THE KERALA GOODS AND SERVICES TAX ACT, 2017 Notifications
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Notification No. G.O.(P) No 61/2017/TAXES Dated 30th June, 2017

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (3) of section 50, sub-section (12) of section 54 and section 56 of the Kerala Goods and Services Tax Ordinance, 2017 (11 of 2017), the Government of Kerala, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby fixes the rate of interest per annum, for the purposes of the said sections as specified in column (2) of the Table below, as mentioned in the corresponding entry in column (3) of the said Table.

TABLE

Serial Number	Section	Rate of interest (in per cent)
1	2	3
1	Sub-section (1) of section 50	18
2	Sub-section (3) of section 50	24
3	Sub-section (12) of section 54	6
4	Section 56	6
5	Proviso to section 56	9

Provided that the rate of interest per annum shall be as specified in column (3) of the Table given below for the period mentioned therein, for the class of registered persons mentioned in the corresponding entry in column (2) of the said Table, who are liable to pay tax but fail to do so for the months mentioned in the corresponding entry in column (4) of the said Table by the due date, namely:-

Table

Sl. No.	Class of registered persons	Rate of interest	Month/Quarter
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)
1.	Taxpayers having an aggregate turnover of more than rupees 5 crores in the preceding financial year	Nil for first 15 days from the due date, and 9 per cent thereafter till 24th day of June, 2020	February, 2020, March, 2020, April, 2020
2.	Taxpayers having an aggregate turnover of up to rupees 5 crores in the preceding financial year.	Nil till the 30th day of June, 2020, and 9 per cent thereafter till the 30th day of September, 2020	February, 2020
		Nil till the 3rd day of July, 2020, and 9 per cent thereafter till the 30th day of September, 2020	March, 2020
		Nil till the 6th day of July, 2020, and 9 per cent thereafter till the 30th day of September, 2020	April, 2020
		Nil till the 12th day of September, 2020, and 9 per cent thereafter till the 30th day of September, 2020	May, 2020
		Nil till the 23 rd day of September, 2020, and 9 per cent thereafter till the 30th day of September, 2020	June, 2020
		Nil till the 27th day of September, 2020, and 9 per cent thereafter till the 30th day of September, 2020	July, 2020
"4.	Taxpayers having an aggregate turnover of more than rupees 5 crores in the preceding financial year	9 per cent for the first 15 days from the due date and 18 per cent thereafter	March, 2021, April, 2021 and May, 2021
5.	Taxpayers having an aggregate turnover of up to rupees 5 crores in the preceding financial year who are liable to furnish the return as specified under sub-section (1) of section 39	Nil for the first 15 days from the due date, 9 per cent for the next 45 days, and 18 per cent thereafter	March, 2021
		Nil for the first 15 days from the due date, 9 per cent for the next 30 days, and 18 per cent thereafter	April, 2021
		Nil for the first 15 days from the due date, 9 per cent for the next 15 days, and 18 per cent thereafter	May, 2021
6.	Taxpayers having an aggregate turnover of up to rupees 5 crores in the preceding financial year who are liable to furnish the return as specified under proviso to sub-section (1) of section 39	Nil for the first 15 days from the due date, 9 per cent for the next 45 days, and 18 per cent thereafter	March, 2021
		Nil for the first 15 days from the due date, 9 per cent for the next 30 days, and 18 per cent thereafter	April, 2021
		Nil for the first 15 days from the due date, 9 per cent for the next 15 days, and 18 per cent thereafter	May, 2021
7	Taxpayers who are liable to furnish the return as specified under sub-section (2) of section 39	Nil for the first 15 days from the due date, 9 per cent for the next 45 days, and 18 per cent thereafter	Quarter ending March, 2021

This notification shall come into force with effect from the 1st day of July 2017.

By order of Governor,

MINHAJ ALAM

Secretary to Government

Explanatory Note

(This does not form part of the notification, but is intended to indicate its general purport.)

The Government of Kerala, on the recommendations of the Goods and Services Tax Council, has decided to fix the rate of interest per annum, for the purpose of sub-sections (1) and (3) of section 50, sub-section (12) of section 54 and section of the Kerala Goods and Service Tax Ordinance, 2017. (11 of 2017).

The notification is intended to achieve the above object.