State Tax Notification for waiver of the late fee - 08/2025-State Tax - Gujarat SGST

FINANCE DEPARTMENT NOTIFICATION No. 08/2025-State Tax Sachivalaya, Gandhinagar, 12th February, 2025 GUJARAT GOODS AND SERVICES TAX ACT, 2017 No.(GHN-25)/GST-2025/S.128(44)/GST Cell: - In exercise of the powers conferred by section 128 of the Gujarat Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (Guj. 25 of 2017) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the Government of Gujarat, on the recommendations of the Goods and Services Tax Council, hereby waives the amount of late fee referred to in section 47 of the said Act in respect of the return to be furnished under section 44 of the said Act, for the financial years 2017-18 or 2018-19 or 2019-20 or 2020-21 or 2021-22 or 2022-23, which is in excess of the late fee payable under section 47 of the said Act upto the date of furnishing of FORM GSTR-9 for the said financial year, for the class of registered persons, who were required to furnish reconciliation statement in FORM GSTR-9C along with the annual return in FORM GSTR-9 for the said financial year but failed to furnish the same along with the said return in FORM GSTR-9, and furnish the said statement in FORM GSTR-9C, subsequently on or before the 31st March, 2025: Provided that no refund of late fee already paid in respect of delayed furnishing of FORM GSTR-9C for the said financial years shall be available. By order and in the name of the Governor of Gujarat, DR. NISARG JOSHI, Deputy Secretary to Government.