Integrated Tax Notifications

IGST Notification 01/2021

Title Seeks to provide relief by lowering of interest rate for the month of March and April, 2021
Number 01/2021
Date 01-05-2021
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In exercise of the powers conferred by section 20 of the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (13 of 2017), read with sub-section (1) of section 50 and section 148 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017), the Government, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby makes the following further amendment in notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 6/2017 – Integrated Tax, dated the 28th June, 2017, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 698(E), dated the 28th June, 2017, namely:–

(1) In the said notification, in the first paragraph, in the first proviso, in the Table after S. No. 3, the following shall be inserted, namely: –

(1) (2) (3) (4)
“4. Taxpayers having an aggregate turnover of more than rupees 5 crores in the preceding financial year 9 per cent for the first 15 days from the due date and 18 per cent thereafter March, 2021, April, 2021
5. Taxpayers having an aggregate turnover of up to rupees 5 crores in the preceding financial year who are liable to furnish the return as specified under sub-section (1) of section 39 Nil for the first 15 days from the due date, 9 per cent for the next 15 days, and 18 per cent thereafter March, 2021, April, 2021
6. Taxpayers having an aggregate turnover of up to rupees 5 crores in the preceding financial year who are liable to furnish the return as specified under proviso to sub-section (1) of section 39 Nil for the first 15 days from the due date, 9 per cent for the next 15 days, and 18 per cent thereafter March, 2021, April, 2021
7. Taxpayers who are liable to furnish the return as specified under sub-section (2) of section 39 Nil for the first 15 days from the due date, 9 per cent for the next 15 days, and 18 per cent thereafter Quarter ending March, 2021.”

(2) This notification shall be deemed to have come into force with effect from the 18th day of April, 2021.