Summary of GST Notifications issued on 01-06-2021 by CBIC

1. Notification No. 16/2021 of Central Tax Dated: 01/06/2021

Appointed Effective date for provisions of section 112 of Finance Act, 2021 as 1^st June, 2021, which amended Sub section (1) Section 50 of Central Goods and Services Act retrospectively. i.e., Interest shall be levied only on the portion of the tax which is paid by debiting the electronic cash ledger.

2. Notification No. 17/2021 of Central Tax Dated: 01/06/2021

Due date for furnishing outward supplies in GSTR 1 for the period May 2021 extended to 26^th June 2021.

3. Notification No. 18/2021 of Central Tax Dated: 01/06/2021

Reduction of rate of interest for liability to pay tax but fail to do so in 2^nd wave of Covid 19 pandemic:

S.No	Class of Tax Payers	Return Period	Interest Relaxation
1	Tax payer having an aggregate turnover of more than Rs. 5 Cr in preceding financial year	March 2021, April 2021 and May 2021	9% for first 15 days i.e., 05-05-2021, 04-06-2021 and 05-07-2021 for tax periods March 2021, April 2021 and May 2021 respectively and thereafter 18% pa
2	Tax payer having an aggregate turnover of up to Rs. 5 Cr (Monthly) in preceding financial year	March 2021	NIL for first 15 days i.e., 05-05-2021, 9% pa for next 45 days i.e., till 19-06-2021 and 18% pa thereafter
		April 2021	NIL for first 15 days i.e., till 04-06-2021, 9% pa for next 30 days i.e., till 04-07-2021 and 18% pa thereafter
		May 2021	NIL for first 15 days i.e., 05-07-2021, 9% for next 15 days i.e., 20-07-2021 and 18% pa thereafter
3	Tax payer having an aggregate turnover of up to Rs. 5 Cr (QRMP) in preceding financial year	March 2021	NIL for first 15 days i.e., 07-05-2021, 9% pa for next 45 days i.e., till 21-06-2021 and 18% pa thereafter
		April 2021	NIL for first 15 days i.e., till 09-06-2021, 9% pa for next 30 days i.e., till 09-07-2021 and 18% pa thereafter
		May 2021	NIL for first 15 days i.e., 10-07-2021, 9% for next 15 days i.e., 25-07-2021 and 18% pa thereafter
4	Composite Tax payers	Quarter ending March 2021	NIL for first 15 days i.e., 03-05-2021, 9% for next 45 days i.e., 17-06-2021 and 18% pa thereafter

4. Notification No. 19, 20, 21 & 22 /2021 of Central Tax Dated: 01/06/2021

> Waiver of Late Fee as specified in section 47 of CGST Act, 2017 in 2^nd wave of Covid 19 pandemic:

S.No	Class of Tax Payer	Period	Period for which late fee waived
1	Tax payer having an aggregate turnover of more than Rs. 5Cr in preceding financial year	March 2021, April 2021 and May 2021	15 days from actual due date i.e., till 05-05-2021, 04-06-2021 and 05-07-2021 for tax periods March 2021, April 2021 and May 2021 respectively
2	Tax payer having an aggregate turnover of up to Rs. 5Cr in preceding financial year (monthly)	March 2021	60 days from actual due date i.e., till 19-06-2021
		April 2021	45 days from actual due date i.e., till 04-07-2021
		May 2021	30 days from actual due date i.e., till 20-07-2021
3	Tax payer having an aggregate turnover of up to Rs. 5 Cr (QRMP) in preceding financial year	January 2021 to March 2021	60 days from actual due date i.e., 21-06-2021

> Further waiver of late fee specified under section 47 for the returns for the period July 2017 to April 2021:

S.No	Class of Tax payers	Amount of waiver	Period in which return to be filed
1	Registered person whose tax payable is NIL	In Excess of Rs.250/- each CGST and SGST per return i.e., in excess of Rs.500/-	From 01-06-2021 to 31-08-2021
2	In other case	In excess of Rs.500/- each CGST and SGST per return i.e., in excess of Rs.1000/-	From 01-06-2021 to 31-08-2021

