53rd GST Council Meeting

53rd GST Council
Meeting:
Impact Analysis
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Wavier of Interest & Penalty
The GST Council has recommended

waiving interest and penalties on
demand notices under Section 73 of the
CGST Act for fiscal years 2017- 18, 2018-
19, and 2019-20.
This waiver applies to cases without
fraud, suppression, or willful
misstatement, provided that the full tax
demanded is paid by March 31, 2025
Tax Research Department

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Wavier of Interest & Penalty
We need to wait for the detailed
notifications/circulars but points to ponder....
1.Will it address the SCNs that are under
adjudication?
2.What will happen to the penalty and interest
already paid?
3.What will be the impact when the Appeal has
been filed and the Order is upheld?
4.What will be the impact when the Appeal has
been rejected due to delay in filing?
5.What will be the impact when the Appeal is filed
but the order is not passed?
6.Can the taxpayer pay nowonly the taxamount?

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Relaxation of Section 16(4)
The time limit to avail input tax

credit for invoices or debit notes, as
per Section 16(4) of the CGST Act,
be considered as November 30 ,
20 21. This applies to any GSTR 3B
returns filed up to that date for the
fiscal years 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-
20, and 2020-21.

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Relaxation of Section 16(4)
1.Taxpayer has already paid/reversed the input tax
credit, interest and penalty?
2.Taxpayer has not paid the amounts, will order be
treated as null & void?
3.Taxpayer has filed an Appeal and Order is
awated?
4.Taxpayer has filed an Appeal and Order is
upheld?
5.Taxpayer has filed an Appeal and rejected due to
delay in filing?

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Interest Computation
The GST Council has recommended

an amendment to rule 88B of the
CGST Rules, stipulating that any
amount available in the Electronic
Cash Ledger on the due date of a
GSTR-3B return, and debited during
the filing, should not be considered
when calculating interest for delays
in filing that return under section 50
of the CGST Act.

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InterestComputation
1.Taxpayers have already paid interest on the

balance available in the Electronic Cash Ledger?
2. If the taxpayer has already availed this option
while computing interest, will the notification be
retrospective or propsective?
3.Where order is issued for not discharging the
interest for delayed filing.

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RCM for Previous Years

A clarification for supplies received
from unregistered suppliers under
the reverse charge mechanism
(RCM), where the recipient is
responsible for issuing the invoice
and paying the tax, the relevant
financial year for calculating the
time limit to avail input tax credit, as
per section 16(4) of the CGST Act, is
the financial year in which the
recipient issues the invoice.

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RCM for Previous Years

1.Where the input tax credit on invoice issued is
rejected through SCN and the order is passed,
can the taxpayer claim the refund?
2.Order is passed but input tax credit or interest
and penalty not discharged?
3.Appeal is filed, oder is upheld?
4.Appeal is filed and rejected due to dealy in
fiiling?
5.Appeal is filed and Order is awaited?

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Accomodation Services less

than Rs 20,000 per month
The Council recommended adding a
provision in notification No.
12/2017-CTR dated June 28, 2017,
under heading 9963, to exempt
accommodation services priced up
to Rs. 20 ,0 0 0 per month per person,
provided these services are
supplied continuously for at least
9 0 days. This exemption is also
proposed to be applied
retroactively to similar past cases.

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Accomodation Services less

than Rs 20,000 per month
1.Will the taxes be refunded if the stay is beyond
90 days?
2.is food and other services provided by the
hostels is part of this Rs 20,000?
3. If the cost of food and other services are charged
separtely and falls a composite supply and the
amount crosses Rs 20,000, then the services are
taxable @ 18%or what rate?

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Introduction of Form GSTR-1A

The Council recommended the
introduction of a new optional facility,
FORM GSTR-1A, to help taxpayers amend or
add details in FORM GSTR-1 for a specific
tax period before submitting the FORM
GSTR-3B. This facility aims to ensure that
any overlooked particulars or necessary
amendments from the current tax period,
including those declared in IFF for the first
and second months of a quarter for
quarterly filers, are correctly reflected and
auto-populated in FORM GSTR-3B, thus
ensuring accurate liability reporting.
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Introduction of Form GSTR-1A

1.Does it have any impact on the ITC claim based
on Form GSTR-2B if the supplier has updated
post-generation of Form GSTR-2B?
2.Will there be any impact for the Recipient if
some suppliers have opted for the optional
feature of Form GSTR-1A and the rest not opted?
3.How will the system track and update the auto
populated values for “all other ITC” in Form
GSTR-3B

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Other Recommendations
notifications/circulars for the other
recommendations on
1.Clarification on taxability of re-imbursement
of securities/shares as ESOP/ESPP/RSU
provided by a company to its employees.
2.Clarification in respect of Warranty/Extended
Warranty provided by Manufacturers to the
end customers.
3.Clarification on taxability of loans granted
between related person or between group
companies.

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Other Recommendations
notifications/circulars for the other
recommendations on
4.Clarification relating to place of supply of goods
supplied to unregistered persons, where delivery
address is different from the billing
address
5.Clarification on mechanism for providing
evidence by the suppliers for compliance of the
conditions of Section 15(3)(b)(ii) of CGST
Act, 2017 in respect of post-sale discounts, to the
effect that input tax credit has been reversed by
the recipient on the said amount.
Thank You
The Institute of Cost Accountants of India
(Statutory Body under an Act of Parliament)

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Wavier of Interest & Penalty

The GST Council has recommended

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Relaxation of Section 16(4)

The time limit to avail input tax

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The GST Council has recommended

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1.Taxpayers have already paid interest on the

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RCM for Previous Years

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RCM for Previous Years

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Accomodation Services less

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Accomodation Services less

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Introduction of Form GSTR-1A

Introduction of Form GSTR-1A

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