India is heading towards its biggest tax reforms ever. The
whole World is watching this roll out, as the World 3rd largest economy is moving towards
a destination based tax-reporting structure. Every transaction has to be
reported through the last mile with a common invoice, identifiable to the
seller and recipient of goods and services.
The GST Council and the Ministry of Finance have come up
with a great solution to record all such invoices in one place and collate data
for the taxpayer. The processes have been simplified, and many taxes have been
removed. The whole nation shall report using the same structure irrespective of
where and how you carry your business.
A widespread IT system has been deployed by the Ministry to
cope up with such a huge influx of data. It is called the GSTN (Goods and
Service Tax Network) that will house all the information of sellers and buyers
together, collaborate the details submitted and even maintain 3 registers for
you for future reference and anytime reconciliation.
In this article, we’ve explained various types of GST
Returns, who should file GST returns online, format of GST return, process of
filing GST return and much more..
Understanding the GST
Returns
For properly updating the invoices, Indian taxpayers and
businesses have to file certain returns with the Government. These returns have
to be mandatorily filed as any non-compliance towards the same may lead to
disallowance of input tax credit, apart from attracting penalties and
interests, etc. Proper filing of information and passing the same in the
returns is a mandatory process for smooth flow of credit to the last recipient.
The returns have been designed so that all transactions are
in sync with each other and that no transaction is left unattended between the
buyer and the seller. The tale starts from GSTR-1. All the data is stored in
GSTN, which can be accessed by the users/taxpayers anytime online.
Types of GST Returns to
be filed by normal taxpayers
GSTR-1
The taxpayer records all his outward supplies of goods and
services in details in this form. This has to be mandatorily done by the 10th of the next month. This will form the basis of all future flow and match for
credit reconciliations. GSTR-1 is a detailed form containing 13 different
heads. The critical headings are:
GSTIN of the Taxable Person – Auto populated result
Name – Auto populated result
Gross Turnover in Last Financial Year – This has to be filed
only once. From next year onwards, this field will be auto populated
The Period for which the return is being filed – Month &
Year shall be available as a drop down for selection
Taxable outward supplies – Here, IGST shall be filled only
in the case of inter-state movement whereas CGST and SGST shall be filled in
case of intra-state movement. Moreover, details of any exempted sales or sale
at nil rate of tax shall also be mentioned here
Outward Supplies to end customer, where the value exceeds
Rs. 2.5 lakhs – Other than mentioned, all such supplies are optional in nature
Any other supplies not covered in above 2 sections
Debit Notes or Credit Notes Details
Amendments to the details of any outward supplies of
previous periods – This does not covers any changes by way of debit/credit notes
Exempted, Nil-Rated and Non-GST Supplies – This is a Non-GST
section. When the details of exempted sales or nil-rated sales have already
been mentioned anywhere above, then only Non-GST shall be filled up here
Export Sales
Tax Liability arising out of advance receipts
Tax Paid
GSTR-2A
It is available on the 11th of the next month for the recipients to see and validate the information
therein. Recipients have time between 11th – 15th of the next month to change any
information, delete or add, based on their books of accounts.
