THE TELANGANA GOODS AND SERVICES TAX ACT, 2017 Notification
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Body NOTIFICATION No. G.O.Ms No.122 No.5 /2017 - State Tax 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 Telangana Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (Act No. 23 of 2017), the State Government, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby fixes the rate of interest per annum for the purposes of the sections as specified in column (2) of the Table below as mentioned in the corresponding entry in column (3) of the said 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

S. 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 crore 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 crore in the preceding financial year, whose principal place of business is in the State of Telangana.	Nil till the 30th day of June, 2020, and 9 percent 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 23rd 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
3.	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
4.	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
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 proviso to subsection (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 who are liable to furnish the return as specified under subsection (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 and in the Name of the Governor of Telangana

Somesh Kumar

Principal Secretary to Government