GST returns
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An idea to reform the tax structure in India took birth in the year 2000 with the efforts of an Empowered Committee(EC) under the Late Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee. It finally came to fruition in the year 2017 with the adoption of the Good and Services Tax(GST) Act, 2017. Since then, GST has been in full operation and order seems to have restored to taxation system in India. GST is basically an indirect tax applicable to the supply of goods and services. It’s an indirect tax replacing most of the indirect tax. In this way, GST becomes an indirect tax for the whole country. GST basically aims at removing the cascading effect of taxes. In this article, we are going to look at GST returns, their types and eligibility criteria. GST return is basically a document in which a taxable entity has to file details of income so authorities can calculate tax liability.
As we mentioned before, GST return(or GSTR) is a document for calculating tax liability based on the income generated from the sale of goods and services.
Here is a list of items you have to file with GST returns.
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Here, let’s look at various types of GST returns and how they are applicable and their corresponding due dates as per the CGST(Central Goods and Services Tax) Act.
| Return Form | Particulars | Frequency | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| GSTR 1 | Outward Supplies of taxable goods and services | Monthly | 10th, Next Month |
| GSTR 2 | Input tax credit claiming taxable goods and services | Monthly | 15th, Next Month |
| GSTR 3 | Monthly return on the basis of final details of outward and inward supplies along with payment of tax amount | Monthly | 20th, Next Month |
| GSTR 3B | Simple returns for the time period Jul 2017- Mar 2018 | Monthly | 20th, Next month |
| GSTR 4 | Return for compounding taxable person | Quarterly | 18th, month after the quarter |
| GSTR 5 | Returns for Non-Resident foreign taxable person | Monthly | 20th, Next Month |
| GSTR 6 | Returns for Input Service Distributor | Monthly | 13th, Next Month |
| GSTR 7 | Authorities Deducting tax at source | Monthly | 10th, Next Month |
| GSTR 8 | Supplies details effected through E-commerce operators and tax amount paid | Monthly | 10th, Next Month |
| GSTR 9 | Annual Return | Annual | 31st December, Next Financial Year |
| GSTR 9A | Annual return for a compounding taxable person | Annual | 31st December, next financial year |
| GSTR 9C | Reconciliation of Input Tax Credit and Certification | TBA | TBA |
| GSTR 10 | Final Return | Once. Upon cancellation or surrender of registration | No later than 3 months from cancellation or cancellation order whichever is later |
| GSTR 11 | UIN with inward supplies claiming a refund | Monthly | 28th of the month following the month for which statement is filed |
NOTE: Due dates are subject to change as per notifications issued by the GST Council.
Read: GSTR 1 and GSTR 3B due date extended for some taxpayers.
The GST council has made it mandatory to file GST returns. You also have to file a return even if no transactions took place. Such return is called a nil return.
Thus it can be a challenging task to keep up with GST returns, constant changes in laws, due dates among other things. Follow our blog to stay up to date with the latest.
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