GSTR 9: Understanding Annual Return and GST Audit

Deepak Gupta | Nov 18, 2018 |

GSTR 9: Understanding Annual Return and GST Audit

GSTR 9: Understanding Annual Return and GST Audit :
The implementation of GST has brought a major shift in structure of Indirect Taxes. One of the very important compliance in GST regime is Filling of Annual Return and Conducting GST Audit. Although Annual Return and GST Audit has givenan opportunity to the professionals but they are responsibility as well which are required to be deliberated very carefully.

Understanding Annual Return and GST Audit

Understanding Annual Return and GST Audit


Before Filing Annual Return or Conducting GST Audit, professionals are required to carefully study the New Forms GSTR9 /GSTR9A /GSTR9Band GSTR9C. Through this article we have tried to draw a comparison between Annual Return and GST Audit for simple and quick Understanding.

Kindly note that For FY 17-18 GST annual return for electronic commerce operator or GSTR 9B has not been notified.
Also the provisions of TDS and TCS were notified after March 2018, so it is quite clear that no GST 9B is required to be filed for FY 17-18

GSTR9: Understanding Annual Return and GST Audit

Annual Return or GSTR9/GSTR9A/GSTR9BForm GSTR9C* for GST Audit
Prescribed in terms of section 44 CGST Act read with Rule 80Prescribed in terms of Section 35(5) read with section 44 CGST Act and Rule 80(3)
GSTR9 is divided into Six Parts and GSTR9A is divided into Five PartsForm GSTR9C is divided in to two parts
Part A is Reconciliation Statement which is divided into Five Parts
Part B is Certification by the professional.
Professional certifying the Reconciliation Statement may or may not be the one who has Audited Accounts of the Assessee.
Annual return is kind of consolidation of previous returns filed by the TaxpayerFORM GSTR9C involves reconciliation, audit and certification.
To be filed by all registered Persons except :
Casual Taxable Person
Input service distributors
Non-resident taxable persons
Persons paying TDSunder section 51 of CGST Act
Person Collecting TCS under Section 52 of CGST Act
Tax payers who are required to file Annual Return and there aggregate turnover in a financial year exceeds Rs 2 Crores require to file Form GSTR9C
No need to annex financialsFinancials to be annexed

*Reader may please note thatForm GSTR9C is also a specific kind of annual return only.
GSTR9 is filled before the GSTR9C and thesereturns can only be filed once for a financial year. There is no option to revise this return.
The Due date of submitting Annual Return and GST Audit is 30th June 2019.Professionals should take due care of this date and do this compliance on time to avoid any penalty or litigation.
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