How to calculate interest on GST

How to calculate interest on GST
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Interest on GST is charged for late payments or incorrect claims of Input Tax Credit (ITC). The standard rate for late payment is 18% per annum. However, if you claim excess ITC or reduce your output tax liability unduly, the interest rate increases to 24% per annum. Interest is calculated from the day after the tax was due.

nterest is applicable due to the late payment of GST. Interest has to be paid by every registered taxpayer who pays GST after the due date or claims excess Input Tax Credit (ITC) or reduces excess output tax liability. The interest on late payment of GST is as follows:

Particulars Interest
Tax paid after the due date 18%
Excess ITC claimed or excess reduction in output tax liability 24%

When a taxpayer does not file GST returns within the prescribed due dates, a late fee is charged. The late fee amount will depend upon the number of days of delay from the due date. The late fee under GST is also applicable for the ‘NIL’ return filers. The following is the applicable late fee for GSTR-3B:

Particulars Normal Return Filers Nil Return Filers
CGST Act Rs 25 Rs 10
SGST/UTGST Act Rs 25 Rs 10
IGST Act Rs 50 Rs 20
18 percent on which

The Interest has to be calculated from the next day on which the tax was due.
Interest under GSTR.

1. Delayed Payment of GST 18% per annum
2. Undue or Excess reduction of Tax Liability 24% per annum
3. Undue or Excess claim of ITC 24% per annum

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