Ankita Khetan | Aug 9, 2017 |
GST return forms
Underthe GST regime, thereturn system is designed in such a manner that once invoice wise details are uploaded bya supplier, it will auto populate as input tax crediton the return ofthe recipient. And if there is any mismatch, input credit will get reversed automatically.GST is a mechanism to prevent leakage of revenue. Every registered person has to periodically furnish the details of sales and purchases made along with tax collected and paid thereon, respectively in returns. If tax is not paid before the due dates, returns filed for that period will be considered invalid till the payment is made with the late fees.
All the returns are to be filed online on GSTN portal by the registered taxpayers. Returns can be filed usingany of the following methods:
Separate return forms and their due dates have been notified by CBEC depending upon the activities they undertake and their registration. For example – different forms for taxpayers registered under the composition scheme, non-resident taxpayer, a taxpayer registered as an input service distributor, a person liable to deduct or collect the tax (TDS/TCS), and a person granted Unique Identification Number. So one needsto take utmost care in the selection of the applicablereturn forms and corresponding due dates.
| Return | Description | Who Files | Due date |
| GSTR-1 | Monthly Statement of Outward supplies of Goods or Services | Registered Person | 10th of the next month |
| GSTR-2 | Monthly Statement of Inward supplies of Goods or Services | Registered Person | 15th of the next month |
| GSTR-3 | Monthly Return for a normal taxpayer | Registered Person | 20th of the next month |
| GSTR-3B | Simple consolidated return for July 2017 & August,2017 | Registered Person | 20.08.17 for July 20.09.17 for August |
| GSTR-4 | Quarterly Return for composition scheme | Taxable Person opting for Composition Levy | 18th of the month succeeding the quarter |
| GSTR-5 | Monthly Return for a non-resident taxpayer | Non-resident Taxpayer | 20th of the month succeeding the tax period & within 7 days after expiry of registration |
| GSTR-6 | Monthly Return for an Input Service Distributor (ISD) | Input Service Distributor (ISD) | 13th of the next month |
| GSTR-7 | Monthly Return for authorities deducting tax at source | Tax Deductor | 10th of the next month |
| GSTR-8 | Monthly Statement for E-Commerce Operator depicting supplies effecting through IT | E-Commerce Operator | 10th of the next month |
| GSTR-9 | Annual Return | Registered Person other than an ISD, TDS/TCS Taxpayer, Casual Taxable Person and Non-resident Taxpayer | 31st December of next Financial Year |
| GSTR-10 | Final Return | Taxable Person whose registration has been surrendered or cancelled | Within three months of the date of cancellation or date of order of cancellation, whichever is later |
| GSTR-11 | Details of inward supplies to be furnished by a person having UIN | Person having UIN and claiming refund | 28th of the month following the month for which statement is filed |
Note : Any registered person who fails to furnish form GSTR-1, GSTR-2,GSTR-3 or Final Return within the due dates, shall be liable to pay alate fee of Rs. 100 per day, subject to a maximum of Rs. 5,000.
Note : Government has given relaxation in due dates of return filing for the firth two months after the GST rollout i.e. for July 2017 & August 2017.
| Return Forms | Due dates | |
| July 2017 | August ,2017 | |
| GSTR 1 | 5th September,17 | 20th September,17 |
| GSTR 2 | 10th September,17 | 25th September,17 |
| GSTR 3 | 15th September,17 | 30th September,17 |
| GSTR 3B | 20th August,17 | 20th September,17 |
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