CBIC vide its Notification No. 51/2020- Central Tax dated 24-06-2020, has provided relief by lowering of the interest rate for a prescribed time for tax periods from February 2020 to July 2020 in Form GSTR-3B for the following class of taxpayers:-
Month |
Category of Taxpayers |
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Taxpayers with aggregate turnover more than Rs. 5 crores during preceding FY |
Taxpayers with aggregate turnover up to Rs. 5 crores during the preceding F.Y. whose principal place of business is in the states of: |
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Chhatisgarh, MP, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa, Kerala, Tamilnadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Daman & Diu, Dadra & Nagar haveli, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep |
Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, All North Eastern states including Assam, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, J&K, Ladakh, Chandigarh, Delhi |
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Feb. 2020 |
Nil for first 15 days from due date and 9% thereafter till 24th June 2020 |
Nil Interest till 30th June 2020, and 9% thereafter till 30th September 2020 |
Nil Interest till 30th June 2020, and 9% thereafter till 30th September 2020 |
Mar. 2020 |
Nil for first 15 days from due date and 9% thereafter till 24th June 2020 |
Nil Interest till 3rd July 2020 and 9% thereafter till 30th September 2020 |
Nil Interest till 5th July 2020 and 9% thereafter till 30th September 2020 |
Apr. 2020 |
Nil for first 15 days from due date and 9% thereafter till 24th June 2020 |
Nil Interest till 6th July 2020 and 9% thereafter till 30th September 2020 |
Nil Interest till 9th July 2020 and 9% thereafter till 30th September 2020 |
May 2020 |
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Nil Interest till 12th Sep. 2020 and 9% thereafter till 30th September 2020 |
Nil Interest till 15th Sep. 2020 and 9% thereafter till 30th September 2020 |
Jun 2020 |
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Nil Interest till 23rd September 2020 and 9% thereafter till 30th September 2020 |
Nil Interest till 25th September 2020 and 9% thereafter till 30th September 2020 |
Jul 2020 |
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Nil Interest till 27th September 2020 and 9% thereafter till 30th September 2020 |
Nil Interest till 29th September 2020 and 9% thereafter till 30th September 2020 |
The above Notification can be accessed at: https://www.cbic.gov.in/resources//htdocs-cbec/gst/notfctn-51-central-tax-english-2020.pdf
Also Refer: Notification No. 02/2020- UT Tax dated 24/06/2020
Notification No. 05/2020- IGST dated 24/06/2020