GST- Returns Need and Periodicity
By: – CA Akash Phophalia
Goods and Services Tax – GST
Dated:- 16-1-2016
Background
During the Empowered Committee meeting held on 10th March, 2014, it was decided that a Joint Committee under the co-convenership of the Additional Secretary (Revenue), Government of India and the Member Secretary, Empowered Committee should be constituted to look into the Report of the Sub-Group-I on Business Processes for GST and make suitable recommendations for Registration and Return to the Empowered Committee. It was also decided that the Joint Committee should also keep in view the Registration and Return requirements necessary for IGST Model. The details incorporated here are adapted from the Report of the Joint committee on business process for GST
Return – Meaning
A return is a statement of specified particulars relating to business activity undertaken by the taxable person during a prescribed period. A taxable person has a legal obligation:
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D and will file return for the month (in simpler form) during which they make purchases. They would not be required to file regular return. They would submit their purchase statements (without purchase invoices) as per the periodicity prescribed for claim of refund.
Government entities / PSUs , etc. not dealing in GST supplies or persons exclusively dealing in exempted / Nil rated / non -GST goods or services would neither be required to obtain registration nor required to file returns under the GST law. However, State tax authorities may assign Departmental ID to such government departments/ PSUs / other persons. They will ask the suppliers to quote the Department ID in the supply invoices for all inter-State purchases being made to them. Such supplies will be at par with B2C supplies and will be governed by relevant provisions relating to B2C supplies.
Periodicity of filing of returns
There will be different frequency for filing of returns for different class of taxpayers, after p
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ce Distributor (ISD)
15th of the next month
7
GSTR 7
Return for Tax Deducted at Source
10th of the next month
8
GSTR 8
Annual Return
By 31st December of next FY
9
ITC Ledger of taxpayer
Continuous
10
Cash Ledger of taxpayer
Continuous
11
Tax ledger of taxpayer
Continuous
Important points relating to periodicity of return filing
(i) Normal / Regular taxpayers (including casual taxpayers) would have to file GSTR-1 (details of outward supplies) (Annexure-II), GSTR-2 (details of inward supplies) (Annexure-III) and GSTR-3 (monthly Return) (Annexure-IV) for each registration.
(ii) Normal / Regular taxpayers with multiple registrations (for business verticals) within a State would have to file GSTR-1, GSTR-2 and GSTR-3 for each of the registrations separately.
(iii) Compounding taxpayers would have to file a quarterly return called GSTR-4 (Annexure-V).
(iv) Taxpayers otherwise eligible for the compounding scheme can opt against the compounding and file monthly returns a
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e based on financial records.
(viii) Compounding taxpayer will also file a simple annual return.
(ix) Cut-off date for filing of details of outward supplies (GSTR-1), inward supplies (GSTR-2) and Monthly return (GSTR-3) would be10th, 15th and 20th day respectively of the succeeding month for all Monthly filers.
(x) Cut-off date for filing of Quarterly return (GSTR-4) by compounding taxpayer would be 18thday of the first month of the succeeding quarter.
(xi) Cut-off date for filing of Input Service Distributor return (GSTR-6) (Annexure-VII) would be 15th day of the succeeding month.
(xii) Cut-off date for filing of TDS (Tax Deducted at Source) return (GSTR-7) (Annexure-VIII) by Tax Deductor would be 10th day of the succeeding month.
(xiii) For Annual return, the cut-off date would be 31st December following the end of the financial year for which it is filed.
(xiv) The filing of return would be only through online mode although the facility of offline generation and preparation o
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