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....ate fees GSTR 9<br> Query (Issue) Started By: - VishnuPriya R Dated:- 6-11-2024 Last Reply Date:- 8-11-2024 Goods and Services Tax - GST<br>Got 5 Replies<br>GST<br>We have filed GSTR 9 for FY 2018-19 on 28-01-2018. We have received notice asking for late fees for GSTR 9 was accepted by the GST Portal. And by Notification No. 7/2023 Central Tax dated 31-03-2023 as amended NOTIFICATION NO. 25/2023-....
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.... CENTRAL TAX dated 17-07-2023 w.e.f. 30-06-2023: Provided that for the registered persons who fail to furnish the return under section 44 of the said Act by the due date for any of the financial years 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21 or 2021-22, but furnish the said return between the period from the 1st day of April, 2023 to the 1[31st day of August, 2023], Notification No. 7/2023 Central Tax....
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.... dated 31-03-2023 as amended NOTIFICATION NO. 25/2023- CENTRAL TAX dated 17-07-2023 w.e.f. 30-06-2023: Provided that for the registered persons who fail to furnish the return under section 44 of the said Act by the due date for any of the financial years 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21 or 2021-22, but furnish the said return between the period from the 1st day of April, 2023 to the 1[31st day ....
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....of August, 2023], In our case, we have filed prior to this amensty scheme. Can we also take benefit of this benefit?. Or any remedy available for this issue. Reply By VishnuPriya R: The Reply: Contiuation to the query. The GSTR-9 return was filed on 28-01-2023. Sorry for the typo error. Reply By Sadanand Bulbule: The Reply: Dear Sir Looking at the specific time frame provided under the subje....
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....ct amnesty scheme of Section 128 to file the said return between the period from the 1st day of April, 2023 to the 30th day of June 2023, admittedly your case does not fall under it, for having filed the said return on 28/01/2023 much prior to time frame fixed. Amnesty schemes are time bound per se, cannot be stretched backward or forward. For similar time frame, refer Section 128A....
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.... as well. Reply By Sadanand Bulbule: The Reply: Dear Sir In continuation of my above post, plz refer the judgement dated 09/04/2024 of the Hon'ble High Court of Kerala rendered in the case of Anishia Chandrakanth Vs. Superintendent of Central Tax in - 2024 (4) TMI 993 - KERALA HIGH COURT, you are eligible for 100% waiver of penalty on such late filing of GSTR -9. Reply By KASTURI SETHI: Th....
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....e Reply: I agree with the views of Sh. Sadanand Bulbule, Sir (at serial no. 3 above). The issue is squarely covered by the Kerala High Court judgement reported as 2024 (4) TMI 993 - KERALA HIGH COURT As per R.K. Jain's GST- EXCUS, an Electronic Library by Centax Law Publications Pvt. Ltd. the above High Court Judgement has NOT been challenged by the department so far. However, the chances o....
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....f challenging are slim. Reply By Shilpi Jain: The Reply: Courts have generally taken liberal view in case of beneficial schemes. Reliance can be placed of these decisions and suitable reply can be filed to ask for the late fee waiver.<br> Discussion Forum - Knowledge Sharing ....