GST Tip – 345

On payment of penalty and interest on a voluntary basis by the taxpayer before the issue of notice by the concerned tax officer in FORM GST DRC-01, the tax officer will not issue the notice and he will acknowledge the payment of interest and penalty in FORM GST DRC-04.

GST Tip – 344

Before serving of the notice in FORM GST DRC-01 by the tax officer, the taxpayer can pay the taxpayer can pay interest @ 18% as per section 50 of the CGST Act and also a penalty of 15% as per Subsection 5 of section 74 and submit the same to the concerned officer in FORM GST DRC-03.

GST Tip – 341

As per Section 74 of the CGST Act if the tax officer feels that tax is not paid or short paid or erroneously refunded or input tax credit wrongly availed or utilised by reason of fraud or any wilful misstatement or suppression of facts to evade tax, then the concerned tax official shall serve a notice on the taxable person for the  tax which has not been so paid or which has been so short paid or to whom the refund has erroneously been made, or who has wrongly availed or utilised input tax credit, requiring him to show cause as to why he should not pay the amount specified in the notice along with interest payable at rate of 18% or as recommended by the GST Council.