Seeks to provide relief to taxpayers by conditional lowering of interest rate for tax periods of February, 2020 to April, 2020. - 463-F.T. - West Bengal SGST

GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL FINANCE DEPARTMENT REVENUE No. 463-F.T. Dated, Howrah, the 15th day of April, 2020 NOTIFICATION ( Corresponding Central Notification No. 31/2020-Central Tax ) In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 50 of the West Bengal Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (West Ben. Act XXVIII of 2017) (hereafter in this notification referred to as the said Act), read with section 148 of the said Act, the Governor, on the recommendations of the Council, is pleased hereby to make the following amendment in this Department notification No.1153-F.T., dated the 29th June,2017, published in the Kolkata Gazette, Extraordinary, Part I: Amendment In the said notification, in the first paragraph, the following proviso 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 Serial Number 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 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 Nil February, 2020, 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 Nil 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 of the Governor, RAJSEKHAR BANDYOPADHYAY, IAS Additional Secretary to the Government of West Bengal.