rs. 5 crores in preceding FY (Group B-Mentioned in Page 1)

Tax period

Due Date

No interest payable till

Interest payable @ 9% from & till

Interest payable @ 18% from

Feb, 2020

24th March, 2020

30th June, 2020

1st July to 30th Sept., 2020

1st Oct., 2020

March, 2020

24th April, 2020

5th July, 2020

6th July to 30th Sept., 2020

1st Oct., 2020

April, 2020

24th May, 2020

9th July, 2020

10th July to 30th Sept.,

2020

1st Oct., 2020

May, 2020

14th July, 2020 (extended date for filing)

15th Sept., 2020

16th Sept to 30th Sept., 2020

1st Oct., 2020

June, 2020

24th July, 2020

25th Sept., 2020

26th Sept to 30th Sept., 2020

1st Oct., 2020


Relief in opting for Composition by Taxpayers & filing other Returns

Due to COVID-19 pandemic and challenges faced by taxpayers, Government has extended dates for GST filings. These are notified in Notifications 30, 34 & 35/2020 dated 03.04.2020 & 47/2020 dated 09.06.2020.


Opt in for Composition in FY 2020-21

 

Normal Taxpayers wanting to opt for Composition should not file GSTR3B and GSTR 1 for any tax period of FY 2020-21 from any of the GSTIN on the associated PAN.

 

Form

Tax period (FY)

Extended Date

GST CMP-02

2020-21

30.06.2020

GST ITC-03

2019-20 (As on 31-3-2020)

31.07.2020

 

Compliances for Composition taxpayers:

Form

Tax period

Extended Date

GST CMP-08

Jan to March 2020

07.07.2020

GSTR-4

FY 2019-20

15.07.2020

 

NRTP, ISD, TDS & TCS taxpayers:

Return Type

To be filed by

Tax Period

Due Date

Extended Date

GSTR-5

Non Resident Taxpayers

March, April & May, 2020

20th of succeeding month

30th June, 2020

GSTR-6

Input Service Distributors

-do-

13th of succeeding month

30th June, 2020

GSTR-7

Tax Deductors at Source (TDS deductors)

-do-

10th of succeeding month

30th June, 2020

GSTR-8

Tax Collectors at Source (TCS collectors)

-do-

10th of succeeding month

30th June, 2020

 

Extension of validity period of EWB:

The validity of E-way bills (EWBs), generated on or before 24th March, 2020, and whose validity expiry date lies on or after 20th March, 2020, is deemed to have been extended till 30th June, 2020.


For Your Reference :https://icmai.in/upload/Taxation/Reliefs_assessee.pdf

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