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Penalty imposed on GST collected but not deposited to Government even after Tax payment within 30 days from Notice

Date 06 Nov 2023
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Company Liable for Penalty Under Sections 73(9) and 73(11) of CGST Act for Late GST Deposit Despite Payment.
The Kerala High Court ruled that a company is liable to pay a penalty for not depositing GST collected from customers to the government, even if the GST and interest were paid within 30 days of receiving a notice. The court dismissed the company's writ petition, stating that the penalty is applicable under Sections 73(9) and 73(11) of the CGST Act, as the GST collected was not credited to the government. The court found no legal error in the respondent's demand for the penalty, affirming the correctness of the imposed penalty. - (AI Summary)

The Hon’ble Kerala High Court in the case of M/S. GLOBAL PLASTO WARES VERSUS ASSISTANT STATE TAX OFFICER, THRISSUR, THE STATE TAX OFFICER, THE JOINT COMMISSIONER, THRISSUR - 2023 (11) TMI 93 - KERALA HIGH COURT  dismissed the writ petition and held that Assessee is liable to pay a penalty when the amount of GST collected has not been credited to the government even when GST along with interest has been paid within 30 days of Notice issued for raising demand concerning non-payment of GST.

Facts:

M/s. Global Plasto Wares (“the Petitioner”) was issued a Show Cause Notice dated February 28, 2022, by the Revenue Department (“the Respondent”) raising demand for the payment of GST. The Petitioner paid the amount of GST demanded along with interest vide FORM GST DRC-03 receipt dated March 10, 2022. The Petitioner was issued a Notice dated May 11, 2023 (“the Notice”), for payment of the amount of penalty. The Petitioner vide Order dated September 14, 2023 (“the Impugned Order”) demanded the amount of penalty to be paid by the Petitioner as per Section 73(9) read with Section 73(11) of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (“the CGST Act”) and Section 20(xxv) of the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (“the IGST Act”). Aggrieved by the Impugned Order, the Petitioner filed a writ petition before the Hon’ble Kerala High Court.

The Petitioner contended that, the Petitioner has paid GST within thirty days before the date of notice. The Petitioner further submits that, as per Section 73(8) of the CGST Act, no penalty is payable and notice would be deemed to be concluded in cases where, the Assessee under Section 73(1) or Section 73(3) of the CGST Act, has paid the amount of GST demanded along with interest, within thirty days from the date of issuance of notice.

The Respondent contended that, Section 73(11) of the CGST Act would be applicable in the present case as the Petitioner has collected the GST from the recipient but not credited it to the Government, and therefore, the Petitioner is liable to pay a penalty under Section 73(9) of the CGST Act.

Issue:

Whether the Assessee is liable to pay a penalty when the amount of GST collected has not been credited to the Government even when GST along with interest has been paid within 30 days of issuance of Notice?

Held:

The Hon’ble Kerala High Court in the case of M/S. GLOBAL PLASTO WARES VERSUS ASSISTANT STATE TAX OFFICER, THRISSUR, THE STATE TAX OFFICER, THE JOINT COMMISSIONER, THRISSUR - 2023 (11) TMI 93 - KERALA HIGH COURT  held as under:

  • Observed the central issue that arises before the Court is whether the Petitioner is liable to pay the amount of penalty when the Petitioner has already paid the GST amount along with interest within 30 days of receiving the notice.
  • Noted that, the demand raised for payment of GST is on account of not crediting the amount of GST received by the supplier from the recipient to the government.
  • Opined that, as per sub-section 6, 8 and 9 of Section 73 of the CGST Act, the Petitioner is liable to pay the amount of penalty as the amount of GST collected by the Petitioner has not been deposited with the government, within 30 days from the due date of payment of GST.
  • Held that, the Respondent has taken the correct view and no error of law has been committed which requires the interference of the Court. Hence, the writ petition is dismissed.  

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