39th GST Council Meeting - Highlights and Latest News


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39th GST Council Meeting - Highlights and Latest News
Category: Webtel, Posted on: 20/04/2020 , Posted By: Webtel

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The 39th GST Council meeting was conducted on Saturday, 14th March 2020 in New Delhi. The Union FM Nirmala Sitharaman chaired this meeting. The GST Council took various important decisions on crucial issues under GST.
Highlights of the 39th GST Council Meeting:

1. Postponement of the new GST return framework and e-Invoicing

Particulars	Upto Sep 2020	From Oct 2020
Returns	GSTR-1 & 3B	New Returns
Invoice for turnover above Rs 100 cr.	Physical invoices/Digitally signed invoices	E-invoice

2. Changes in GST Rates

Particulars	GST upto 31^st March, 2020	GST from 1^st April, 2020
Mobile phones and specified parts	12%	18%
Matches	Handmade : 5% Others : 18%	12%
MRO (Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul) service in reference to aircraft	18%	5% with full Input Tax Credit

3. Interest on Delayed Payments

Particulars

Basis of Calculation

Wef

Interest on delayed GST payment

Net Tax Liability i.e. after reducing ITC from Gross Tax liability

Wef 1^st July, 2017 (start of GST regime).

4. Extension of Due dates for filing GSTR-9 and 9C of 2018-19

The taxpayers with an aggregate annual turnover of upto Rs 2 crore in FY 2017-18 and FY 2018-19 won't pay any late fee for delayed filing of GSTR-9.

Particulars	Filing Mandatory for Turnover above	Due Date	Extended Due Date
GSTR-9	Rs 2 crore	31-3-20	30-6-20
GSTR-9C	Rs 5 crore	31-3-20	30-6-20

5. Know your supplier

A new facility called ‘Know your Supplier’ has been introduced so that the taxpayers can know the essential details of the suppliers with whom they transact or propose to conduct business.

6. Waiver and extension of due dates

Return	Period	Relief
GSTR-1	2019-20	Waived	For taxpayers who couldn't choose the special Composition scheme (notification No. 2/2019-Central Tax (Rate) dated 7th March 2019) by filing Form CMP-02.
GSTR-1, 3B & 7	Jul 2019 to Jan 2020	Date extended to 24 Mar, 2020	For the taxpayers, whose principal place of business is within the Union Territory of Ladakh.

7. Revocation of Cancellation of Registration

If GST registration has been cancelled till the 14th of March, 2020, then taxpayer can file the application for revocation of such cancellation till the 30th of June, 2020 if he wants to continue his business. This is a one-time relief provided.

8. Other decisions

To curb fake invoicing and fraudulent passing of ITC, restrictions to be imposed on passing of the ITC in case of new GST registrations, before physical verification of premises and Financial KYC of the registered person.
Seeking Information Returns from Banks.
Bunching of Refund claims allowed across years to help exporters.
A transition plan is laid down till 31st May 2020 for the taxpayers belonging to Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu due to their merger in January 2020.
The deadline for the finalization of the e-Wallet scheme for consumers is extended till 31st March 2021.
A special process is prescribed during the CIRP period for the GST enlisted corporates who are experiencing bankruptcy/resolution procedures under IBC Code, 2016.
Present IGST and cess exemptions on the imports made under the AA/EPCG/EOU plans exempted up to 31st March 2021.
Infosys Chairman, Mr. Nandan Nilekani to present progress updates about the GST IT systems at subsequent three GST Council meeting.

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