GST RELAXATIONS 2.0
GST RELAXATIONS 2.0 
1) GST Amnesty Scheme 2021 2) Relaxation in Late – Fee Payment 3) Due Dates Extended 4) Other Relaxation

Summary of GST notification are tabulated below: –

Relevant Notifications (Central Tax dated 01.05.2021)
Notification No. Central TaxDescription
08/2021  Interest Relaxation for Tax Payable of Mar-Apr-21
09/2021Late Fee Relaxation for GSTR3B of Mar-Apr-21
10/2021Extension of GSTR-4 for FY 2020-21
11/2021Extension of filing ITC-04 for Q4 of FY 2020-21
12/2021Extension for GSTR-1 Due Dates for Apr-21
13/2021Relaxation for Rule 36(4) and furnishing IFF for Apr-21
14/2021Other relaxations for Completion or Compliance of Action  under GST
Relevant Notifications (CT dated 01.06.2021)
Notification No. Central TaxDescription
16/2021Retrospective Amendment to Section-50
17/2021Due Date Extension GSTR1 for May’2021
18/2021Reduced ROI for Mar’21 to May’21
19/2021GST Amnesty Scheme and Rationalized Late Fees
20/2021Rationalized Late Fees for GSTR1
21/2021Rationalized Late Fees for GSTR4
22/2021Rationalized Late Fees for GSTR7
23/2021Taxpayers Exempted from E-Invoicing
24/2021Various Compliances Extended
25/2021GSTR4 Extended for 2020-21
26/2021ITC04 for QE Mar’2021 Extended
27/2021Extended IFF, Relaxations to Rule 36(4)

INTEREST ON NET CASH BASIS

Section 50 of the CGST Act, 2017 which is also replicated in SGST Acts, contains the provision for levy of interest on delay or non-payment of GST.

 In this regard, the Quantum of interest to be levied was under dispute from first day of introduction of GST.

The dispute was whether GST will be charged before adjusting ITC (on Gross Liability) or after adjusting ITC (Net Liability).

GST Council in its 43rd Meeting held  that W.E.F 01.07.2017 – Retrospective amendment in section50 of the CGST Act, providing for payment of interest on net cash basis (after adjusting ITC) .

Interest Waiver as per Notification 08/2021 and relaxation  as recommended by 43rd GST Council

For Turnover > 5 Crores in preceding FY in case of GSTR 3B Return.

 If return not filed  within due dates, then late fees @ Rs. 50/- (Nil Return: Rs. 20/-) per day will be applicable from the next day after the due date as may  be prescribed/specified.

For Turnover up to 5 Cr. in Preceding FY in case of GSTR 3B Return

CategoryAStates

*thereafter 18% and Category A: Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra  Pradesh, the Union territories of Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Puducherry, Andaman and Nicobar Islands or Lakshadweep

For Turnover up to 5 Cr.  in Preceding FY in case of GSTR 3B Return

Category BStates

*thereafter 18% and Category B: Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland,  Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya, Assam, West Bengal, Jharkhand or Odisha, the Union territories of J&K, Ladakh, Chandigarh or Delhi.

Relaxations to Composition Taxpayers

Other Relaxations

  • Due date for filing ITC04 (Goods dispatched to /received from Job work) for the  Q4 (Jan-Mar) of 2020-21 has been extended to 30.06.
  • Government Departments and local authorities are exempted from E-Invoicing provisions.
  • Rule  36(4)pertain to restriction of ITC shall apply  cumulatively for  the  period April, May and June 2021in the return FORM GSTR-3B for the tax period June-2021.
  • The time limit for completion of action of verification by the proper officer of the  application for GST registration and its approval (Rule-9 of CGST rules pertaining  to Verification of the Application and Approval) falls between 01.05.2021 to  30.06.2021 has been extended to15.07.2021.
  • Taxpayers registered under Companies Act can furnish returns by using EVC instead of DSC  till 31.08.2021.

TIME LIMIT EXTENDED

Whose last dateofcompletionfallsbetween15thAprilto29thJuneisextendedto 30th June2021

1.Completion of any proceeding or passing of any order or issuance of  any of the following:

1.Notice,Intimation,Notification

2.Sanction and Approval(by any authority, commission or tribunal)

2.Filing of any Appeal ,Reply and Application

3.Furnishing of any

1.Report  

2.Document 

3.Return

4.Statement or such other record

4. Refund Orders under Section 54(5) and Section 54(7) shall be extended up to

15 days after the receipt of reply to the notice

OR 30th June-2021 (W.E. later)

NO BENEFIT OF EXTENSION IN FOLLOWING THE SECTION

About the Author :

The author, CA Jayprakash Pandey is a practicing Chartered Accountant (Founder of Jayprakash P & Company) having Office at Mumbai, with more than 5 years of professional cum practical experience, Direct Tax, International Taxation, Indirect Tax & FEMA related advisory, litigation & compliance matters.

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The author, CA Jayprakash Pandey is a practicing Chartered Accountant (Founder of Jayprakash P & Company) having Office at Mumbai, with more than 5 years of professional cum practical experience, Direct...