TMI BlogClarification on applicability of late fee for delay in furnishing of FORM GSTR-9CX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... nance, Government of India, New Delhi has issued the above referred Circular. For the uniformity in implementation and in exercise of the powers conferred under section 168 of the Goa Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (Goa Act 4 of 2017) it is hereby directed that the Said Circular issued by the GST Policy Wing, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, Government of India shall be applicable, mutatis mutandis, in implementation of the Goa Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (Goa Act 4 of 2017). A copy of the above referred circular is attached herewith as Annexure. Difficulty, if any, in implementation of this circular may please be brought to the notice of the undersigned. Given under the sea ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Act provided that a registered person who is required to get his accounts audited in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (5) of section 35 of the CGST Act shall furnish the annual return under sub-section (1) of the said section along with a copy of the audited annual accounts and a reconciliation statement. From 01.08.2021 onwards, with the omission of the requirement of getting accounts audited in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (5) of section 35 of the CGST Act, sub-section (1) of section 44 of CGST Act provides for furnishing of annual return which may include a self-certified reconciliation statement, reconciling the value of supplies declared ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... year shall also furnish along with it, a duly certified or self-certified reconciliation statement in FORM GSTR-9C, which reconciles the value of supplies declared in FORM GSTR-9 furnished for the said financial year with the audited annual financial statement. It is also mentioned that a reconciliation statement in FORM GSTR-9C is required to be filed only if the aggregate turnover of the said registered person during a financial year exceeds the specified threshold limit. 3.2 Sub-section (2) of section 47 of the CGST Act provides for a levy of a late fee for failure to furnish the return under section 44 of the CGST Act by its due date, which is to be computed at the s ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... FORM GSTR-9C (where FORM GSTR- 9C is also required to be furnished) and the late fee shall be payable for the period from the due date of furnishing of the said annual return upto the date of furnishing of the complete annual return i.e. FORM GSTR-9 and FORM GSTR-9C. It is also to be noted that late fee is not separately leviable for delayed furnishing of FORM GSTR-9 and delayed furnishing of FORM GSTR-9C, but has to be calculated for the period from the due date of furnishing of annual return under section 44 of the CGST Act till the date of furnishing of complete annual return i.e.: i. in cases where FORM GSTR-9C is not required to be furnished, the date of furnishin ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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