AMNESTY SCHEME 2019

The State has unveiled an amnesty scheme for settlement of pre-GST state tax disputes to ensure that the government recovers Outstanding taxes and also clears the backlog of long pending assessments. Further, state has announced a settlement Scheme vide ordinance cited at Settlement of Arrears of Tax, Interest, Penalty or Late Fee Ordinance, 2019 vide Trade Circular No. 9T 2019 dated  8th March, 2019.

CHART

Details of extent of payment of the requisite amount on account of un-disputed tax, disputed tax, interest, penalty and late fee, and the waiver is given in the below table:

Table A : For the periods upto 31st March 2010.

Sr. No

Particulars

First Phase (Amount to be paid before 31st July, 2019)

Second Phase (Amount to be paid before 31st August, 2019)

   

Amount to be paid

Amount to be waived

Amount to be paid

Amount to be waived

(1)

Un-disputed tax.

100%

0%

100%

0%

(2)

Disputed tax.

50%

50%

60%

40%

(3)

Interest payable as per any statutory order or returns or the revised returns.

10%

90%

20%

80%

(4)

Penalty as per any statutory order.

5%

95%

10%

90%

(5)

Post Assessment Interest or Post Assessment Penalty which is leviable but not levied till the date of application.

0%

100%

0%

100%

(6)

Late fee payable in respect of the returns filed during the period 1st April 2019 to the 31st July 2019.

0%

100%

0%

100%

Table B : For the periods from 1st April 2010 to 30th June 2017.

Sr. No

Particulars

First Phase (Amount to be paid before 31st July, 2019)

Second Phase (Amount to be paid before 31st August, 2019)

   

Amount to be paid

Amount to be waived

Amount to be paid

Amount to be waived

(1)

Un-disputed tax.

100%

0%

100%

0%

(2)

Disputed tax.

70%

30%

80%

20%

(3)

Interest payable as per any statutory order or returns or the revised returns.

20%

80%

30%

70%

(4)

Penalty as per any statutory order.

10%

90%

20%

80%

(5)

Post Assessment Interest or Post Assessment Penalty which is leviable but not levied till the date of application.

0%

100%

0%

100%

(6)

Late fee payable in respect of the returns filed during the period 1st April 2019 to the 31st July 2019.

0%

100%

0%

100%

Note : For table A and B last date for submission of application for First Phase shall be 14th August, 2019 provided tax payment as above has been made on or before 31st July, 2019.