> Also specified maximum amount of late fee to be levied for below mentioned registered person, if they furnish after due date of GSTR 1 or GSTR 3B from the tax period June 2021 or quarter ending June 2021:

S.No	Class of taxpayer	Maximum Amount of Late fee
1	Registered person whose tax payable is NIL	Rs.250/- each CGST and SGST per return. I.e., Rs.500/- per return
2	Registered person having an aggregate turnover of up to Rs.1.5 cr in the preceding FY other than Sl no. 1	Rs.1000/- each CGST and SGST per return i.e., Rs.2000/- per return
3	Registered person having an aggregate turnover of more than Rs.1.5 cr to Rs.5 Cr in the preceding FY other than Sl No. 1	Rs.2500/- each CGST and SGST per return i.e., Rs.5000/- per return

Note: No reduction for registered person having an aggregate turnover more than 5 crs.

> Maximum amount late fee under section 47 of CGST Act, 2017, for the financial year 2021-22 onwards who fails to furnish the return in FORM GSTR-04 by due date (Composite Scheme):

S.No	Class of taxpayer	Maximum Amount of Late fee
1	Registered person whose tax payable is NIL	Rs.250/- each CGST and SGST per return. I.e., Rs.500/- per return
2	Other cases	Rs.1000/- each CGST and SGST per return i.e., Rs.2000/- per return

> Maximum amount of late fee under section 47 of CGST Act,2017, for the month of June 2021 onwards who fails to furnish the return in FORM GSTR -07 by due date (TDS Return):

S.No	Class of Taxpayer	Maximum amount of Late fee
1	Registered person who fails to furnish GSTR 07	Rs.1000/- each CGST and SGST per return i.e., Rs.2000/- per return

5. Notification No. 23/2021 of Central Tax Dated: 01/06/2021

Government department and a local authority are excluded from E Invoicing provisions along with the following

a. an insurer or a banking company or a financial institution including non-banking financial institution.

b. Goods Transport Agency (GTA)

c. Passenger transporter

d. A registered person supplying services by way of admission to exhibition of cinematograph films in multiplex screens

6. Notification No. 24/2021 of Central tax Dated: 01/06/2021

a. where, any time limit for completion or compliance of any action, by any authority or by any person, falls during the period from 15^th April 2021 to the 29^th June 2021, if it had not completed in that period, the time limit extended to 30^th June 2021. Except Registration procedure, provisions relating casual tax payer and non-resident tax payer, Invoicing, furnishing of outward supply, Late fee, Interest, power to arrest, Partner’s liability to discharge tax, Penalty, detention and seizer of goods and conveyances in transit, GSTR 3B, inspection of goods and rules made thereunder.

b. where, any time limit for completion of any action, by any authority or by any person, falls during the period from 1^st May 2021 to 30^th June 2021, if it had not completed in that period, the time limit for completion action extended to 15^th July 2021.

c. The time limit for issuance of order of rejection of refund claim falls during the period from 15^th April 2021 to 29^th June 2021, said time limit for issuance of order extended to 30^th June 2021.

7. Notification No. 25/2021 of Central tax Dated: 01/06/2021

The due date for furnishing Form GSTR 4 (Yearly return for Composition scheme) further extended to on or before 31^st July 2021.

8. Notification No 26/2021 of Central tax Dated: 01/06/2021

Due date for furnishing declaration in Form ITC 04, in respect of goods dispatched to job worker or received from a job worker, during the period from 1^st January 2021 to 31^st March 2021 extended to 30^th June 2021.

9. Notification No 27/2021 of Central Tax Dated: 01/06/2021

> Authentication through the EVC by companies and LLPs extended to 31^st August 2021.

> Relaxation of Rule 36(4) given to the period April 2021 and May 2021 and this rule has to be applied cumulatively for the tax period April 2021, May 2021 and June 2021 in Form GSTR 3B of the month or quarter ending 30^th June 2021.

> Time limit for furnishing outward supplies of B2B transactions for the period May 2021 through IFF extended to 28^th June 2021 to 13^th June 2021.

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