Sub: - The Andhra Pradesh Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 -prescribing return in FORM GSTR-3B of APGST Rules, 2017 along with due dates of furnishing the said form for October, 2020 to March, 2021- Regd.

Ref:- From the GOI, Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, CBIC, Notification No. 76/2020-Central Tax, dated 15-10-2020.

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 168 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 sub-rule (5) of rule 61 of the Andhra Pradesh Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017 (hereafter in this notification referred to as the said rules), the Chief Commissioner, on the recommendations of the Goods and Services Tax Council, hereby specifies that the return in FORM GSTR-3B of the said rules for each of the months from October, 2020 to March, 2021 shall be furnished electronically through the common portal, on or before the twentieth day of the month succeeding such month:

Provided that, for taxpayers having an aggregate turnover of up to five crore rupees in the previous financial year, whose principal place of business is in the State of Andhra Pradesh, the return in FORM GSTR-3B of the said rules for the months of October, 2020 to March, 2021 shall be furnished electronically through the common portal, on or before the twenty-second day of the month succeeding such month:

2. Payment of taxes for discharge of tax liability as per FORM GSTR-3B.-

Every registered person furnishing the return in FORM GSTR-3B of the said rules shall, subject to the provisions of section 49 of the said Act, discharge his liability towards tax by debiting the electronic cash ledger or electronic credit ledger, as the case may be and his liability towards interest, penalty, fees or any other amount payable under the said Act by debiting the electronic cash ledger, not later than the last date, as specified in the first paragraph, on which he is required to furnish the said return.

Peeyush Kumar

Commissioner