Penalty for Delayed filing of GSTR 3B Return : CBIC Clarified

By | March 4, 2019
(Last Updated On: March 4, 2019)

 Penalty for Delayed filing of GSTR 3B Returns

Whether penalty in accordance with section 73 (11) of the CGST Act should be levied in cases where the return in FORM GSTR-3B has been filed after the due date of filing such return?

As per Circular No 76/50/2018 GST Dated 31st December 2018   CBIC has clarified that

1. As per the provisions of section 73(11) of the CGST Act, penalty is payable in case self-assessed tax or any amount collected as tax has not been paid within a period of thirty days from the due date of payment of such tax.

2. It may be noted that a show cause notice (SCN for short) is required to be issued to a person where it appears to the proper officer that any tax has not been paid or short paid or erroneously refunded or where input tax credit has been wrongly availed or utilised for any reason under the provisions of section 73(1) of the CGST Act. The provisions of section 73(11) of the CGST Act can be invoked only when the provisions of section 73 are invoked.

3. The provisions of section 73 of the CGST  Act are generally not invoked in case of delayed filing of the return in FORM GSTR-3B because tax along with applicable interest has already been paid but after the due date for payment of such tax.

It is accordingly clarified that penalty under the provisions of section 73(11) of the CGST Act is not payable in such cases.

It is further clarified that since the tax has been paid late in contravention of the provisions of the CGST Act, a general penalty under section 125 of the CGST  Act may be imposed after following the due process of law.

Thus Penalty upto Rs 25000 may be imposed for Delayed filing of GSTR 3B as per 

Section 125 of CGST Act : General penalty. :  Any person, who contravenes any of the provisions of this Act or any rules made thereunder for which no penalty is separately provided for in this Act, shall be liable to a penalty which may extend to twenty five thousand rupees.

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