Karnataka Budget 2021-22 Karasamadhana scheme

Karasamadhana scheme was need of the hour and this budget has rightly done so.

I think all over India, pending VAT notices should be completed at earliest. Businesses are finding it tough to follow GST laws and VAT notices are extra burden.

Many dealers got notices for Form 240 late filing, Form 240 is a procedural form and hardly bring any revenue to government. Charging late filing fee and penalty is unjust as per me. Even without Karasamadhana, government should have waived late fee on all forms.

GST is administrated through computer systems and whether it is late filing fee or any penalty, it is automatically calculated and collected. Human intervention is minimum, so chances for officers to make money are minimum.

VAT seems to be the last chance for them to make money, for this very reason almost every VAT dealer has got either CST audit notice or VAT audit notice.

In my opinion, too all these notices serve no purpose and should be withdrawn.

Further, officers should be behind big amounts and not send notices for any amount below 1,00,000.

Most of the notices for CST audit have big amounts because of interest and penalty. Providing C forms not only remove interest and penalty but also final amount is nil, but time is lost.

Any update from which date Karasamadhana scheme is applicable?

Government released rules and procedure to file application under scheme?

Karnataka government has notified the scheme.

You can download the scheme here.

Download Karnataka Karasamadhan scheme 2020-21 in PDF.

Further here is the complete scheme rules.