GSTR-2
This form is the culmination of all inward supplies of goods
and services as approved by the recipient of the services. The due date is 15th of the next month. It is
auto-populated with the details of GSTR-2A. GSTR-2 shall include the following
heads:
GSTIN of the Taxable Person – Auto populated result
Name – Auto populated result
The Period for which the return is being filed – Month &
Year shall be available as a drop down for selection
Details of all inward supplies – Auto populated with the
details of GSTR-1. The taxable person can make any further addition or changes
to the invoice here
Changes to the inward supplies made for any previous period
Import of Goods – Imports are treated as Inter-state supply
and IGST shall be applicable on the same
Import of Goods in earlier periods
Services received from a person outside India (Import of
Services)
Import of Services in earlier periods
Debit notes or Credit notes Details
Amendments made to Debit or Credit notes of previous periods
Inward supplies emanating from Unregistered persons
Credits received from an Input Service Distributor – Auto
populated from details of GSTR-6
TDS credit from specified persons – Auto populated from
details of GSTR-7
TCS credit from E-Commerce operators – Auto populated from
details of GSTR-8
Input Tax Credit remaining to be taken against an invoice,
from which initially a partial invoice was taken
Reverse Charge tax liability
Amendment to such reverse charge tax liability
Tax Paid
Input Tax Credit Reversals – A dropdown containing reasons
for such reversals shall be made available
Amendments to such Input Tax Credit Reversals
GSTR-1A
The form shall be auto-populated after filing of GSTR-2 on
the 15th of the next month, having all the correct or changed information. The supplier shall have
the choice to accept or reject the changes made by the recipient. Following
such acceptance, the GSTR-1 shall be revised to such extent.
GSTR-3
This form is auto prepared by 20th of the next month. It will have the details of all outward as well as inward
supplies of goods and services as furnished in GSTR-1 and GSTR-2. After
considering both the details, GSTN will determine your input tax credit
availability or the amount of tax payable.
It will have the following details:
GSTIN of the Taxable Person – Auto populated result
Name – Auto populated result
Address of the person – Auto populated result
The Period for which the return is being filed – Month &
Year shall be available as a drop down for selection
Total turnover
Export Turnover
Taxable Turnover
Non-GST Turnover
Nil Rated or Exempted Turnover
Total Turnover (Sum of 1-4)
Details of outward supplies
Inter-state supply to end customers
Intra-state supply to end customers
Inter-state supply to registered persons
Intra-state supply to registered persons
Exports
Amendments to Sales Invoices, Debit Notes and Credit Notes
Tax liability on such outward supplies
Details of inward supplies
Inter-State received
Intra-State received
Imports
Amendments to Purchase invoices, Debit Notes and Credit Notes
Tax liability on such inward supplies
Reversals of Input Tax Credit
Total tax liability for the period
TDS received for the period
TCS received for the period
ITC for the period
Apart from the above details, a Part B has
to be filed containing the details of,
Any taxes, interests, penalties or fees paid during the
period
Any refunds claimed during the period w.r.t. cash ledger
GSTR-9
This is the annual return, which the taxpayer has to file by 31st December of the coming financial year. It is nothing but the
accumulation of all 12 monthly GSTR-3 of the taxpayer. It would also include
the amount of tax paid during the year, including details of exports or imports.
Apart from the above forms, the Government shall serve those
taxpayers who fail to furnish the returns on time, notice in Form GSTR-3A.
After the GSTR-3 is fully accepted for the month, then final
input tax credit shall be communicated through form GST ITC-1. The
details of ITC-1 has to be confirmed in due time to get the credit for that
month. If the same is not done in due time, then it will disallow the credit
for the month and will be computed as a tax liability for the month instead.
Returns to be filed by
Composition Tax Payers
GSTR-4A
Similar to the GSTR-2A above, GSTR-4A is generated quarterly
for composition scheme taxpayers. It has the details of the inward supplies as
reported by suppliers in GSTR-1.
GSTR-4
With the auto-populated details of GSTR-4A, the taxpayer can
furnish all his outward supplies here. The due date is 18th of the following month and has to
be filed quarterly. It also contains the details of tax payable and payment of
tax.
GSTR-9A
This is the annual return for all composition tax payers. It
has to filed by 31st December of the coming financial year and includes all the quarterly
returns filed by the composition tax payer.
Returns to be filed by
Foreign Non-Resident Taxpayer
GSTR-5
This is a detailed form containing the particulars of
outward supplies, imports, tax paid, input tax availed and remaining stock.
This has to be filed monthly within 20th of the next month or if the registration is given up,
then within 7 days of such surrender or expiry of registration.
Returns to be filed by an
Input Service Distributor
GSTR-6A
This form will be generated by 11th of next month after the suppliers
have filed their GSTR-1 on 10th of the next month. It will be auto-populated with the
details of inward supplier made to them. It has to be filed on a monthly basis
by the ISD.
