Key Relief Measures announced by FM of India: COVID-19



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In response to global economic distress caused by COVID-19, India's Finance Minister has announced significant relief measures concerning statutory and regulatory compliance. Most deadlines originally falling in March 2020 have been extended to June 30, 2020. These extensions cover income tax filings, Aadhaar-PAN linking, GST returns, corporate affairs filings, and customs procedures, aiming to ease the burden on taxpayers and businesses.

The Honble Finance Minister of India today announced several relief measures on statutory and regulatory compliance matters to mitigate large-scale economic distress caused by COVID 19 across the globe. In majority of the cases, the due dates falling in March 2020 have been extended till 30th June 2
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The relief measures are designed to mitigate large-scale economic distress caused by COVID-19 across the globe by extending due dates for statutory and regulatory compliance matters.

The due dates for filing Income Tax Returns (ITR) for FY 2018-19, Aadhaar-PAN linking, and investments to avail tax benefits for FY 2019-20 have been extended to June 30, 2020. The Vivad se Vishwas scheme also allows payment without an additional 10% amount if made by June 30, 2020.

For taxpayers with an annual turnover less than Rs. 5 Crore, GSTR-3B filing for February, March, and April 2020 has extended due dates to the last week of June 2020, with waived interest and late fees. For larger turnovers, GSTR-3B can be filed by June 30, 2020, with reduced interest rates if filed beyond 15 days from the original due date.

Filing of documents with the MCA-21 Registry has been extended for delays between April 1 and September 30, 2020, with a waiver of additional fees. Holding quarterly board meetings can be extended by 60 days, and the applicability of the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2020 has been shifted to FY 2020-2021.

Yes, for three months, debit cardholders can withdraw cash for free from any ATM, minimum balance fees are waived, and bank charges for digital trade transactions are reduced.




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