Amendment in Notification S.R.O. No.80/2019 dated 30th January, 2019 - S. R. O. No. 563/2021 - Kerala SGST

GOVERNMENT OF KERALA Taxes (B) Department NOTIFICATION G.O.(P) No.53/2021/TAXES. Dated, Thiruvananthapuram, 26th July, 2021 10th Karkadakam, 1196 S. R. O. No. 563/2021 In exercise of the powers conferred by section 128 of the Kerala State Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (20 of 2017), the Government of Kerala, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby makes the following further amendments to the notification issued under G.O.(P) No.19/2019/TAXES. dated 28th January, 2019 and published as S.R.O. No.80/2019 in the Kerala Gazette Extraordinary No. 204 dated 30th 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:- 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 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 20th day of April, 2021. By order of the Governor, Dr. Sharmila Mary Joseph, Secretary to Government. Explanatory Note (This does not form part of the notification, but is intended to indicate its general purport.) On recommendation of the Goods and Services Tax Council, Government have decided to amend notification issued under G.O.(P) No.19/2019/TAXES. dated 28th January, 2019 and published as S.R.O. No.80/2019 in the Kerala Gazette Extraordinary No. 204 dated 30th January, 2019 in order to provide waiver of late fees for specified taxpayers and specified tax periods. The notification is intended to achieve the above object.