Seeks to provide relief by conditional waiver of late fee for delay in furnishing returns in FORM GSTR-3B for tax periods of February, 2020 to April, 2020. - 32/2020-State Tax - Maharashtra SGST

FINANCE DEPARTMENT Madam Cama Marg, Hutatma Rajguru Chowk, Mantralaya, Mumbai 400 032, dated 7th April 2020. NOTIFICATION Notification No. 32/2020-State Tax MAHARASHTRA GOODS AND SERVICES TAX ACT, 2017. No. GST.1020/C.R. 42A /Taxation-1.- In exercise of the powers conferred by section 128 of the Maharashtra Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (Mah. XLIII of 2017) (hereafter in this notification referred to as the said Act ), read with section 148 of the said Act, the Government of Maharashtra, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby makes the following amendment in the Government notification of the Finance Department, No. MGST.1018/ C.R.150/Taxation-1. [Notification No.76/2018-State Tax], dated 31st December 2018, published in the Maharashtra Government Gazette, Part-IV-B, Extra-ordinary No.472, dated the 31st December 2018, namely:- In the said notification, after the second proviso, the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:- Provided also that the amount of late fee payable under section 47 shall stand waived for the tax period 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 fail to furnish the returns in FORM GSTR-3B by the due date, but furnishes the said return according to the condition mentioned in the corresponding entry in column (4) of the said Table, namely:-. Table Sl. No. Class of registered persons Tax period Condition (1) (2) (3) (4) 1. Taxpayers having an aggregate turnover of more than rupees 5 crores in the preceding financial year February, 2020, March, 2020 and April, 2020 If return in FORM GSTR-3B is furnished on or before the 24th 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 February, 2020 and March, 2020 If return in FORM GSTR-3B is furnished on or before the 29th day of June, 2020 April, 2020 If return in FORM GSTR-3B is furnished on or before the 30th day of June, 2020 3. Taxpayers having an aggregate turnover of up to rupees 1.5 crores in the preceding financial year February, 2020 If return in FORM GSTR-3B is furnished on or before the 30th day of June, 2020 March, 2020 If return in FORM GSTR-3B is furnished on or before the 3rd day of July, 2020 April, 2020 If return in FORM GSTR-3B is furnished on or before the 6th day of July, 2020. . 2. This notification shall be deemed to have come into force with effect from the 20th day of March, 2020. By order and in the name of the Governor of Maharashtra, J. V. DIPTE, Deputy Secretary to Government. Note.- The principal Notification No. MGST.1018/C.R. 150/Taxation-1. [Notification No.76/2018-State Tax], dated the 31st December 2018, was published in the Maharashtra Government Gazette, Part IV-B, Extraordinary No. 472, dated the 31st December 2018.