GST notification amendment extends the prescribed dates in the earlier Uttarakhand exemption notification.
Amendment to the Uttarakhand GST notification extends the period stated in the earlier notification by substituting 31st March with 30th June and 1st April with 1st July. The change is made by the State Government under the Uttarakhand Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, on the recommendation of the Council, and operates as a modification of the specified dates in the earlier notification.

GST notification amendment revises the prescribed monetary threshold under the Uttarakhand rules, effective from 1 April 2021.
The Uttarakhand Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017 were amended under sub-rule (4) of rule 48 on the GST Council's recommendation. With effect from 1 April 2021, the notification dated 20 May 2020 was further amended by substituting "one hundred crore rupees" with "fifty crore rupees" in the first paragraph, thereby modifying the monetary threshold stated in the notification.

Time limit extension for GST compliances extended to accommodate COVID-19 disruptions, with specified statutory exceptions.
Extension of statutory time limits under the Tamil Nadu GST Act due to COVID-19: actions with prescribed time limits falling between 15 April 2021 and 30 May 2021, if not completed, are extended to 31 May 2021, covering proceedings, orders, notices and filings; rule 9 actions falling between 1 May 2021 and 31 May 2021 are extended to 15 June 2021. Specified provisions including Chapter IV, certain sections, and e-way bill rules are excluded. Refund rejection orders have a separate extension tied to receipt of the taxpayer's reply or 31 May 2021.

Cumulative input tax credit adjustment requires the May return to include combined April-May credits; April may be filed via IFF.
The amendment makes the input tax credit reconciliation condition apply cumulatively for April and May 2021 and requires the FORM GSTR-3B for May 2021 to be furnished with the cumulative adjustment of input tax credit for those months; additionally, a proviso permits registered persons to furnish April 2021 details via the Invoice Furnishing Facility during the submission window from the first day of May to the twenty-eighth day of May.

GSTR-4 filing deadline extended; returns for financial year ending March 31 may be filed by May 31 under state GST amendment.
The notification amends a prior departmental notification under section 148 to insert a proviso requiring persons to furnish the return in FORM GSTR-4 for the financial year ending 31 March 2021 up to the 31st day of May, 2021; the amendment is deemed to have come into force on 30 April 2021.

Late fee waiver for delayed GSTR-3B filings: staggered grace periods provided for different turnover classes during specified months.
The amendment inserts a proviso waiving the late fee for failure to furnish FORM GSTR-3B for specified tax periods and classes of registered persons, providing distinct grace periods from the due date for each class and tax period, and is made effective retrospectively from a date in April 2021 to amend the earlier departmental notification.

Interest on late GST returns revised by turnover category: staged grace periods with escalating interest thereafter.
Amendment inserts differentiated staged interest provisions for late GST returns by turnover and return category, providing an initial lower or nil-interest window followed by progressively higher rates, adds four table entries to the existing proviso, and declares the amendment effective retrospectively from the stated date.

Special Court designation for Black Money Act prosecutions centralises jurisdiction to facilitate enforcement under the Act.
Central Government, under statutory powers in the taxation and Black Money legislation and after consulting the Chief Justice of the High Court, designates a First Class Magistrate's court as the Special Court to exercise jurisdiction for trials, prosecutions and proceedings under the Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act within the State.

Special Court designation for Black Money Act prosecutions centralizes jurisdiction in a designated magistrate court for enforcement.
The Central Government designates a Magistrate First Class court as a Special Court for purposes of the Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015, following consultation with the Chief Justice of the High Court, thereby allocating jurisdiction and venue for prosecutions and enforcement proceedings under that Act to the designated court.

Return filing concession for companies permits GSTR-3B and GSTR-1/IFF submission verified by EVC during specified period.
The amendment to Rule 26(1) permits persons registered under the Companies Act to file the return under section 39 in FORM GSTR-3B and details under section 37 in FORM GSTR-1 or via the Invoice Furnishing Facility for a specified period, provided such filings are verified through an Electronic Verification Code (EVC).

