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    “Changes made in Indian Tax Laws due to COVID-19”

    -CA. Udit Maheshwari

     

      Changes made in Indian Tax Laws

    Direct Tax

    Particulars

    Current Due Date

    Extended Due Date

    Remarks

    Filing of Belated Income Tax Return for FY 18-19

    31-Mar-20

    30-Jun-20

     

    Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme

    31-Mar-20

    31-Dec-20

    No additional liability of 10% up to 31th Dec

    Filing of form 15G/H (Non deduction of TDS  by Bank)

    7-Apr-20

    30-Jun-20

     

    Filing of form 61A( Specified Financial  transaction)

    31-May-20

    30-Jun-20

     

    Filing of Income Tax return AY 20-21

    31st Jul 2020/         30th Sept

    30-Nov-2020

     

    Filing of Tax Audit

    30-Sept-2020

    31-Oct-2020

     

    Filing of TDS/TCS Return

    31-May-20

    30-Jun-20

     

    All filing of appeal, issuance of orders/notice  for assessment

    falling between 20th March to 29th June 2020

    30-Jun-20

     

     Investment u/s 80C, 80D, 80G etc. admissible for AY 2020-21

    Payment can be made up to                    30th June 2020

    Assessee can claim deduction in AY 20-21, if payment made up to 30th June 2020.

    Payment under capital Gain Account

    31st July 2020/         30th Sept

    30-Nov-2020

    Assessee can claim deduction in AY 20-21, if payment made up to due date of filing of. return

    Payment of TDS, Equalization levy, TCS

     

     

    Payment due between 20th March to 29th June, can be made up to 30th June 2020

    There will be no Penalty/ prosecution/late fee but interest rate reduced to .75% per month or part of the month

    Validity of Lower TDS Certificates FY19-20

    31-Mar-20

    30-Jun-20

    Validity will extend subject to certain conditions

         

     

    Goods and Service Tax

    Particulars

    Current Due Date/            Validity

    Extended Due Date/ Validity

    Remarks

     

    Relaxation in Interest and late fees for late filing of  GSTR 3B for Feb, March and April 2020

     

    Turnover up to 5 crore

    22nd/24th  of next month

    For Feb and March due date is 29th June 2020.                            For April 30th June 2020

    No Interest, penalty and late fees

     

    Turnover above 5 crore

    20th of next month

    24-Jun-20

    No late fees, but same will attract Interest at 9% if filed after 15 days from the original due date

     

    Relaxation in Late fees for late filing of  GSTR 1 for March, April and May 2020

     
     

    Turnover up to 5 crore

    30th after end of Qtr.

    30-Jun-20

    No Interest, penalty and late fees

     

    Turnover above 5 crore

    11th of succeeding month

    30-Jun-20

    No Interest, penalty and late fees

     

     

     

    Composition dealers

     

    Due date for opting for Scheme for FY 20-21

    31-Mar-20

    30-Jun-20

      

    Qtrly payment  and filing of  return ended 31st March 2020- (GST CMP-08 & GSTR 4)

    18-Apr-20/   30-april-2020

    7-July-2020 /

    15-July-2020

    No Interest, penalty and late fees

     

     

     

    Other Changes

     

    All filing of appeal, issuance of orders/notice for assessment

    Falling between 20th March 2020 and  29th June 2020

    30-Jun-20

      

    Annual Return FY 18-19

    31-Mar-20

    30-Sept-20

      

    E way Bills

    20th Match 2020 to 15th april2020

    31-May-20

      

    Deferment of New GST Return

    1-Apr-20

    1-Oct-20

      

    Deferment of E-Invoicing & Dynamic QR Code

    1-Apr-20

    1-Oct-20

      

     

    Due date for late filing of  GSTR 3B for May 2020

    Turnover above 5 crore

    20th June 2020

    27th June 2020

     

    Turnover up to 5 crore

    22nd June 2020

    12th July 2020

    In the states of Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, the Union territories of Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Puducherry, Andaman and Nicobar Islands or Lakshadweep

    Turnover up to 5 crore

    24th June 2020

    14th July 2020

    In the States of Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya, Assam, West Bengal, Jharkhand or Odisha, the Union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Chandigarh or Delhi

     

     

                   Customs, Excise and Service Tax

    Particulars

    Current Due Date/            Validity

    Extended Due Date/ Validity

    Remarks

     

    All filing of appeal, issuance of orders/notice for assessment

    Falling between 20th March 2020 and  29th June 2020

    30-Jun-20

     

    Sabka Vishwas Scheme

    31-Mar-20

    30-Jun-20

     

    No detention charges

    22nd march to 14th April 2020

      

    No interest on late filing of BOE due to lock down

      

    IF IGM's filed after 20th March2020

    Extending due date for validity of existing Export performance Certificated (Customs Notification No. 50/2017-Customs dated 30.06.2017)

    31-March-2020

    30-Sept-2020

     

     

     

                                                              Companies Act, 2013

    Particulars

    Current Due Date/            Validity

    Extended Due Date/ Validity

    Remarks

     

    CARO,2020

    1-Apr-19

    1-Apr-20

     

    Commencement of business for newly incorporated Company

    180 days from the date of incorporation

    Extended by further 180 days

     

    Meeting of Board of directors

    every 120 days

    Extended to 180 days till 30th Sept 2020

     

     

                                                  Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016

    Particulars

    Current Due Date/            Validity

    Extended Due Date/ Validity

    Remarks

     

    Minimum Limit of default to Initiate Insolvency Proceedings

    1 lac rs

    1 crore rs

     

    Initiating new insolvency proceedings under IBC

    Any time

    No initiation till 31st March 2021

    Only against MSME

     

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