[To be published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub - section (i)]

Government of India
Ministry of Finance
(Department of Revenue)
Central Board of Excise and Customs

Notification No.4/2018-Central Tax
(Amendment History)

New Delhi, the 23rd January, 2018

G.S.R......(E):-In exercise of the powers conferred by section 128 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017) (hereafter in this notification referred to as the said Act), the Central Government, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby waives the amount of late fee  payable by any registered person for failure to furnish  the details of outward supplies for any month/quarter in FORM GSTR - 1 by the due date under section 47 of the said Act, which is in excess of an amount of twenty - five rupees for every day during which such failure continues:

    Provided that where there are no outward supplies in any month/quarter, the amount of late fee payable by such registered person for failure to furnish the said details by the due date under section 47 of the said Act shall stand waived to the extent which is in excess of an amount of ten rupees for every day during which such failure continues.

1[Provided further that the amount of late fee payable under section 47 of the said Act shall stand waived for the registered persons who failed to furnish the details of outward supplies in FORM GSTR-1 for the months/quarters from July, 2017 to September, 2018 by the due date but furnishes the said details in FORM GSTR-1 between the period from 22nd December, 2018 to 31st March, 2019.]

2[Provided also that the amount of late fee payable under section 47 of the said Act shall stand waived for the registered persons who failed to furnish the details of outward supplies in FORM GSTR-1 for the months/quarters from July, 2017 to November, 2019 by the due date but furnishes the said details in FORM GSTR-1 between the period from 19th December, 2019 to 3[17th January, 2020] old[10th January, 2020.]]

5[Provided also that the amount of late fee payable under section 47 of the said Act shall stand waived for the registered persons who fail to furnish the details of outward supplies for the months or quarter mentioned in column (2) of the Table below in FORM GSTR-1 by the due date, but furnishes the said details on or before the dates mentioned in column (3) of the said Table:-

Table

Sl. No.
(1)

Month/ Quarter
(2)

Dates
(3)

1. March, 2020 10th day of July, 2020
2. April, 2020 24th day of July, 2020
3. May, 2020 28th day of July, 2020
4. June, 2020 05th day of August, 2020
5. January to March, 2020 17th day of July, 2020
6. April to June, 2020 03rd day of August, 2020.”

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[helldod old[4[Provided also that the amount of late fee payable under section 47 of the said Act shall stand waived for the months of March, 2020, April, 2020 and May, 2020, and for the quarter ending 31st March, 2020, for the registered persons who fail to furnish the details of outward supplies for the said periods in FORM GSTR-1 by the due date, but furnishes the said details in FORM GSTR-1, on or before the 30th day of June, 2020.] helldod]

6[Provided also that the total amount of late fee payable under section 47 of the said Act for the tax period June, 2021 onwards or quarter ending June, 2021 onward, as the case may be, shall stand waived which is in excess of an amount as specified in column (3) of the Table given below, for the class of registered persons mentioned in the corresponding entry in column (2) of the said Table, who fail to furnish the details of outward supplies in FORM GSTR-1 by the due date, namely: —

Table

S. No.
(1)

Class of registered persons
(2)

Amount
(3)

1. Registered persons who have nil outward supplies in the tax period Two hundred and fifty rupees
2. Registered persons having an aggregate turnover of up to rupees 1.5 crores in the preceding financial year, other than those covered under S. No. 1 One thousand rupees
3. Registered persons having an aggregate turnover of more than rupees 1.5 crores and up to rupees 5 crores in the preceding financial year, other than those covered under S. No. 1 Two thousand and five hundred rupees

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[F.No.349/58/2017-GST (Pt.)]

(Dr. Sreeparvathy S.L.) 
Under Secretary to the Government of India

1. Inserted vide:-Notification No.75/2018-Central Tax dt. 31.12.2018

2. Inserted vide:-Notification No.74/2019-Central Tax dt. 26.12.2019 (w.e.f 19.12.2019)

3. Substituted Vide:-Notification No. 04/2020-CGST Dt.10-01-2020

4. Inserted Vide :- Notification No. 33/2020-Central Tax, dt. 03.04.2020

5. Substituted Vide:-Notification No. 53/2020-CGST Dt.24-06-2020

6. Inserted Vide :- Notification No. 20/2021-Central Tax, dt. 01.06.2021

 

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04/2018- Central Tax ,Dt.23-01-2018 Late fees for delayed filling of GSTR-1. Where there is outward supply in GSTR-1 return  then the late fees is Rs.50 per day (Rs. 25 in central tax + Rs. 25 in state tax) during which failures continue. Where there are no outward supply then late fees is Rs.20 per day (Rs. 10 in central tax + Rs. 10 in state tax) during which failures continue. Notification No. 75/2018- Central Tax ,Dt. 31.12.2018 Inserts Proviso in Notification No. 04/2018- CT  to fully waive the amount of late fees leviable on account of delayed furnishing of FORM GSTR-1 for the period July, 2017 to September, 2018 only in case GSTR-1 is furnished after 22nd December 2018 till 31st March 2019. Notification No. 74/2019- Central Tax ,Dt.26.12-2019  Inserts proviso in  Notification No. 04/2018 CT to fully waive  the amount of late fees leviable on account of delayed furnishing of FORM GSTR-1 for the months/quarters from July, 2017 to November, 2019 only in case GSTR-1 is furnished after 19th December, 2019 to 10th January, 2020. Notification No. 04/2020- Central Tax, Dt.10.01.2020 Seeks to amend Notification No. 04/2018 CT to fully waive  the amount of late fees leviable on account of delayed furnishing of FORM GSTR-1 for the months/quarters from July, 2017 to November, 2019 only in case GSTR-1 is furnished after 19th December, 2019 to 17th January, 2020 instead of 10th January, 2020. Notification No.33/2020- Central Tax, Dt.03.04.2020 Seeks to amend Notification No 4/2018 CT to waive late fee for delay in filing of FORM GSTR-1 for the months of March, 2020, April, 2020 and May, 2020, and for the quarter ending 31st March, 2020, if the same are filed on or before the 30th day of June, 2020.  Notification No. 53/2020- Central Tax, Dt.24.06.2020 Seeks to amend Notification No. 4/2018 CT to provide relief by waiver of late fee for delay in furnishing outward statement in FORM GSTR-1 for tax periods for months from March, 2020 to June, 2020 for monthly filers and for quarters from January, 2020 to June, 2020 for quarterly filers subject to condition that if return is furnished before dates specified.86 Notification No. 20/2021- Central Tax, Dt.01.06.2021 Seeks to amend Notification No. 4/2018 CT to provide relief by waiver of late fee for delay in furnishing outward statement in FORM GSTR-1 for tax periods of June, 2021 onwards or quarter ending June, 2021 onward, for registered taxpayer having agg turnover more than 1.5 crores in the preceeding FY late fees shall stand waived in excess of Rs 2500/-.
For registered taxpayer having agg turnover upto 1.5 crores in the preceeding FY late fees shall stand waived in excess of 1000/-.
However if outward supply is NIL late fee shall stand waived which is in excess of Rs 250/-.