SEZ membership amendment replaces two authority members, updating official roster entries and affiliations under statutory authority.
Amendment to the Kandla Special Economic Zone Authority membership replaces two previously listed individuals with two newly named members, identified by their corporate affiliations, by textual substitution in the earlier Ministry of Commerce notification issued under Section 31 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005.

Late fee waiver for delayed GSTR-3B filing creates class specific limited filing windows and retrospective effect.
The amendment waives the late fee under section 47 for specified classes of registered persons who failed to furnish FORM GSTR-3B by the due date for designated tax periods, by providing class specific additional filing windows. It distinguishes taxpayers by aggregate turnover bands and by the manner of liability under section 39, setting the length of the waiver window for each class and tax period, and is deemed to have come into force from 20 April 2021.

GST interest relief for delayed returns: phased lower interest applicable for March and April filing periods.
Amendment inserts table entries prescribing temporary reduced interest for late GST returns for March and April 2021: taxpayers with aggregate turnover above rupees 5 crores face 9 per cent interest for the first 15 days from the due date and 18 per cent thereafter; taxpayers with aggregate turnover up to rupees 5 crores (monthly, proviso monthly, and quarterly filers) have nil interest for the first 15 days, 9 per cent for the next 15 days, and 18 per cent thereafter. The notification is effective from 18 April 2021.

Return filing flexibility allows companies to file GSTR-3B and GSTR-1 using EVC and invoice furnishing facility.
Insertion to Rule 26(1) permits persons registered under the Companies Act to furnish the return in FORM GSTR-3B and outward-supply details in FORM GSTR-1 or via the Invoice Furnishing Facility, provided such filings are verified through Electronic Verification Code (EVC).

Extension of time-limits for GST compliances during pandemic, with specified statutory exclusions and procedural adjustments.
A pandemic-time extension allows delayed completion or compliance of statutory actions under the Puducherry GST framework to a single extended date, covering proceedings, orders, notices and filings, while expressly excluding certain substantive provisions, rules and e-way bill compliance; a distinct later extension applies to actions under a specified rule, and refund-rejection orders are deferred until fifteen days after receipt of reply or the general extended date, whichever is later.

Cumulative input tax credit adjustment: May return must include prior month credits; invoice details may be filed via IFF.
The amendment mandates a cumulative adjustment of input tax credit in FORM GSTR-3B for May 2021 to cover April and May 2021 together, and permits registered persons to furnish April 2021 invoice details via the Invoice Furnishing Facility (IFF) within the prescribed filing window in May.

GST return filing requirement extended for composition taxpayers to furnish annual Form GSTR-4 by an extended deadline.
The amendment requires specified persons to furnish the annual composition return in Form GSTR-4 for the financial year ending 31st March, 2021, by 31st May, 2021, as an added proviso to the earlier notification, and declares the notification to be effective from 30th April, 2021.

Amendment to State GST notification extends specified cut off dates and applies retrospectively to the notification.
The amendment substitutes two deadline references in the proviso to clause (i) of the earlier notification, replacing "29th day of November, 2020" with "30th day of March, 2021" and "30th day of November, 2020" with "31st day of March, 2021." The State Government issues the change under the enabling power in the State GST Act and declares the notification to be deemed in force from 1st December, 2020.

Correction to Section 269ST notification: 'payer' replaces 'payee', altering the operative wording published earlier.
Correction substitutes the term payer for payee in the Gazette notification published 7 May 2021 (S.O. 1803(E)), confirming that all references in that notification are to be read as payer as of the corrigendum dated 10 May 2021.

Entity name correction clarifies the substituted corporate name in a prior income-tax notification, ensuring accurate recordation.
The corrigendum replaces "Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Private Holdings (4) Inc." with "CPP Investment Board Private Holdings (4) Inc." in paragraph 1, lines 3-4 of Notification No. 35/2021 dated 22 April 2021.