As you know already that the Release of GST Collection data for April month has been postponed. And now in this matter, Finance Secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey on 13th May stated that the clear picture of the GST collection of April month is possible only on 30th June 2020. 30th June is also the last date for businesses having turnover up to INR 5 Crore to file the return without any fine, penalty, or interest.
The deadline to file GST returns for taxpayer
Ajay Bhushan Pandey on 13th May stated that “So after giving these extensions, a clear picture about the revenue collection we will get only by June 30. That’s why we have not yet released the figure. People who are able to file returns have paid GST and rest have time till June 30. It is only by June 30. That’s why we have not yet released the figure. People who are able to file returns have paid GST and rest have time till June 30. It is only after June 30 that we will have a clear idea of the revenue collected,”.
As per reports, in FY 2019-20 the GST collection was above INR 1 Lakh crore mark for 7 out of 12 months. Whereas the GST collection of March month is INR 97,597 crore. Experts started that the real impact of Lockdown will be visible in May for the business in April 2020 GST collection Report, because, in the complete month everything except essential services is on halt. Experts also said that the revenue in May month will only come from sectors like telecom, food processing, pharma, and FMCG.
Ajay Bhushan Pandey Also informed that INR 11,000 crore of pending GST refunds