Return Filing – Under GST, this is how you will file tax returns from July 1
GST, a comprehensive indirect tax system is all set to subsume a host of existing indirect taxes and with its implementation, compliance will become a key factor for the success and credibility of a business. GST works on a self-monitoring mechanism, which is matching the concept of invoice between supplier and recipient of goods and services. Only after matching of invoices and payment of tax by the supplier, the input tax credit will be available to the recipient.
Let us understand the various returns to be furnished under GST and things to be taken care of during return filing.
10th of Subsequent Month – Form GSTR-1
In Form GSTR-1, you need to declare the details of all the outward supplies of goods and/or services effected during the month. Invoice-wise details of outward supplies made to registered dealer and aggregate taxable value of supplies made to consumer are required to be declared. In case, taxable value of supply made to consumer is more than Rs 2.5 lakh and if it is interstate supply, you need to declare invoice-wise details.
11th of Subsequent Month – Form GSTR-2A
On 11th, the visibility of inward supplies is made available to the recipient in the auto-populated GSTR-2A. This is generated based on the outward supplies declared by your supplier in Form GSTR-1.The period from 11th to 15th will allow for any corrections (additions, modifications and deletion) in Form GSTR-2A.
This is the most critical phase of filing of your return, as any omission or correction not reconciled as per the statement in Form GSTR-2A with your inward supplies register, will impact your Input Tax credit eligibility. To save time, quicker and accurate reconciliation, technology will play a key role in your compliance.
15th of Subsequent Month – Form GSTR-2
After reconciling, any additional claim or correction as per Form GSTR-2A needs to be incorporated and submitted in Form GSTR-2 by 15th of subsequent month. Based on the claim reported in Form GSTR-2, ITC will be credited to your E-credit ledger on provisional basis and post matching of invoice, it will be finalized.
16th of Subsequent Month – Form GSTR-1A
The corrections (addition, modification and deletion) reported by you in Form GSTR-2 will be made available to your supplier in Form GSTR-1A. The supplier has to accept or reject the adjustments made by the customer by verifying with suppliers outward supply register.
20th of Subsequent Month – Form GSTR-3
On 20th, based on the Form GSTR-1 and Form GSTR-2, an auto-populated return GSTR-3 will be available for submission along with the payment.
Final Acceptance of Input tax credit in Form GST MIS-1
After the due date of filing the monthly return in Form GSTR-3, the inward supplies will be matched with the outward supplies furnished by the supplier, and then the final acceptance of input tax credit will be communicated in Form GST MIS-1.The following details will be considered in the matching of invoices:
GSTIN of the supplier
GSTIN of the recipient
Invoice/or debit note number
Invoice/or debit note date
Taxable value and
Tax amount