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PROCEEDINGS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA
FINANCE SECRETARIAT
Sub: Karasamadhana Scheme, 2021– reg.
READ: Para No. 344of the Budget Speech of the Hon’ble Chief Minister and
Finance Minister for the year 2021-22 made on 8thMarch 2021.
PREAMBLE:
The Hon’ble Chief Minister and Finance Minister in his Budget Speech for the year 2021-22
made on 8th March 2021has announced that a “Karasamadhana Scheme, 2021”will be introduced
in order to complete the pre-GST legacy audit and clear tax arrears expeditiously. Accordingly, a
Scheme for waiver of penalty and interest under the provisions of the following Acts is required to
be formulated.
a) The Karnataka Sales Tax Act, 1957,
b) The Karnataka Value Added Tax Act, 2003,
c) The Central Sales Tax Act, 1956,
d) The Karnataka Tax on Professions, Trades, Callings and Employments Act, 1976,
e) The Karnataka Tax on Luxuries Act, 1979,
f) The Karnataka Agricultural Income Tax Act, 1957,
g) The Karnataka Entertainment Tax Act, 1958 and
h) The Karnataka Tax on Entry of Goods Act, 1979.
Hence, the Government is pleased to pass the following order.
ORDER NO. FD 49 CSL 2021. BENGALURU, DATED 29.03.2021.
The Government hereby accords approval to the Scheme called Karasamadhana Scheme,
2021. Features of the scheme are as follows:
1. It grants waiver of 100% of arrears of penalty and interest payable by a dealer under the
Karnataka Sales Tax Act, 1957 (hereinafter referred to as the KST Act) and Central Sales Tax Act,
1956 (hereinafter referred to as the CST Act) relating to the assessments / re-assessments/ rectification
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orders already completed and as the case may be, to be completed on or before 31.07.2021 under the
KST regime.
2. It grants waiver of 100% of arrears of penalty and interest payable by a dealer under the
Karnataka Value Added Tax Act, 2003 (hereinafter referred to as the KVAT Act) and CST Act
relating to the assessments/ re-assessments/ rectification orders already completed and to be
completed on or before 31.07.2021.
3.It grants waiver of
a. penalty levied under Section 72(1)(a) or 72(1)(b) for failure to furnish return under
the KVAT Act and consequential interest subject to the condition that admitted tax as
per the return is paid in full.
b. penalty levied under Section 74(4) for failure to submit copy of the audited statement
of accounts in FORM VAT 240 under the KVAT Act and consequential interest
subject to the condition that admitted tax liability, if any, as per FORM VAT 240 is
paid in full.
c. penalty levied by the Audit Officer under Section 72(3-B) for failure to submit copy
of the audited statement of accounts.
4. It grants waiver of 100% of arrears of penalty and interest payable by a dealer or person
or proprietor as the case may be relating to the assessment or reassessment already concluded and to
be concluded upto 31.07.2021 under following Acts also, namely.-
a. Karnataka Tax on Entry of Goods Act, 1979, (hereinafter referred to as KTEG Act);
b. Karnataka Tax on Professions, Trades, Callings and Employments Act, 1976,
(hereinafter referred to as KTPTC & E Act);
c. Karnataka Tax on Luxuries Act, 1979 (hereinafter referred to as KTL Act);
d. Karnataka Agricultural Income Tax Act, 1957(hereinafter referred to as KAIT Act); and
e. Karnataka Entertainments Tax Act, 1958, (hereinafter referred to as KET Act).
5. Conditions: Grant of waiver of penalty and interest is subject to the following conditions:
5.1 Any dealer or person or proprietor as the case may be, who makes full payment of arrears
of tax on or before 31.10.2021 shall be granted waiver of 100% of arrears of penalty and interest
payable. However, any penalty levied by the Registering Authority under section 10-A of the CST
Act shall not be eligible for benefit of waiver under this Scheme.
5.2 Where the dealer has no arrears of tax but has arrears of penalty and interest only, relating
to the assessments or re-assessments already completed and to be completed, as the case may be,on
or before 31.07.2021, such arrears of penalty and interest shall be eligible for waiver.
5.3 Where a dealer has filed an appeal or any application against the order or proceedings
relating to arrears of tax and arrears of penalty and interest before any Appellate Authority or Court
and disposal of such application is still pending, the dealer shall withdraw such appeal or other
application before availing the benefit of waiver of arrears of penalty and interest under this Scheme.
The dealer shall file a declaration in support of withdrawal of appeal or other application in
Annexure-II along with application for waiver of arrears of penalty and interest in Annexure-I
appended to this Order. Such application and declaration shall be filed for each year separately.
