In exercise of the powers conferred by section 128 of the Andhra Pradesh Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (Act No.16 of 2017) (hereafter in this notification referred to as the said Act), read with section 148 of the said Act, the Government, on the recommendations of the Goods and Services Tax Council, hereby makes the following further amendments to the notification issued in the G.O. Ms. No. 82, Revenue (Commercial Taxes - II) Department dated 30.01.2019 namely:-
AMENDMENTS
In the said notification,-
I. in the third proviso, for the Table, the following Table shall be substituted, namely : -
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ii. after the third proviso, the following provisos shall be inserted, namely: -
"Provided also that the total amount of late fee payable for a tax period, under section 47 of the said Act shall stand waived which is in excess of an amount of two hundred and fifty rupees for the registered person who failed to furnish the return in FORM GSTR-3B for the months of July, 2017 to January, 2020, by the due date but furnishes the said return between the period from 01st day of July, 2020 to 30th day of September, 2020:
Provided also that where the total amount of State tax payable in the said return is nil, the total amount of late fee payable for a tax period, under section 47 of the said Act shall stand waived for the registered person who failed to furnish the return in FORM GSTR-3B for the months of July, 2017 to January, 2020, by the due date but furnishes the said return between the period from 01st day of July, 2020 to 30th day of September, 2020.".
(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH)
Dr. RAJAT BHARGAVA,
SPECIAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT