Amendment in Notification G.O. Ms. No. 6, dated the 14th January, 2019 - G.O. Ms. No. 9 - Puducherry SGST

GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY COMMERCIAL TAXES SECRETARIAT ( G.O. Ms. No. 9, Puducherry, dated 10th May 2021 ) NOTIFICATION In exercise of the powers conferred by section 128 of the Puducherry Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (Act No. 6 of 2017), the Lieutenant-Governor, Puducherry, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby makes the following amendments in the notification of the Commercial Taxes Secretariat, Government of Puducherry, issued vide G.O. Ms. No. 6, dated the 14th January, 2019, published in the Gazette of Puducherry, Extraordinary Part-I, No. 4, dated the 14th January, 2019, namely:- In the said notification, after the seventh 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 period as specified in column (4) of the Table given below, for the tax period as specified in the corresponding entry in column (3) of the said Table, 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, namely:- S. No. Class of registered persons Tax period Period for which late fee waived (1) (2) (3) (4) 1. Taxpayers having an aggregate turnover of more than rupees 5 crores in the preceding financial year March, 2021 and April, 2021 Fifteen days from the due date of furnishing return 2. Taxpayers having an aggregate turnover of up to rupees 5 crores in the preceding financial year who are liable to furnish the return as specified under sub-section (1) of section 39 March, 2021 and April, 2021 Thirty days from the due date of furnishing return 3. Taxpayers having an aggregate turnover of up to rupees 5 crores in the preceding financial year who are liable to furnish the return as specified under proviso to sub-section (1) of section 39 January-March, 2021 Thirty days from the due date of furnishing return. . 2. This notification shall be deemed to have come into force with effect from the 20th day of April, 2021. (By order of the Lieutenant-Governor) ASHOK KUMAR, I.A.S., Secretary to Government (Finance).