28/09/2024
🔖 Forwarded message 👉🏿 *GST UPDATEZ ON 28-09-2024:-*
*Two GST legislative changes extending big relief to Taxpayers notified*
*GST Amnesty Scheme date Notified:*
The Insertion of new section 128A for *waiver of interest or penalty or both* relating to demands raised under section 73, for certain tax periods, is *effective from November 01, 2024* vide Notification No. 17/2024-CT dated September 27, 2024.
*Time limits to avail ITC past period:*
In another big relief the *extension of time limits for availing ITC* for past periods i.e., for availing such ITC for the *FY 2017-18, 2018-19 & 2019-20* may be allowed up to 30.11.2021 and restoration of ITC on revocation of cancelled registration which were introduced for taxpayers under vide *Section 16(5) & 16(6)* respectively, has been notified to take *effective from September 27, 2024* again vide *Notification No. 17/2024-CT* dated September 27, 2024.
*Well......*
In the Finance Act 2024, a proposal to introduce Section 128A of the CGST Act 2016, *which provides for waiver of 100% interest and penalty demanded* in pursuance of order passed under *Section 73[9]* for the tax periods from *FY 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 (July 2017 to March 2020)* or parts thereof subject to specified terms.
In addition, the Budget 2024 proposed to *insert new Sub-Sections 16(5) and 16(6)* after sub-section (4) of Section 16 in the CGST Act, 2017, thereby *intending to regularize* the Input Tax Credit taken after the limitation period as prescribed in Section 16(4) of the CGST Act, 2017.
Sub Section (5) deals with the availability of ITC upon *late filing of the Returns by normal taxpayers* while sub Section 16(6) deals with the taxpayers *whose registration was cancelled* under Section 29, *but restored later* on under Section 30.