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5.4 After the appeal or other application is withdrawn, the amount of arrears of penalty and
interest shall be considered for waiver under the Scheme. Any amount of penalty and interest paid at
the time of filing an appeal or other application shall be eligible for adjustment towards arrears of tax
outstanding for the assessment year for which the benefit of waiver is claimed. However, the dealer
shall not be eligible for refund of any amount that may become excess as a result of such adjustment
under this Scheme.
5.5 In respect of cases where any Appeal or other application is not filed, the dealer shall not
be eligible for refund of any penalty or interest already paid, either in full or partially, under this
Scheme.
5.6 The dealer shall not file an appeal or other application before any Appellate Authority or
Court or shall not seek rectification of orders/proceedings, after filing application for availing the
benefits of this Scheme or after availing the benefits of this Scheme, for whatever reasons.
5.7 The dealer shall not be eligible to avail the benefits of this Scheme in relation to an order
giving rise to arrears of tax, penalty and interest where:
a. State has filed an appeal before the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal or the Central Sales Tax
Appellate Authority; or
b. State has filed an appeal or revision or any kind of application before the High Court or the
Supreme Court; or
c. any competent authority has initiated suomotu revision proceedings as on the date of this
Government Order; or
d. any rectification is made after 31.07.2021.
6. Procedure.-
6.1 Procedure for this Scheme is as follow:-
a) The dealer opting for this Scheme shall submit separate application in the format
Annexure-I appended to this order under the KST and CST Acts for each year
relating to the assessment electronically through the website http://ctax.kar.nic.in or
http://gst.kar.nic.in on or before 31.10.2021 in the manner as specified in the
website. Duly signed copy of the said application downloaded shall be submitted to
the concerned Assessing Authority/ Recovery Officer as prescribed.
b) The dealer opting for this Scheme shall submit separate application in the format
Annexure-IA appended to this order under KVAT Act and CST Acts relating to
each assessment/reassessment order relating to the tax periods for the years
commencing from 01.04.2005 which have been already completed and to be
completed upto 31.07.2021, electronically through the website http://ctax.kar.nic.in
or http://gst.kar.nic.in on or before 31.10.2021 in the manner as specified in the
website. Duly signed copy of the said application downloaded shall be submitted to
the concerned Assessing Authority/Prescribed Authority/ Recovery Officer as
prescribed.
c) The dealer or person or proprietor as the case may be, opting for this Scheme shall
submit separate application in the format Annexure-IB appended to this order under
the KTEG Act/KTPTC & E Act/KTL Act/KAIT Act for each assessment year
relating to the assessment years already completed and to be completed upto
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31.07.2021 electronically through the website http://ctax.kar.nic.in or
http://gst.kar.nic.in on or before 31.10.2021 in the manner as specified in the
website. Duly signed copy of the said application downloaded shall be submitted to
the concerned Assessing Authority/ Recovery Officer/Prescribed Authority as
prescribed.
d) The proprietor opting for this Scheme shall submit separate application in the format
Annexure-IC appended to this order under the KET Act for each week or month as
applicable relating to the assessment/reassessment for the years already completed
and to be completed upto 31.07.2021 electronically through the website
http://ctax.kar.nic.in or http://gst.kar.nic.in on or before 31.10.2021 in the manner as
specified in the website. Duly signed copy of the said application downloaded shall
be submitted to the concerned Assessing Authority/ Recovery Officer as prescribed.
e) The dealer opting for this Scheme shall submit separate application in Format
Annexure-ID appended to this order under KVAT Act relating to penalty levied
under Section 72(1)(a) / 72(1)(b)/ 72(3-B)/ 74(4) relating to the tax periods for the
years commencing from 01.04.2005 to 30.06.2017, electronically through the web
site http://ctax.kar.nic.in or http://gst.kar.nic.in on or before 31.10.2021 in the
manner as specified in the website. Duly signed copy of the said application
downloaded shall be submitted to the PrescribedAuthority.
6.2 The concerned Assessing Authority/Recovery Officer/Prescribed Authority shall
scrutinize the application and work out the actual arrears of tax, penalty and interest payable by the
dealer or person or proprietor as the case may be upto the date of filing of application and if any