GSTR-6
Once the details are confirmed or corrected by the ISD, then
GSTR-6 will be generated. It has to be filed by the ISD by 13th of the next month. This is also a
monthly filing.
Returns to be filed by a
Tax Deductor
GSTR-7
Details of the tax deductions made during the month has to
be furnished here. The due date is 10th of the next month.
GSTR-7A
This is a TDS certificate, which is auto-generated upon
filing the GSTR-7 by the tax Deductor. It will be available for the assessees
to download and keep record of. It will contain details of the tax deducted and
the total amount of payment made.
Return to be filed by an
E-Commerce Portal
GSTR-8
This return shall contain all the supplies made by the
E-Commerce seller and the amount of tax collected as well. It has to be filed
by 10th of the next month.
For those assessees whose annual turnover exceeds INR 1
Crore, then a reconciliation statement in Form GSTR-9B has to
be filed by 31st December of the next fiscal year. It has to be filed annually and is
basically an audited annual accounts, duly certified by competent authority.
Where the assessee is a Government body or a United Nations
Body, then a monthly Form GSTR-11 has to be filed by 28thof the next month. These bodies have a
UIN (Unique Identification Number) and hence will be required to furnish the
details of inward supplies.
Where a taxable person’s registration has been surrendered
or cancelled, then a final return in Form GSTR-10 has
to be filed within 3 months of such cancellation or registration. It will
declare the input tax credit and capital goods held by the taxpayer, tax
payable and paid at such time.
The Government has automated all the forms together by
bringing the same details on a real time basis in front of the taxpayers. The
step, which is of paramount importance, is Step No. 1, i.e. FORM GSTR-1. It
will form the basis of all further activities.
Any shortcomings or short filings of information in the
details provided by the suppliers can be rectified, changed or deleted by the
recipients in ample period of time. It is a seamless process that matches all
information together to get the final credit figures and tax payable, if any.
The payment challans are also a very crucial part of all the
filing process. Without them, it is not possible to clear tax payments and dues
in due course of time and also claim credit.
PMT-1: An online tax liability register arising out of
return or non-return related liabilities of the taxpayer.
PMT-2: Credit balance online as in GSTN
PMT-2A: Re-credit addition to the GSTN balance of a taxpayer
PMT-3: Online cash ledger
Note: The above forms are
maintained free of cost by the GSTN for each taxpayer. It can be accessed
anytime through a User ID and Password, 24X7.
PMT-4: Challan for payment of GST
PMT-5: Payment register for unregistered taxpayers
PMT-6: Application for claiming missing credit
Where it is found that there is an excess credit available
in the account of a taxpayer, then the taxpayer has an option to claim refund
of such excess credit within prescribed time. The refund application forms are
different for the State and Central Governments.
There are 10 forms prescribed for the Central Government,
out of which only 5 are applicable for the State application. The main form is RFD-01 where
the application for refund is made.
GSTR 3B Return
In order to ease the burden on tax payers, tax authorities
have introduced a simple return form called as GSTR 3B. This has to be used
only for the month of July and August. Every registered tax payer (Except for
composition scheme) needs to file a separate GSTR 3B for each GSTIN they have.
This is more like a self-declaration return and the tax
payer is not required to provide invoice level information in this form. Only
total values for each field have to be provided.
Due date for filing GSTR 3B return for July was 20th August
– It has been extended to 25th August now.
For August, due date will be 20th September.
Learn more about GSTR 3B format and how to file it
online.
How To File GST Returns
Online?
No matter whether you are a trader or a manufacturer, you
will have to file returns mandatorily. It is a matter of perception when it
comes to defining the whole return filing process, as some may treat it as
cumbersome or some may feel happy with the level of automation available. Draft GST
return format provided by government can easily confuse a small business
owner who doesn’t have any accounting knowledge.
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