Rate of interest u/s 50(1), u/s 50(3), u/s 54 and u/s 56 of the CGST Act, 2017 - 13/2017 - Central GST (CGST)

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Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue Central Board of Excise and Customs Notification No. 13/2017 Central Tax New Delhi, the 28th June, 2017 7 Ashadha, 1939 Saka G.S.R. 661 (E). -In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (3) of section 50 , sub-section (12) of section 54 and section 56 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017), the Central Government, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby fixes the rate of interest per annum, for the purposes of the sections as specified in column (2) of the Table below, as mentioned in the corresponding entry in column (3) of the said Table. Table Serial Number Section Rate of interest (in per cent) (1) (2) (3) 1. Sub-section (1) of section 50 18 2. sub-section (3) of section 50 7 [ 18 ] 3. sub-section (12) of section 54 6 4. section 56 6 5. proviso to section 56 9 2 [ Provided that the rate of interest per annum shall be as specified in column (3) of the Table given below for the period mentioned therein, for the class of registered persons mentioned in the corresponding entry in column (2) of the said Table, who are 4 [ liable to pay tax but fail to do so ] for the months mentioned in the corresponding entry in column (4) of the said Table by the due date, namely:-- Table S. No. (1) Class of registered persons (2) Rate of interest (3) 5 [Month/Quarter] (4) 1. Taxpayers having an aggregate turnover of more than rupees 5 crores in the preceding financial year Nil for first 15 days from the due date, and 9 per cent thereafter till 24th day of June, 2020 February, 2020, March 2020, April, 2020 2. Taxpayers having an aggregate turnover of up to rupees 5 crores in the preceding financial year, whose principal place of business is in the States of 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 the 30th day of June, 2020, and 9 per cent thereafter till the 30th day of September, 2020 February, 2020 Nil till the 3rd day of July, 2020, and 9 per cent thereafter till the 30th day of September, 2020 March, 2020 Nil till the 6th day of July, 2020, and 9 per cent thereafter till the 30th day of September, 2020 April, 2020 Nil till the 12th day of September, 2020, and 9 per cent thereafter till the 30th day of September, 2020 May, 2020 Nil till the 23rd day of September, 2020, and 9 per cent thereafter till the 30th day of September, 2020 June, 2020 Nil till the 27th day of September, 2020, and 9 per cent thereafter till the 30th day of September, 2020 July, 2020 3. Taxpayers having an aggregate turnover of up to rupees 5 crores in the preceding financial year, whose principal place of business is in the States of 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 the 30th day of June, 2020, and 9 per cent thereafter till the 30th day of September, 2020 February, 2020 Nil till the 5th day of July, 2020, and 9 per cent thereafter till the 30th day of September, 2020 March, 2020 Nil till the 9th day of July, 2020, and 9 per cent thereafter till the 30th day of September, 2020 April, 2020 Nil till the 15th day of September, 2020, and 9 per cent thereafter till the 30th day of September, 2020 May, 2020 Nil till the 25th day of September, 2020, and 9 per cent thereafter till the 30th day of September, 2020 June, 2020 Nil till the 29th day of September, 2020, and 9 per cent thereafter till the 30th day of September, 2020 July, 2020. ] 6 [ 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 come into force from the 1st day of July, 2017. [F. No.349/72/2017-GST] (Dr. Sreeparvathy S.L.) Under Secretary to the Government of India ************* NOTES:- 1. Inserted vide NOTIFICATION No. 31/2020 Central Tax dated 03-04-2020 w.e.f. 20-03-2020 2. Substituted vide Notification No. 51/2020 Central Tax dated 24-06-2020 before it was read as 1 [ Provided that, the rate of interest per annum shall be as specified in column (3) of the Table given below, for the class of registered persons, mentioned in the corresponding entry in column (2) of the said Table, who are required to furnish the returns in FORM GSTR-3B , but fail to furnish the said return along with payment of tax for the months mentioned in the corresponding entry in column (4) of the said Table by the due date, but furnish the said return according to the condition mentioned in the corresponding entry in column (5) of the said Table, namely:-- TABLE Sl. No. Class of registered persons Rate of interest Tax period Condition (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 1. Taxpayers having an aggregate turnover of more than rupees 5 crores in the preceding financial year Nil for first 15 days from the due date, and 9 per cent thereafter February, 2020, March 2020, April, 2020 If return in FORM GSTR-3B is furnished on or before the 24 th day of June, 2020 2 Taxpayers having an aggregate turnover of more than rupees 1.5 crores and up to rupees five crores in the preceding financial year Nil February, 2020, March, 2020 If return in FORM GSTR-3B is furnished on or before the 29 th day of June, 2020 April, 2020 If return in FORM GSTR-3B is furnished on or before the 30 th day of June, 2020 3. Taxpayers having an aggregate turnover of up to rupees 1.5 crores in the preceding financial year Nil February, 2020 If return in FORM GSTR-3B is furnished on or before the 30 th day of June, 2020 March, 2020 If return in FORM GSTR-3B is furnished on or before the 3 rd day of July, 2020 April, 2020 If return in FORM GSTR-3B is furnished on or before the 6 th day of July, 2020. ] 3. Inserted vide NOTIFICATION NO. 08/2021- Central Tax dated 01-05-2021 w.e.f. 18-04-2021 4. Substituted vide NOTIFICATION NO. 18/2021 Central Tax dated 01-06-2021 w.e.f. 18-05-2021 before it was read as required to furnish the returns in FORM GSTR-3B , but fail to furnish the said return along with payment of tax 5. Substituted vide NOTIFICATION NO. 18/2021 Central Tax dated 01-06-2021 w.e.f. 18-05-2021 before it was read as Tax period 6. Substituted vide NOTIFICATION NO. 18/2021 Central Tax dated 01-06-2021 w.e.f. 18-05-2021 before it was read as 3 [ 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 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 15 days, and 18 per cent thereafter March, 2021, April, 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 15 days, and 18 per cent thereafter March, 2021, April, 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 15 days, and 18 per cent thereafter Quarter ending March, 2021. ] 7. Substituted vide Section 116 of Finance Act, 2022 read with ( Sixth Schedule ) w.e.f. 01-07-2017 before it was read as, 24

18/2021 - Dated: 1-6-2021 - Central GST (CGST) - Seeks to provide relief by lowering of interest rate for a specified time for tax periods March, 2021 to May, 2021.
08/2021 - Dated: 1-5-2021 - Central GST (CGST) - Seeks to provide relief by lowering of interest rate for the month of March and April, 2021
51/2020 - Dated: 24-6-2020 - Central GST (CGST) - Seeks to provide relief by lowering of interest rate for a prescribed time for tax periods from February, 2020 to July, 2020.
31/2020 - Dated: 3-4-2020 - Central GST (CGST) - Seeks to amend Notification No. 13/2017–Central Tax, dated the 28th June, 2017 - A lower rate of interest of NIL for first 15 days after the due date of filing return in FORM GSTR-3B and @ 9% thereafter is notified for those registered persons having aggregate turnover above ₹ 5 Crore and NIL rate of interest is notified for other cases for certain period.