Penalty
If any of the offenses are committed then a penalty will have to be paid under GST. The principles on which these Penalties are based are also mentioned by law.
For late filing
Late filing attracts penalty called late fee. The late fee is Rs. 100 per day per Act. So it is 100 under CGST & 100 under SGST. Total will be Rs. 200/day. The maximum is Rs. 5,000. There is no late fee on IGST in case of delayed filing.
Along with late fee, interest has to be paid at 18% per annum. It has to be calculated by the taxpayer on the tax to be paid. The time period will be from the next day of filing to the date of payment.
For not filing
If you don’t file any GST return then subsequent returns cannot be filed. For example, if GSTR-2 return of August is not filed then the next return GSTR-3 and subsequent returns of September cannot be filed. Hence, late filing of GST return will have a cascading effect leading to heavy fines and penalty (see below).
For the 21 offenses with no intention of fraud or tax evasion
An offender not paying tax or making short payments must pay a penalty of 10% of the tax amount due subject to a minimum of Rs. 10,000.
Consider — in case tax has not been paid or a short payment is made, a minimum penalty of Rs 10,000 has to be paid. The maximum penalty is 10% of the tax unpaid.
For the 21 offenses with the intention of fraud or tax evasion
An offender has to pay a penalty amount of tax evaded/short deducted etc., i.e., 100% penalty, subject to a minimum of Rs. 10,000.
Additional penalties as follows-
Tax amount involved | 100-200 lakhs | 200-500 lakhs | Above 500 lakhs |
Jail term | Upto 1 year | Upto 3 years | Upto 5 year |
Fine | In all three cases |
Cases of fraud also face Penalties, Prosecution & Arrest.
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