discrepancies are found in the amount of ‘arrears of tax’ and ‘arrears of penalty and interest’ payable
upto the date of application as declared by the dealer or person or proprietor in his application, then
the concerned Assessing Authority/Recovery Officer/Prescribed Authority shall inform the dealer or
person or proprietor within 15 days from the date of filing of application about the discrepancies.
6.3 After receipt of information from the Assessing Authority/Recovery Officer/Prescribed
Authority, the dealer or person or proprietor, as the case may be, at his option may pay the balance
amount of tax to avail of the benefits of this Scheme. All payments should be made within fifteen
days from the date of receipt of information or on or before 15.11.2021 whichever is earlier in cases
where information received is from Assessing authority/Recovery Officer/Prescribed Authority. The
applicant shall become ineligible to avail this Scheme if any partial amount is still outstanding as
arrears on the specified date.
6.4 The dealer or person or proprietor, as the case may be, shall file a declaration in support
of withdrawal of appeal or other application as per Annexure-II along with application for waiver of
‘arrears of penalty and interest’. Such declaration shall be filed separately under relevant Act for each
year relating to ‘arrears of penalty and interest’.
If the dealer or person or proprietor, as the case may be, fails to do so, the Assessing Authority/
Recovery Officer / Prescribed Authority shall pass a speaking order rejecting the application.
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6.5 On satisfaction that the applicant-dealer or person or proprietor, as the case may be, is
eligible for the benefits of this Scheme, the Assessing Authority/Recovery Officer/Prescribed
Authority shall pass the order waiving the balance amount of arrears of penalty and interest payable
by the dealer or person or proprietor, as the case may be, as per Annexure-III separately under
relevant Act for each assessment year/each assessment or reassessment order relating to the relevant
tax periods/week/month of the year.
6.6 The order of waiver shall be passed within 30 days from the date of making payment as
specified in Para 6.3.
6.7 The order of waiver shall be served on the dealer or person or proprietor, as the case may
be, within ten days from the date of such order.
6.8 The Assessing Authority/Recovery Officer/Prescribed Authority shall help the dealer or
person or proprietor, as the case may be, in correct quantification of the amount of interest and
penalty.
7. Special Provisions:
7.1 In respect of assessments/ re-assessments/ rectification orders passed in the case of
unregistered dealers/ personsunder any of the Acts mentioned in the preamble are eligible to avail the
benefits under this scheme subject to fulfilment of conditions specified therein. In the absence of RC
Number or Tax Payer’s Identification Number (TIN) or Enrolment Number, as the casemay be, the
four digit number 2900 shall be entered in the applicable Annexure so as to consider the case for
waiver of penalty and interest under the relevant act.
7.2 If the Assessment or Re-assessments or Rectification Orders or any other proceedings
passed pursuant to remanding of the cases by First Appellate Authority or Karnataka Appellate
Tribunal or Revisional Authority or High Court or Supreme Court, as the case may be, are eligible
for availing the benefits under the Scheme.
8. Removal of difficulties. - If any difficulty arises in implementation of this order, the
Commissioner of Commercial Taxes may issue such instructions as are necessary or expedient for
removing such difficulty.
By Order and in the name of the
Governor of Karnataka,
(K. SAVITHRAMMA)
Under Secretary to Government,
Finance Department (C.T-1)
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ANNEXURE-I
(Government Order No. FD 49 CSL2021, dated 29.03.2021)
Application for waiver of arrears of penalty and interest under the
Karasamadhana Scheme, 2021
1 Name and address of the dealer
2 Registration Certificate Number under the KST / CST Act
3 Name of the office in which registered
4 (a) Assessment year
(b) Assessment order issued by
(c) Date of assessment/reassessment order/rectification order
(d) Date of penalty order
(e) Date of order of interest
5 (a) (i) Arrears of tax as per assessment/ re-assessment/ rectification
order passed on or before 31.07.2021
Rs….
(ii) Details of payment of arrears of tax as prescribed in this
G.O.(CTD Ref. No. and date)
(b) (i) Arrears of interest as per assessment/ re-assessment/
rectification order passed on or before 31.07.2021.
Rs….
(ii) Arrears of penalty as per assessment/ re-assessment/
rectification order passed on or before 31.07.2021.
Rs......
6 Date of withdrawal of the appeal or other application, if any
DECLARATION
