TMI BlogGuidelines for recovery proceedings under the provisions of section 79 of the CGST Act, 2017 in cases covered under explanation to sub-section (12) of section 75 of the CGST Act, 2017X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... . Sub-section (12) of section 75 of the CGST Act, 2017 (hereinafter referred to as the Act ) provides that notwithstanding anything contained in section 73 or section 74 of the Act, where any amount of self-assessed tax in accordance with the return furnished under section 39 remains unpaid, either wholly or partly, or any amount of interest payable on such tax remains unpaid, the same shall be recovered under the provisions of section 79. An explanation has been added to sub-section (12) of section 75 vide section 114 of the Finance Act, 2021 with effect from 01.01.2022 to clarify that self-assessed tax shall include the tax payable in respect of outward supplies, the details of which have been furnished under sec ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... e tax short paid on such self-assessed and thus self-admitted liability, and the interest thereon, are liable to be recovered under the provisions of section 79 . 3.2 There may, however, be some cases where there may be a genuine reason for difference between the details of outward supplies declared in GSTR-1 and those declared in GSTR-3B . For example, the person may have made a typographical error or may have wrongly reported any detail in GSTR-1 or GSTR-3B. Such errors or omissions can be rectified by the said person in a subsequent GSTR-1 / GSTR-3B as per the provisions of sub-section (3) of section 37 or the provisions of sub-section (9) of section 39 , as the case may be. There may also be cases, where a supply could no ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... fy the differences between GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B , or is able to explain the reasons of such short-payment or non-payment of tax, to the satisfaction of the proper officer, or pays the amount such short paid or not paid, then there may not be any requirement to initiate proceedings for recovery under section 79 . 3.4 However, if the said registered person either fails to reply to the proper officer, or fails to make the payment of such amount short paid or not paid, within the time prescribed in the communication or such further period as may be permitted by the proper officer, then the proceedings for recovery of the said amount as per provisions of section 79 may be initiated by the proper officer. Further, where the said registered ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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