Whether Penalty Applicable Or Not in this case

Hello Sir,

I am Registered under GST as a Transporter from August 2017.
My Turnover is less (most of the service attract reverse charge i. e. samne vali party pay karti hai gst ) so I opted for quarterly option for filing GSTR - 1 & from beginning to now I have filed all the returns i.e. GSTR 3B & GSTR-1 ( in some returns with late fees ).

But not filed Annual return GSTR 9 because I read about that the exemption is given to the small taxpayers from filing of GSTR-9. So my query is that is there any non compliance of act if I continue to not file GSTR 9 ?

Thanks in advance
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A GST-registered transporter, filing quarterly returns and paying late fees when applicable, is asking if they face penalties for not filing GSTR 9. They believe small taxpayers are exempt. Advice suggests that for FY 2017-18 and 2018-19, GSTR 9 filing was optional for businesses with turnover below £2 crore, meaning no non-compliance or penalty arises from not filing. However, filing voluntarily is still an option, though the deadline for 2017-18 has passed.

As per government filling of GSTR 9 is not necessary for two fiscal years if it is a small business and below the mandatory trunovere
however I will say it is better to file GSTR9 even a small business with out nil return TO
For F.Y 2017-18 and F.Y 2018-19, it's Optional for taxpayer to file GSTR 9 if turnover is less than 2 Crore. Yes, if you want to file than you can file it Voluntary as per your choice. (there is no non-compliance, if you file Voluntarily)

For F.Y 2017-18, now you can not file as due date is already passed..For F.Y 2018-19 you can ...

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