Seeks to rationalize late fee imposed under section 47 of the CGST Act, 2017 for late filing of return in FORM GSTR-3B from June, 2021 onwards; and to provide one time relief by conditional waiver of late fee for delay in filing FORM GSTR-3B from July, 2017 to April, 2021; and to provide waiver of late fees for late filing of return in FORM GSTR-3B for specified taxpayers and specified tax periods - 634-F.T. - West Bengal SGST

GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL FINANCE DEPARTMENT REVENUE NOTIFICATION No. 634-F.T. Dated, Howrah, the 14th day of June, 2021 ( Corresponding Central Notification No. 19/2021-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), 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 eighth proviso, with effect from the 20th day of May, 2021, for the Table, the following Table shall be substituted, namely: Table 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, April, 2021 and May, 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 Sixty days from the due date of furnishing return April, 2021 Forty-five days from the due date of furnishing return May, 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 Sixty days from the due date of furnishing return. ; (ii) after the eighth proviso, the following provisos shall be inserted, namely: Provided also that for the registered persons who failed to furnish the return in FORM GSTR-3B for the months /quarter of July, 2017 to April, 2021, by the due date but furnish the said return between the period from the 1st day of June, 2021 to the 31st day of August, 2021, the total amount of late fee under section 47 of the said Act, shall stand waived which is in excess of five hundred rupees: Provided also that where the total amount of State tax payable in the said return is nil, the total amount of late fee under section 47 of the said Act shall stand waived which is in excess of two hundred and fifty rupees for the registered persons who failed to furnish the return in FORM GSTR-3B for the months / quarter of July, 2017 to April, 2021, by the due date but furnish the said return between the period from the 1st day of June, 2021 to the 31st day of August, 2021: Provided also that the total amount of late fee payable under section 47 of the said Act for the tax period June, 2021 onwards or quarter ending June, 2021 onwards, as the case may be, shall stand waived which is in excess of an amount 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, namely: TABLE S. No. Class of registered persons Amount (1) (2) (3) 1. Registered persons whose total amount of central tax payable in the said return is nil Two hundred and fifty Rupees 2. Registered persons having an aggregate turnover of up to rupees 1.5 crores in the preceding financial year, other than those covered under S. No. 1 One thousand rupees 3. Taxpayers having an aggregate turnover of more than rupees 1.5 crores and up to rupees 5 crores in the preceding financial year, other than those covered under S. No. 1 Two thousand and five hundred rupees . 2. Save as otherwise provided this notification shall be deemed to have come into force with effect from the 1st day of June, 2021. By Order of the Governor, BISWAJIT GANGOPADHYAY OSD Ex Officio Secretary to the Government of West Bengal.