Late Fee Rs 500 capped for GSTR 3B, CBIC issued Press Note

LATE FEE

GSTR 3B: In a major relief to the GST taxpayers, the government has decided to cap the maximum late fee for Form GSTR-3B at Rs. 500/- (five hundred only) per return for the tax period July 2017 to July 2020 subject to the condition that such GSTR-3B returns being filed before 30th September 2020.

A notification has been issued to provide for nil late fees if there is no tax liability; and, if there is any tax liability then a maximum late fee of Rs. 500 per return would be applicable to such GSTR-3B returns filed up to 30th September 2020.

Read Also: GST Return Due date Calendar from March to July, 2020

Various representations were received to give further relief in the late fee charged for the tax periods of May 2020 to July 2020. in addition to earlier provided relief for February 2020 to April 2020 and relief provided for cleaning up past pendency of returns from July, 2017 to January, 2020. Also, a uniform late fee is simpler in design and easier to implement on an automated common portal. So the late fee is capped at Rs. 500/- only per return, if filed before 30th September 2020.

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