In exercise of the powers conferred by section 128 of the Punjab Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (Punjab Act No. 5 of 2017), (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), read with section 148 of the said Act and all other powers in this behalf, the Governor of Punjab, on the recommendations of the Council, is pleased to make the following further amendments in the Government of Punjab, Department of Excise and Taxation, Notification No. S.O.61/P.A.5/2017/S.128/Amd./2019, dated the 9th May, 2019, published in the Punjab Government Gazette (Extraordinary), dated the 24th June, 2019, namely:-

AMENDMENT

1. In the said notification, after the third proviso, the following provisos shall be inserted, namely: -

"Provided further that for the class of registered persons mentioned in column (2) of the Table of the above proviso, who fail to furnish the returns for the tax period as specified in column (3) of the said Table, according to the condition mentioned in the corresponding entry in column (4) of the said Table, but furnishes the said return till the 30th day of September, 2020, the total amount of late fee payable under section 47 of the said Act, shall stand waived which is in excess of two hundred and fifty rupees and shall stand fully waived for those taxpayers where the total amount of state tax payable in the said return is nil:

Provided further that for the taxpayers having an aggregate turnover of more than rupees 5crores in the preceding financial year, who fail to furnish the return in FORM GSTR-3B for the months of May, 2020 to July, 2020, by the due date but furnish the said return till the 30th day of September, 2020, the total amount of late fee under section 47 of the said Act, shall stand waived which is in excess of two hundred and fifty rupees and shall stand fully waived for those tax payers where the total amount of state tax payable in the said return is nil.".

2. This notification shall be deemed to have come into effect from the 25th day of June, 2020.

A.VENU PRASAD

Additional Chief Secretary (Taxation) to

Government of Punjab,

Department of Excise and Taxation.