Penalty Under Section 125 of CGST Act

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..... Penalty Under Section 125 of CGST Act
Query (Issue) Started By: - NILESH PITALE Dated:- 26-2-2025 Last Reply Date:- 26-2-2025 Goods and Services Tax - GST
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Dear Expert In GST Audit Case, Auditing Officer has Imposed Penalty U/s 125 for Non-Filling of ITC-04, On the Other Hand From inception of GST Era We are Very Prompt and Diligent in Paying taxes & Filling of the R .....

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..... eturns, Mere Lapse of Filling of ITC 04 can be cause for invocation of Section 125 Please Guide. Reply By RaamSrinivasan Kalpathi: The Reply: There is no specific penalty for non-filing or belated filing of ITC-04 and hence the Suptt. has chosen to levy general penalty u/s.125 (max amt being 25k X 2 per year).  If the amount of levy is insignificant it would be better to buy peace by payin .....

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..... g up.  Else, the demand can be contested for a lesser value considering that ITC-04 has no revenue implications on the department. Also, to be practical, GST audit u/s.65 is like unsheathing of the sword.  Dept has to see blood for the sword to be sheathed back.  The Suptt whosoever came  for audit has to show some revenue collection, else, he would stand scrutiny before the G .....

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..... CM (group comittee mettings of ACs).  As there was no other adverse findings he has very conveniently chosen Sec.125.   If the Suptt has charged the  maximum penalty please consider filing an Appeal with FAA.  You may take a call based purely on the quantum of penalty. Thanks Reply By Sadanand Bulbule: The Reply: In terms of Rule 45 [3] of the CGST Rules, filing of ITC .....

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..... -04 is mandatory, irrespective  of number of change of hands in the chain of such transactions. Invocation of Section 125 depends upon the  prudence of the AO.
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