In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 50 of the Assam Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (Assam Act No. XXVIII of 2017) (hereafter in this notification referred to as the "said Act"), read with section 148 of the said Act, the Governor of Assam, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby pleased to make the following amendment in notification No. FTX.56/2017/33 dated the 29th June, 2017 of the Finance (Taxation) Department, Government of Assam, published in the Assam Gazette, Extraordinary, vide No. 354 dated the 29th 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:-
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This notification shall be deemed to have come into force with effect from the 20th day of March, 2020.
S. JAGANNATHAN,
Commissioner & Secretary to the Government of Assam,
Finance (Taxation) Department.