I….. do hereby solemnly declare that to the best of my knowledge and belief the information
furnished above is true and complete.
Date: Signature
Place: Name and status of the person signing.
Name and full address of the business
NOTE: 1. Application to be filed separately for each assessment year under the KST
and CST Act electronically.
2. Copy of the relevant assessment/reassessment/ rectification order and penalty order and
proof of withdrawal of appeal or any other proceeding to be enclosed to the copy of the
application required to be submitted to the Assessing Authority.
3. Strike out whichever is not applicable.
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ANNEXURE-IA
(Government Order No. FD 49 CSL 2021, dated 29.03.2021)
Application for waiver of arrears of penalty and interest under the
Karasamadhana Scheme, 2021.
1 Name and address of the dealer
2 Registration Certificate Number under the KVAT Act / CST Act
3 Name of the office in which registered
4 (a) Assessment year
(b) Assessment order issued by
(c) Date of assessment/reassessment order/rectification order
(d) Date of penalty order
(e)Date of order of interest
5 (a) (i) Arrears of tax as per assessment/ re-assessment/ rectification
order passed on or before 31.07.2021.
Rs….
(ii) Details of payment of arrears of tax as prescribed in this
G.O.(CTD Ref. No. and date)
(b) (i) Arrears of interest as per assessment/ re-assessment/
rectification order passed on or before 31.07.2021.
Rs….
(ii) Arrears of penalty as per assessment/ re-assessment/
rectification order passed on or before 31.07.2021.
Rs......
6 Date of withdrawal of the appeal or other application, if any
DECLARATION
I….. do hereby solemnly declare that to the best of my knowledge and belief the information
furnished above is true and complete.
Date: Signature
Place: Name and status of the person signing.
Name and full address of the business
NOTE: 1. Application to be filed separately for each assessment year under the KVAT /
and CST Act electronically.
2. Copy of the relevant assessment/reassessment/rectification order and penalty order and
proof of withdrawal of appeal or any other proceeding to be enclosed to the copy of the
application required to be submitted to the Assessing Authority.
3. Strike out whichever is not applicable.
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ANNEXURE-IB
(Government Order No. FD 49 CSL 2021, dated 29.03.2021)
Application for waiver of arrears of penalty and interest under the
Karasamadhana Scheme, 2021.
1 Name and address of the dealer
2 Registration Certificate Number / Enrollment Number under the
KTEGAct / KTPTC & E Act/ KLT Act / KAIT Act
3 Name of the office in which registered
4 (a) Assessment year
(b) Assessment order issued by
(c) Date of assessment/reassessment order/rectification order
(d) Date of penalty order
(e) Date of order of interest
5 (a) (i) Arrears of tax as per assessment/ re-assessment/ rectification
order passed on or before 31.07.2021.
Rs….
(ii) Details of payment of arrears of tax as prescribed in this
G.O.(CTD Ref. No. and date)
(b) (i) Arrears of interest as per assessment/ re-assessment/
rectification order passed on or before 31.07.2021.
Rs….
(ii) Arrears of penalty as per assessment/ re-assessment/
rectification order passed on or before 31.07.2021.
Rs......
6 Date of withdrawal of the appeal or other application, if any
DECLARATION
I….. do hereby solemnly declare that to the best of my knowledge and belief the information
furnished above is true and complete.
Date: Signature
Place: Name and status of the person signing.
Name and full address of the business
NOTE: 1. Application to be filed separately for each assessment year under the
KTEG Act / KTPTC & E Act/ KLT Act / KAIT Act electronically.
2. Copy of the relevant assessment/reassessment/ rectification order and penalty order and
proof of withdrawal of appeal or any other proceeding to be enclosed to the copy of the
application required to be submitted to the Assessing Authority.
3. Strike out whichever is not applicable.
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ANNEXURE-IC
(Government Order No. FD 49 CSL 2021, dated 29.03.2021)
Application for waiver of arrears of penalty and interest under the
Karasamadhana Scheme, 2021.
1 Name and address of the dealer
2 Permit / Registration Certificate Number under the KET Act
3 Name of the office in which registered
4 (a) Week/ Month / Year relating to assessment order
(b) Assessment order issued by
(c) Date of assessment/reassessment order/rectification order
(d) Date of penalty order
(e) Date of order of interest
5 (a) (i) Arrears of tax as per assessment/ re-assessment/ rectification
order passed on or before 31.07.2021
Rs….
(ii) Details of payment of arrears of tax as prescribed in this
G.O.(CTD Ref. No. and date)
(b) (i) Arrears of interest as per assessment/ re-assessment/
rectification order passed on or before 31.07.2021.
Rs….
