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Education Cess was being levied on Central Excise and Service Tax from 10.09.2014. Education Cess paid on the purchase was available as credit against payment of education cess on payment on the output removal. Credit of cess was not able to use for the payment of duty. Later when the rate of excise duty was increased from 12% to 12.5%, cess was rescinded. There by the accumulated credit was not able to be used. Similar was in case of Krishi Kalyan Cess credit in case of service tax. Now...

Notification No 5/2018 – Central Tax, dated 23^rd Jan’18

 Reduction in the quantum of late fee payable w.r.t. the return in FORM GSTR-5

Sec 47 specifies the late filing fees of Rs. Rs.100 per day from the due date of filing up to the date of actual filing and maximum late fee that shall be levied is Rs. 5,000 per return, for the persons who are required to furnish returns u/s.37, 38 or 39 (i.e.GSTR-1/2/3/3B/4/5..etc) but fails to furnish within due date.

The present...

Clarification on various aspects of return filing such as return filing dates, applicability and quantum of late fee, amendment of errors in submitting / filing of FORM GSTR-3B and other related queries.  

1. Return Filing Calendar:  

For small taxpayers i.e. turnover less than Rs. 1.5 crores in preceding or current financial year  

Amendment to powers of State tax officers for processing and grant of refund  

State tax officers, vide Notification No. 39/2017-Central tax dated 29th Dec’17, had been given powers to grant refund under section 54 or section 55 of the CGST Act read with the rules made there under except rule 96 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017.  

Rule 96 at such time dealt with refund of integrated tax paid on goods exported out of India.    

Subsequently vide...