Relaxation for filing income tax returns and withdrawing money from ATMs
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced several measures to give relief to the
people and business classes in the wake of Coronavirus
outbreak in the country.Last date of filing income tax return for the year
financial year 2018-19 has been
extended till 30 June of this year and several schemes like PAN and Aadhaar linking and Vivadse Vishwas scheme have also been
extended till 30 June. There is no need to pay additional 10% by those people who want to
take benefit from thisscheme.
The last date for
filing GST for March, April and May 2020 and composition returns also extended
till June. The penalty on delayed payment of income tax has been reduced from 12% to 9%.
Government also
decided that there is no penalty or late fees will be imposed on the companies
who have less than five crore turnover, and those companies who have more than
five crore turnover will be attracted to 19% interest without imposition any
late penalty and fees.
No Charges will be applicable for
withdrawing money from any ATM for the next three months. This will promote the electric
or digital transition during the lockdown due to Coronavirus pandemic. The limit for maintaining minimum balance requirement has also been
removed. The custom clearance
will remain open 24×7 and a mandatory requirement for the holding board
meetings of the companies also extended for a period of 60 days.
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