ADJUDICATION UNDER GST (PART-2)

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..... ADJUDICATION UNDER GST (PART-2)
By: - Dr. Sanjiv Agarwal
Goods and Services Tax - GST
Dated:- 24-3-2022

Demand Proceedings Initiation of Demand Proceedings In the following circumstances, demand proceedings could be initiated by the proper officer under GST as per provisions of section 73 or section 74 of the CGST Act, 2017 (a) Any tax has not been paid. (b) Any tax has been .....

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..... short paid. (c) Any refund has been erroneously made. (d) Input tax credit has been wrongly availed. (e) Input tax credit has been wrongly utilized. It covers determination of tax under following two circumstances viz, (a) Cases not involving fraud, wilful misstatement or suppression of facts (Section 73) (b) Cases involving fraud, wilful misstatement or suppression of facts to evade tax. ( .....

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..... Section 74) Demand and recovery provisions Following provisions have been made under the CGST Act, 2017 for the proper officer to demand and recovery the tax: * Section 73 - Demand of tax not paid, short paid, erroneously refunded, wrong availment of input tax credit or wrong utilization of input tax credit by reasons other than fraud, willful misstatement or suppression of facts. * Section .....

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..... 74 - Demand of tax not paid, short paid, erroneously refunded, wrong availment of input tax credit or wrong utilization of input tax credit by reasons of fraud, willful misstatement or suppression of facts. * Section 75 - General provisions applicable to determination of tax such as service of notice, issuance of order, opportunity of being heard, adjournment, determination of demand and penalt .....

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..... ies. * Section 76 - Demand of tax collected and not deposited. * Section 77 - Provisions for tax wrongfully collected and paid to Central Government or State Government by wrongly considering inter-State and intra-Sate supplies. Determination of Demand Following diagram depicts as to how demand of GST shall be determined : Determination of Demand Section 73 Section 74 Tax not paid / sho .....

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..... rt paid / erroneously refund / wrong ITC availed or utilized * Reason other than * fraud * Willful misstatement * Suppression of facts * Voluntary payment * No SCN to be issued if amount paid suo-moto * Penalty 10% * Order within 3 years of due date of furnishing annual return of relevant financial year * By reason of * fraud * Willful misstatement * Suppression o .....

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..... f facts * Non-voluntary payment * SCN to be issued * Penalty 15% * Order within 5 years of due date of * furnishing annual return of relevant financial year Penalty provisions (over and above interest amount) under section 73 and 74 at a glance Situation Penalty under section 73 Penalty under section 74 Before issuance of show cause notice No penalty 15% Within 30 days afte .....

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..... r the issuance of show cause notice No penalty 25% Within 30 days of issuance of order 10% of the tax or INR 10,000, whichever is higher. 50% After 30 days of issuance of order. 10% of the tax or INR 10,000, whichever is higher. Equivalent to tax amount (To be continued….)
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