Seeks to provide one time amnesty by lowering/waiving of late fees for non-furnishing of FORM GSTR-3B from July, 2017 to January, 2020 and 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 July, 2020 by amending notification No. 1895-F.T. dated 31.12.2018 - 600-F.T. - West Bengal SGST

GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL FINANCE DEPARTMENT REVENUE No. 600-F.T. Dated, Howrah, the 10th day of July, 2020 NOTIFICATION ( Corresponding Central Notification No. 52/2020-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 further amendments in this Department notification No. 1895-F.T., dated the 31st December, 2018, published in the Kolkata Gazette, Extraordinary, Part I: Amendments In the said notification, (i) in the third proviso, for the Table, the following Table shall be substituted, namely: Table S. No. (1) Class of registered persons (2) Tax period (3) Condition (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 up to rupees 5 crores in the preceding financial year, whose principal place of business is in the States of West Bengal 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 5 th day of July, 2020 April, 2020 If return in FORM GSTR-3B is furnished on or before the 9th day of July, 2020 May, 2020 If return in FORM GSTR-3B is furnished on or before the 15th day of September, 2020 June, 2020 If return in FORM GSTR-3B is furnished on or before the 25 th day of September, 2020 July, 2020 If return in FORM GSTR-3B is furnished on or before the 29th day of September, 2020 (ii) after the third proviso, the following provisos shall be inserted, namely: Provided also that the total amount of late fee payable for a tax period, under section 47 of the said Act shall stand waived which is in excess of an amount of two hundred and fifty rupees for the registered person who failed to furnish the return in FORM GSTR-3B for the months of July, 2017 to January, 2020, by the due date but furnishes the said return between the period from 01st day of July, 2020 to 30th day of September, 2020: Provided also that where the total amount of State tax payable in the said return is nil, the total amount of late fee payable for a tax period, under section 47 of the said Act shall stand waived for the registered person who failed to furnish the return in FORM GSTR-3B for the months of July, 2017 to January, 2020, by the due date but furnishes the said return between the period from 01st day of July, 2020 to 30th day of September, 2020. . 2. This notification shall be deemed to have come into force with effect from the 24th day of June, 2020. By order of the Governor, RAJSEKHAR BANDYOPADHYAY, IAS Additional Secretary to the Government of West Bengal