THE HIMACHAL PRADESH GOODS AND SERVICES TAX ACT, 2017 NOTIFICATIONS
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Body Notification No. 31/2020-State Tax, No.EXN-F(10)-4/2020 Dated, 23rd June, 2020

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 50 of the Himachal Pradesh Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (10 of 2017) (hereafter in this notification referred to as the said Act), read with section 148 of the said Act, the Governor of Himachal Pradesh, on the recommendations of the Council, is pleased to make the following amendment in notification of the Government of Himachal Pradesh, No.13/2017 - State Tax, dated the 30th June, 2017, published in the Gazette of Himachal Pradesh vide number EXN-F(10)-14/2017, dated the 30th June, 2017, namely:-

In the said notification, in the first paragraph, the following provisos shall be inserted, namely: -

"Provided that, the rate of interest per annum shall be as specified in column (3) of the Table given below, for the class of registered persons, mentioned in the corresponding entry in column (2) of the said Table, who are required to furnish the returns in FORM GSTR-3B, but fail to furnish the said return along with payment of tax for the months mentioned in the corresponding entry in column (4) of the said Table by the due date, but furnish the said return according to the condition mentioned in the corresponding entry in column (5) of the said Table, namely:--

Table

S. No.	Class of registered persons	Rate of interest	Tax period	Condition
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)
1.	Taxpayers having an aggregate turnover of more than rupees 5 crores in the preceding financial year	Nil for first 15 days from the due date, and 9 Per cent thereafter	February, 2020, March 2020, April, 2020 of June, 2020	If return in FORM GSTR-3B is furnished on or before the 24th day
2	Taxpayers having an aggregate turnover of more than rupees 1.5 crores and up to rupees five crores in the preceding financial year	Nil	February, 2020, March, 2020	If return in FORM GSTR-3B is furnished on or before the 29th day of June, 2020
2		Nil	April, 2020	If return, in FORM GSTR-3B is furnished on or before the 30th day of June, 2020
3.	Taxpayers having an aggregate turnover of up to rupees 1.5 crores in the preceding financial year	Nil	February, 2020	If return in FORM GSTR-3B is furnished on or before the 30th day of June, 2020
			March, 2020	If return in FORM GSTR-3B is furnished on or before the 3rd day of July, 2020
			April, 2020	If return in FORM GSTR-3B is furnished on or before the 6th day of July, 2020.".

2. This notification shall be deemed to have come into force with effect from the 20th day of March, 2020.

By Order

Jagdish Chander Sharma

Principal Secretary (E&T) to the

Government of Himachal Pradesh