(ii) Arrears of penalty as per assessment/ re-assessment/
rectification order passed on or before 31.07.2021.
Rs......
6 Date of withdrawal of the appeal or other application, if any
DECLARATION
I….. do hereby solemnly declare that to the best of my knowledge and belief the information
furnished above is true and complete.
Date: Signature
Place: Name and status of the person signing.
Name and full address of the business
NOTE: 1. Application to be filed separately for each assessment Week / Month / Year
under the KET Act electronically.
2. Copy of the relevant assessment/reassessment/ rectification orderand penalty order and
proof of withdrawal of appeal or any other proceeding to be enclosed to the copy of
theapplication required to be submitted to the Assessing Authority.
3. Strike out whichever is not applicable.
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ANNEXURE-ID
(Government Order No. FD 49 CSL 2021, dated 29.03.2021)
Application for waiver of arrears of penalty under Section 72(1)(a) / 72(1)(b) / 72(3-B)/ 74(4)
and interest under the KVAT Act, 2003 under Karasamadhana Scheme, 2021.
1 Name and address of the dealer
2 TIN under the KVAT Act
3 Name of the office in which registered
4 (a) Tax Period / Tax Periods/ Assessment Year
(b) Penalty levied under Section 72(1)(a)
(c) Penalty levied under Section 72(1)(b)
(d) Penalty levied under Section 72(3-B)
(e) Penalty levied under Section 74(4)
(f) Interest accrued
5 (a) Admitted tax liability as per return / FORM VAT 240 Rs….
(b) Details of payment of admitted tax liability prescribed in
this G.O. on or before 31.07.2021
(CTD Ref. No. and date / Office Receipt No. and date)
6 Date of withdrawal of the appeal or other application, if any
DECLARATION
I….. do hereby solemnly declare that to the best of my knowledge and belief the information
furnished above is true and complete.
Date: Signature
Place: Name and status of the person signing.
Name and full address of the business
NOTE: 1. Application to be filed separately for tax period / tax periods in a yearunder the
KVAT Act electronically.
2. Copy of the relevant penalty order / intimation of penalty levied and proof of
withdrawal of appeal or any other proceeding to be enclosed to the copy of the
application required to be submitted to the Prescribed Authority.
3. Strike out whichever is not applicable.
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ANNEXURE-II
(Government Order No. FD 49 CSL 2021, dated 29.03.2021)
Declaration
I, Sri/Smt/Ms….. do hereby solemnly declare that I am / we are a assessee registered under the the
Karnataka Sales Tax Act, 1957/ Central Sales Tax Act, 1956/ Karnataka Tax on Professions, Trades,
Callings and Employments Act, 1976/ Karnataka Tax on Luxuries Act, 1979/ Karnataka Agricultural
Income Tax Act, 1957 and the Karnataka Entertainment Tax Act, 1958 with R.C. Number / TIN /
Enrollment Number/ Permit Number.............................. on the files of the office of the …..................
I have withdrawn the appeal/other application filed against the assessment /reassessment/
rectification orders or other proceedings concluded for the year/tax periods …...........of the
assessment year under the KST Act / CST Act/ KVAT Act/ KTEG Act/ KTPTC & E Act/ KAIT Act/
KET Act which was pending before……........... (specify the authority) to avail of the benefit of the
Karasamadhana Scheme, 2021 offered by the Government of Karnataka vide order
No…..dated….on….I enclose the documentary proof for the withdrawal of the appeal or other
application.
Date: Signature
Place: Name and status of the person signing.
Name and full address of the business
Note: 1. Application to be filed separately for each assessment year.
2. Strike out whichever is not applicable.
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ANNEXURE-III
(Government Order No. FD 49 CSL2021, dated 29.03.2021)
Order of Waiver
The application and declaration are verified and the assessee is found eligible for waiver of the
arrears of penalty and interest for the assessment/reassessment/ rectification order in terms of
Government order No……dated ……. and the same is accordingly ordered to be waived.
The details are as under:-
Sl.No. Particulars Details
1 Name and address of the assessee
2 Registration Certificate No. / TIN/ Enrollment No. / Permit No.
under the KST Act / CST Act/ KVAT Act/ KTEG Act/ KTPTC
& E Act/ KAIT Act/ KET Act
3 Office in which registered /LGSTO
4 Year / Month / Week / Tax Period
5 Assessment order issued by
6 Date of Assessment order
7 Amount of arrears of tax paid in full Rs….
8 Details of payment of arrears of tax paid in full (CTD Ref. No.
and date)
9 Amount of arrears of penalty Rs….
10 Amount of arrears of interest Rs….
11 Total arrears of penalty and interest waived (Sl. No. 9+ Sl. No.10) Rs….
Date:
Place: Signature,
Name and Designation of the Authority.
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