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 April, 2020. - G.O.Ms.No. 81 - Telangana SGST

GOVERNMENT OF TELANGANA ABSTRACT The Telangana Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (Telangana Act No.23 of 2017) Tax period from February, 2020 to April, 2020 COVID Relaxation Waiver of interest / late fee Notification - Orders - Issued. REVENUE (CT-II) DEPARTMENT G.O.Ms.No. 81 Dated: 21-07-2020. Read the following: 1. G.O.Ms No. 16 Revenue (CT-II) Department, Dt. 13.02.2019. 2. From the Commissioner of State Tax, Telangana, Hyderabad, Lr No. CST s Ref No. A(1)/103/2017, Dt. 20.06.2020 . ***** ORDER:- The following Notification will be published in an Extra-ordinary issue of Telangana Gazette Dt.21.07.2020. NOTIFICATION In exercise of the powers conferred by section 128 read with section 148 of the Telangana Goods and services Tax Act, 2017 (Telangana Act No.23 of 2017) (hereafter in this notification referred to as the said Act), the State Government, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby makes the following amendment in notification issued in G.O.Ms.No.16, Revenue (CT.II) Department, dated 13.02.2019 and published in the Telangana Gazettee No.40-B Part-I, Extraordinary, dated The 13th February, 2019, namely:- In the said notification, after the second proviso, the following proviso shall be inserted, namely: Provided also that the amount for late fee payable under section 47 shall stand waived for the tax period 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, but furnishes the said return according to the condition mentioned in the corresponding entry in column (4) of the said Table, namely:-- Table Sl. No. Class of registered persons Tax period Condition (1) (2) (3) (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 more than rupees 1.5 crores and up to rupees five crores in the preceding financial year February, 2020 and March, 2020 If return in FORM GSTR-3B is furnished on or before the 29th day of June, 2020 April, 2020 If return in FORM GSTR-3B is furnished on or before the 30th day of June, 2020 3. Taxpayers having an aggregate turnover of up to rupees 1.5 crores in the preceding financial year 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 3rd day of July, 2020 April, 2020 If return in FORM GSTR-3B is furnished on or before the 6th day of July, 2020. . 2. This notification shall be deemed to have come into force with effect from the 20th day of March, 2020. (BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF TELANGANA) SOMESH KUMAR CHIEF SECRETARY SPECIAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT