Accounts and Records including Accounting Ledgers under GST
By: – CASanjay Kumawat
Goods and Services Tax – GST
Dated:- 13-4-2018<\/p>\n
Maintenance of books of accounts and necessary supporting and relevant records are highly essential requirements for proper management and control of the business operations. This will facilitate the correct receipt and payment of cash and other transactions entered by the company. It is mandatory to maintain the books of accounts under Indian Companies Act, 2013 and GST Act, 2017. Hence accounts maintenance in India is compulsory.
\nUnder GST Act, 2017, as per section 35 of the CGST Act, 2017,
\n“Every registered person shall keep and maintain, at his principal place of business, as mentioned in the certificate of registration, a true and correct account of-
\n * production or manufacture of goods;
\n * inward and outward supply of goods or services or both;
\n * stock of goods;
\n * input tax credit availed;
\n * output tax payable and paid; and\n<\/p>\n
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\n * Job work register;
\n * Security Deposit Register.
\nIt may be noted that-
\n * where more than one place of business is specified in the certificate of registration then the accounts relating to each place of business shall be kept at such places of business;
\n * the registered person may keep and maintain such accounts and other particulars in electronic form in prescribed manner;
\n * every owner or operator of warehouse or godown or any other place used for storage of goods and every transporter (irrespective of whether he is a registered person or not) shall maintain records of the consigner, consignee and other relevant details of the goods in the prescribed manner;
\n * every registered person whose turnover during a financial year exceeds the two crore rupees [Rule 80(3) of the CGST Rules, 2017] shall get his accounts audited by a chartered accountant or a cost accountant and shall submit a copy of the audited annual accounts, the reconciliation statement and such other<\/p>\n
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\n * Every registered person manufacturing goods shall maintain monthly production accounts showing quantitative details of raw materials or services used in the manufacture and quantitative details of the goods so manufactured including the waste and by products thereof;
\n * Every registered person supplying services shall maintain the accounts showing quantitative details of goods used in the provision of services, details of input services utilised and the services supplied;
\n * Every registered person executing works contract shall keep separate accounts for works contract showing –
\n(a) the names and addresses of the persons on whose behalf the works contract is executed;
\n(b) description, value and quantity (wherever applicable) of goods or services received for the<\/p>\n
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\nPeriod of Retention of Accounts [Section 36 of the CGST Act, 2017]
\nUnder GST, every registered person required to keep and maintain\/retain books of account or other records until the expiry of 72 months from the due date of furnishing of annual return, i.e., 31st December for the year pertaining to such accounts and records.
\nIt may be noted that a registered person, who is a party to an appeal or revision or any other proceedings before any Appellate Authority or Revisional Authority or Appellate Tribunal or court, whether filed by him or by the Commissioner, or is under investigation for an offence under Chapter XIX, shall retain the books of account and oth<\/p>\n
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\n * Electronic Liability SGST A\/c,
\n * Electronic Liability IGST A\/c.
\n * Electronic Liability Compensation Cess A\/c
\nTotal
\nXXX
\nNon-Current Assets
\nCurrent Assets-
\n * Input CGST A\/c,
\n * Input SGST A\/c,
\n * Input IGST A\/c,
\n * Input Compensation Cess A\/c
\n * Provisional ITC CGST A\/c,
\n * Provisional ITC SGST A\/c,
\n * Provisional ITC IGST A\/c,
\n * Provisional ITC Compensation Cess A\/c
\n * Electronic Credit CGST A\/c,
\n * Electronic Credit SGST A\/c,
\n * Electronic Credit IGST A\/c,
\n * Electronic Credit Compensation Cess A\/c
\n * Electronic Cash CGST A\/c,
\n * Electronic Cash SGST A\/c,
\n * Electronic Cash IGST A\/c,
\n * Electronic Cash Compensation Cess A\/c
\n * Cash\/Bank A\/c
\nTotal
\nXXX
\nStatement of Profit and Loss
\nOutward Supply-
\n * Local B2B Supply A\/c,
\n * Local B2C Supply A\/c,
\n * Interstate B2B Supply A\/c,
\n * Interstate B2C Supply A\/c,
\n * Export Supply A\/c,
\n * Exempt Supply A\/c,
\n * E-Com Supply A\/c.
\nInward Supply-
\n * Purchases A\/c,
\n * Exempt Purchases A\/<\/p>\n
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