Various issues related to availment of benefit of Section 128A of the CGST Act, 2017

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....ade in its 53rd and 54th meetings, a new section 128A was inserted in the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (hereinafter referred to as CGST Act, 2017) and Rule 164 has been inserted in the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017 (hereinafter referred to as CGST Rules, 2017) w.e.f. 1st November 2024 to provide for waiver of interest or penalty or both relating to demands raised under Section 73 for the period from 1st July 2017 to 31st March 2020. In this regard, circular No. 238/32/2024-GST dated 15th October 2024 has also been issued clarifying various issues related to implementation of the said provisions. 2. Representations have been received from trade and industry highlighting certain issues being faced in availing the b....

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....cular No. 238/32/2024-GST dated 15th October, 2024, it was clarified that any amount paid towards the said demand prior to the date notified under sub-section (1) of section 128A i.e. 1st November 2024, shall be considered as payment made towards the amount payable under sub- section (1) of Section 128A, as long as the said amount has been paid prior to 1st November 2024 and was intended to be paid towards the said demand. 4.1.3 Further, rule 164 (1) provides that in order to avail the benefit under section 128A, payments are to be made in FORM GST DRC-03 towards the tax demanded in respect of a notice or a statement mentioned in section 128A (1) (a) and rule 164(2) provides that tax payment shall mandatorily be made only by crediting th....