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Interest runs from the dates tax would have been due had you been registered on time, until payment.
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Interest on tax for the period before late registration
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Provisions
Sec 50(1), CGST Act 2017; Sec 25(1), CGST Act 2017; Sec 122(1), CGST Act 2017
Analysis
If you should have registered in October and paid ₹20,000 tax each month from November, interest runs on each month's tax from its due date. Compute month-wise rather than one lump sum. Paying voluntarily early limits interest and penalty exposure.
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- Fix the date you became liable.
- Compute monthly tax from then.
- Compute interest on each month from its due date.
- Pay through DRC-03 or returns.
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