Seeks to provide relief to taxpayers by conditional waiver of late fee for delay in furnishing returns in FORM GSTR-3B for tax periods of February, 2020 to April, 2020. - 464-F.T. - West Bengal SGST

GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL FINANCE DEPARTMENT REVENUE No. 464-F.T. Dated, Howrah, the 15th day of April, 2020 NOTIFICATION ( Corresponding Central Notification No. 32/2020-Central Tax ) In exercise of the powers conferred by section 128 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. 1895-F.T., dated the 31st December, 2018, published in the Kolkata Gazette, Extraordinary, Part I: Amendment 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 Serial Number 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 of the Governor, RAJSEKHAR BANDYOPADHYAY, IAS Additional Secretary to the Government of West Bengal.