Reduced Interest Rates for UTGST for March to May 2021 · 02/2021-Union Territory Tax
CBIC / GST notification 02/2021-Union Territory Tax · 01 Jun 2021
Official title
02/2021-Union Territory Tax : Seeks to provide relief by lowering of interest rate for a specified time for tax periods March, 2021 to May, 2021.
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The government reduces interest rates for delayed Union Territory Goods and Services Tax payments for the tax periods March, April, and May 2021. This relief applies to taxpayers based on their aggregate turnover in the preceding financial year and their specific return filing requirements. The notification replaces the previous interest rate structure for these periods with tiered rates. These rates include periods of nil interest followed by reduced interest rates of 9 percent for a specified duration before the standard 18 percent rate applies. The amendment applies to taxpayers liable to pay tax who fail to do so by the due date. This change takes effect retrospectively from 18 May 2021.
What you must do
- Pay Union Territory Goods and Services Tax for the specified periods at the revised interest rates for delayed payments.
Key dates
- Effective from
- 18 May 2021
Document text
[To be published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i)]
Government of India Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs
Notification No. 02/2021 – Union Territory Tax
New Delhi, the 01st June, 2021
G.S.R.....(E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by section 21 of the Union Territory Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (14 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. 10/2017 – Union Territory Tax, dated the 30th June, 2017, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 747(E), dated the 30th June, 2017, namely: —
In the said notification, in the first paragraph, in the first proviso,-
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(i) for the words, letters and figure “required to furnish the returns in FORM GSTR-3B, but fail to furnish the said return along with payment of tax”, the words “liable to pay tax but fail to do so” shall be substituted;
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(ii) in the Table, in column 4, in the heading, for the words “Tax period”, the words “Month/Quarter” shall be substituted;
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(iii) in the Table, for serial number 4, 5, 6 and 7, the following shall be substituted, 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 and May, 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 45 days, and 18 per cent thereafter | March, 2021 |
| Nil for the first 15 days from the due date, 9 per cent for the next 30 days, and 18 per cent thereafter | April, 2021 | ||
| Nil for the first 15 days from the due date, 9 per cent for the next 15 days, and 18 per cent thereafter | May, 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 45 days, and 18 per cent thereafter | March, 2021 |
| Nil for the first 15 days from the due date, 9 per cent for the next 30 days, and 18 per cent thereafter | April, 2021 | ||
| Nil for the first 15 days from the due date, 9 per cent for the next 15 days, and 18 per cent thereafter | May, 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 45 days, and 18 per cent thereafter | Quarter ending March, 2021”. |
- This notification shall be deemed to have come into force with effect from the 18th day of May, 2021.
[F. No. CBIC-20001/5/2021]
(Rajeev Ranjan) Under Secretary to the Government of India
Note: The principal notification number 10/2017 – Union Territory Tax, dated the 30th June, 2017, was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 747(E), dated the 30th June, 2017 and was last amended vide notification number 01/2021 – Union Territory Tax, dated the 1st May, 2021, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 312(E), dated the 1st May, 2021.
Source details
- Source
- Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs / GST
- Type
- notification
- Published by source
- 01 Jun 2021
- Document number
- 02/2021-Union Territory Tax
- Issuing division
- Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs
- Effective date
- 18 May 2021
- Coverage area
- indirect-tax