Taxpayers and tax practitioners have been requesting a waiver of late fees for GSTR-3B returns, particularly for periods from August 2017 to January 2020. While late fees for February to May 2020 have already been waived for small businesses due to COVID-19, the government states that decisions on GST are made collectively by the Centre and States within the GST Council. Therefore, the matter of these older late fees will be deliberated upon at the upcoming GST Council Meeting.
Over the past few days we saw a lot of GST Tax Practitioners as well as taxpayers demanding that the government should waive off late fees on GSTR-3B. This has been a persistent request from all the taxpayers. In this regard, the CBIC issued a notice addressing the taxpayers. In the notice, the government said that the issue regarding the late fee on GST will be addressed in the next GST Council Meeting. Here is the official press release:
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FAQ :
The issue of late fees for non-filing of GSTR-3B returns is being discussed.
GST Tax Practitioners and taxpayers are demanding a waiver of late fees.
The current requests pertain to the old period, specifically from August 2017 to January 2020.
Yes, late fees for February, March, April, and May 2020 returns have been extended and waived for small businesses with a turnover less than Rs 5 crore.
All decisions in GST are taken by the Centre and the State with the approval of the GST Council.
The issue of GST late fees will be discussed in the next GST Council Meeting.