09 September 2025
For the financial year 2019-20, the limitation period for issuing a notice under Section 74 of the GST Act is "6 months before the expiry of 5 years from the due date of filing the annual return" for that year. it means Last date for notice issuance: 6 months prior = 30 September 2025 as.. Last date for order issuance: 5 years from this due date = 31 March 2026.
A notice under Section 74 of the GST Act is issued when the department believes that tax has not been paid, has been short paid, input tax credit has been wrongly availed or utilized, or there is an erroneous refund—all due to fraud, willful misstatement, or suppression of facts.