Govt waives fine for late filing of July 2017-September 2018 GST returns

02 Jan 2019 Evaluate

In a big relief to the industry players, the government has waived penalty for late non-filers of summary and final sales returns for the July 2017-September 2018 period by businesses registered under the goods and services tax (GST).

As per the government’s notification, all the late non-filers need to file their returns for the 15-month period by March 31, 2019. The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) notified waiver of late fees for non-filing of GSTR-3B, GSTR-1 and GSTR-4 and non-payment of taxes between July 2017 and September 2018. 

Meanwhile, the fee for late filing of the returns is Rs 25 per day for Central GST (CGST) and an equal amount under State GST (SGST).

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