Section 112 of the Finance Act 2021, which amends the Interest on Delayed Payment of GST to come into effect from 1st June 2021



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New regulations concerning the interest charged on delayed Goods and Services Tax (GST) payments are now in effect. Section 112 of the Finance Act 2021, which amends the rules for calculating this interest, officially came into force on 1st June 2021. This change impacts how interest is applied to late GST payments.

Vide Notification No. 16/2021 – Central Tax, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs has appointed 1st June 2021 as the date on which Section 112 of the Finance Act 2021 shall come into force. This section seeks to amend Section 50 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 which relates to Interest on Delayed Payment of GST. Read the official notification below:

[To be published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Subsection (ii)]

Government of India
Ministry of Finance
(Department of Revenue)
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs
Notification No. 16/2021 – Central Tax
New Delhi, the 1st June, 2021

Interest on Delayed GST Payments: New Rules from 1st June 2021

S.O. ..... (E).- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 1 of the Finance Act, 2021 (13 of 2021) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), the Central Government hereby appoints the 1st day of June, 2021, as the date on which the provisions of section 112 of the said Act shall come into force.

[F. No. CBIC-20001/5/2021]
(Rajeev Ranjan)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

FAQ :

The new rules, stemming from Section 112 of the Finance Act 2021, came into effect on 1st June 2021.

Section 112 of the Finance Act 2021 amends Section 50 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017.

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) announced the commencement date via Notification No. 16/2021 – Central Tax.

The main purpose of Section 112 is to amend the provisions related to the interest on delayed payment of GST.




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