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 also 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 July, 2020. - ERTS(T)2/2020/265 - Meghalaya SGST

GOVERNMENT OF MEGHALAYA EXCISE, REGISTRATION, TAXATION STAMPS DEPARTMENT NOTIFICATION The 52/2020-State Tax Dated Shillong the 24 th June, 2020 No. ERTS(T)2/2020/265 In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 128 of the Meghalaya Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (Act 10 of 2017) (hereafter in this notification referred to as the said Act), read with Section 148 of the said Act, the Government of Meghalaya, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government No. 76/2018 State Tax issued vide No. ERTS(T)65/2017/Pt/446, dated the 31 st December, 2018, published in the Gazette of Meghalaya, Extraordinary, Part IIA, vide number 48, dated the 29th January, 2019, namely : - 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 Meghalaya. 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 9 th day of July, 2020 May, 2020 If return in FORM GSTR-3B is furnished on or before the 15 th 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 29 th 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 central 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. . S. A. SYNREM, Commissioner Secretary to the Government of Meghalaya, Excise, Registration, Taxation and Stamps Department.