Filing process of SPL-02
1. Login into GST portal: Navigate to > Services > User Services > My Applications.
2. On Navigating to ‘My Applications’ page, the taxpayer has to select ‘Apply for Waiver Scheme under Section 128A’ option under ‘Application type’ dropdown. If the taxpayer wants to file a new application for availing waiver on Interest and Penalty, the taxpayer can click on ‘New Application’ button.
3. On click of ‘New Application’, the taxpayer will be able to see two forms, i.e.
· SPL-01: Application for waiver of interest or penalty or both under Section 128(1)(a) in case of notice or statement (This form will be made available soon).
· SPL-02 : Application for waiver of interest or penalty or both under Section 128(1)(b) & Section 128(1)(c) in case of demand order.
On selection of SPL-02, the ‘CREATE APPLICATION’ button will be enabled.
4. On click of “CREATE APPLICATION” button , a questionnaire will appear on the dashboard as shown below.
Guidelines is given below to fill the above questionnaire carefully.
5. After answering all the mandatory questions, taxpayer has to click NEXT button to proceed further.
6. The SPL-02 form will be displayed on the dashboard. There will be following tables where the taxpayers have to enter or select the data:
Table 1: BASIC Details:
Mobile No. & E-mail ID are to be selected from the drop-down list.
Table 2: Details of Demand Order:
i. Order Id:
· Select Order Reference No. or Manual entry (in case of an offline/manual order which is not available in GST portal):
· The demand orders issued against the taxpayer through GST portal will be available for selection in drop down menu.
· In case, the demand order is issued offline and the demand order is not available in the GST portal, then “Manual entry” has to be selected. The taxpayer has to enter the reference number of manual order in “Order number” field.
ii. Date of Issuance of Order:
This field will be auto-populated if the selected order is online. It is user entry field, if the order is manual.
iii. Section under which the order has been issued:
User entry field. The section under which the demand notice/order is issued against need to be selected.
iv. Whether any appeal or writ petition is filed against order before AA/ appellate tribunal/ high court/ supreme court
If any appeal application is filed against the DRC 07/APL 04 order before the First Appellate authority or the High Court, then ‘Yes’ has to be selected.
v. If yes, whether the order for withdrawal of appeal or writ petition is issued or not
If the order for withdrawal of appeal or writ petition is issued by the appellate form, then ‘Yes’ has to be selected.
vi. Whether demand order involves demand of erroneous refunds
vii. Financial year From & To
As per the demand order for Sl. No. vi and vii
Table 3A. Amount demanded in the Order.
For the online orders (orders available in GST portal), the details will be auto- populated. For the offline orders, the taxpayer has to enter all the details.
Table 3B. Out of demand in table 3A, ITC denied as per Section 16 (4) & subsequently eligible under Section 16(5) & Section 16(6) :
The amount pertaining to Ineligible ITC as per Section 16 (4) & subsequently made eligible under Section 16(5) & Section 16(6) which is involved in the notice/order has to be entered manually by the taxpayer. The taxpayer has to enter the amount against IGST/CGST/SGST/Cess. This amount cannot be more than demand amount entered in Table 3A.
Table 4: Amount paid through payment facility against demand order:
For the demand order (DRC 07/APL 04) issued through the GST portal and the payment is made through “Payment towards Demand” option in GST portal:
The details of payment made against the demand will be auto populated and the user is not required to make entries in the Table 4.
For the demand order (DRC 07/APL 04) issued through the GST portal and the payment is made using DRC 03 under the causes of payment as “Voluntary” and “Others”:
· The taxpayer is required to map the payment made using DRC 03 (Cause of payment is ‘Voluntary’ or ‘Others’) with the demand order using the Form GST DRC 03A. The navigation link for filing DRC 03A in GST portal is Services >> User Services >> My Applications >> FORM GST DRC-03A.
· After mapping DRC 03 with a demand order (for which SPL 02 is being filed) using DRC 03A, the details of the payment made will be auto populated in the Table 4 of SPL 02 and the user is not required to make entries in the table.
For the demand order (DRC 07/APL 04) issued offline (manually) i.e. not issued through the GST portal and the payment is made through DRC 03:
The DRC 03s filed by the taxpayer will be available in the dropdown of the field “Acknowledge Reference Number”. The applicant has to select the relevant ARN of DRC 03. Also, multiple DRC 03s can be selected.
The payment details related to the selected DRC 03 will be reflected in Table 4.
7. Upload Supporting Documents: The taxpayer is required to upload the mandatory as well as other relevant supporting documents. A maximum of five documents, each with a size limit of 5 MB, can be uploaded. Upon uploading the documents, the taxpayer must complete the Declaration & Verification section in order to proceed with saving and previewing the form. Once the form is saved and previewed, the taxpayer may click the “File” button to submit the SPL-02 form.
8. Upon clicking the ‘File’ button, a warning message will be displayed to the taxpayer:
“Do you wish to proceed with filing the application?”
Select Ok to continue or Cancel to make modifications to the form. Upon selecting Ok, the application can be filed using either a Digital Signature Certificate (DSC) or an Electronic Verification Code (EVC). ARN will be generated upon the successful submission of the form.
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