GST

Relaxations in GST Compliance during Covid Period

1. GSTR 1/ IFF FACILITY: DUE DATE

Particulars Month Due Date Extended Due Date
GSTR 1 (Monthly Scheme) April 2021 11 May 2021 26 May 2021
IFF Facility (QRMP Scheme) April 2021 13 May 2021 28 May 2021

2. GSTR 3B (Monthly Scheme): DUE DATE, TAX PAYMENT, LATE FEES, AND INTEREST

Turnover in Previous Financial Year Tax Period Due Date of Tax Payment and Return Filing Relaxation in Interest No Late Fees Till
Tax Paid Interest Rate
 

More than 5 Cr.

 

March 2021

 

20 Apr 2021

Till 5 May 2021

 

9%  

5 May 2021

After 5 May 2021

 

18%
 

April 2021

 

20 May 2021

Till 4 June 2021

 

9 %  

4 June 2021

After 4 June 2021

 

18%
 

 

Up to Rs. 5 Cr.

(Not opting QRMP Scheme)

 

 

 

March 2021

 

20 Apr 2021

Till 5 May 2021

 

Nil  

 

 

 

20 May 2021

6 May 2021 to 20 May 2021

 

9%
After 20 May 2021

 

18%
 

April 2021

 

20 May 2021

Till 4 June 2021

 

Nil 19 June 2021
5 June 2021 to 19 June 2021

 

9%
After 19 June 2021

 

18%

3. GSTR 3B (QRMP Scheme): DUE DATE, TAX PAYMENT, LATE FEES, AND INTEREST

Turnover in Previous Financial Year Tax Period Due Date of Tax Payment and Return Filing Relaxation in Interest No Late Fees Till
Tax Paid Interest Rate
 

 

 

 

Opting QRMP Scheme

For Specified State – I

Jan- Mar 2021 Return Due Date

22 April 2021

 
March 2021 22 April 2021 Till 7 May 2021

 

Nil 24 May 2021
8 May 2021 to 22 May 2021

 

9%
After 22 May  2021

 

18%
April – June 2021 Return Due Date

22 July 2021

 
April 2021 25 May 2021 Till 9 June 2021 Nil NA
10 June 2021 to 24 June 2021

 

9%
After 24 June 2021

 

18%
Opting QRMP Scheme

For Specified State – II

Jan- Mar 2021 Return Due Date

24 April 2021

 
March 2021 24 April 2021 Till 9 May 2021

 

Nil 24 May 2021
10 May 2021 to 24 May 2021

 

9%
After 24 May  2021

 

18%
Apr-June 2021 Return Due Date

24 July 2021

  NA
April -2021 25 May 2021 Till 9 June 2021 Nil
10 June 2021 to 24 June 2021

 

9%
After 24 June 2021

 

18%

4. Filing of CMP – 08

Particulars Quarter Due Date Relaxation in Interest
Form CMP-08 for the statement of Quarterly Payment of Tax Jan- Mar 2021 18 April 2021 Till 3 May 2021: Nil
4 May 2021 to 18 May 2021: 9%
After 18 May 2021: 18%

5. OTHER DUE DATES

Particulars Period Due Date Extended Due Date
Form ITC – 04 (Declaration by for goods dispatched to a job worker or received from a job worker) Jan-March 2021 25 April 2021 31 May 2021
Form GSTR-4 (Annual Return for Composition Dealers) FY 2020-21 30 April 2021 31 May 2021
Form GSTR-5  (NRTP) Apr – 2021 20 May 2021 31 May 2021
Form GSTR-6 (ISD) Apr – 2021 13 May 2021 31 May 2021
Form GSTR-7 (TDS DEDUCTOR) Apr – 2021 10 May 2021 31 May 2021
Form GSTR-8 (TCS COLLECTOR) Apr – 2021 10 May 2021 31 May 2021

6. Relaxation of Rule 36 (4)

  • Restriction on ITC under rule 36(4) relaxed to calculate the same cumulatively for April 2021 and May 2021
  • Restriction on availing input tax credit u/r 36(4) of CGST Rules that the ITC in GSTR 3B should not exceed more than 5% of the total amount of ITC as per GSTR 2A in one return period has been relaxed for return of April, 2021 to calculate the same cumulatively for April, 2021 and May, 2021 at the time of filing return for May, 2021. This means the said restriction on claiming ITC has to be calculated cumulatively for April, 2021 and May, 2021 at the time of filing return for May, 2021.

 

7. Limitation period ending on any date between 15th April 2021 to 30th May 2021

The limitation period ending on any date between 15th April to 30th May 2021 has been extended till 31st May 2021.

The time limit for completion or compliance of any action by any officer or any person which falls during this period extended till 31/05/2021. The said compliances shall include Completion of any proceeding or passing of any order or issuance of any notice, intimation Filing of any appeal, reply or application or furnishing of any report, document, return, statement or such other.


Specified State I: Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana or Andhra Pradesh or the Union territories of Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Puducherry, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and Lakshadweep

Specified State II:  Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya, Assam, West Bengal, Jharkhand or Odisha or the Union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Chandigarh, and Delhi

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