Seeks to provide relief by conditional lowering of interest rate for tax periods of February,2020 to April,2020. - 31/2020-State Tax - Maharashtra SGST

FINANCE DEPARTMENT Madam Cama Marg, Hutatma Rajguru Chowk, Mantralaya, Mumbai 400 032, dated 7th April 2020. NOTIFICATION Notification No. 31/2020-State Tax MAHARASHTRA GOODS AND SERVICES TAX ACT, 2017. No. GST.1020/C.R.42 /Taxation-1.- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 50 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.1017/C.R.103(20)/Taxation-1., dated 29th June 2017, published in the Maharashtra Government Gazette, Part-IV-B, Extra-ordinary No.182, dated the 29th June, 2017, namely:- In the said notification, in the first paragraph, the following provisos shall be inserted, namely:- 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. . 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.1017/C.R. 103(20)/Taxation-1., dated the 29th June, 2017, was published in the Maharashtra Government Gazette, Part IV-B, Extraordinary No. 182, dated the 29th June 2017.