GST Return Filing
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Goods and Services Tax is a single indirect tax levied on the supply of goods and services from the manufacturer to the consumer. Input tax credits paid at each stage will be made available in the following stage of value addition. GST is basically a tax levied on value addition at each stage. Therefore, the consumer has to pay only the GST charged by the last dealer or supplier in the supply chain.
All individuals registered under the GST Act has to furnish the details of the sales and purchases of goods and services along with the tax collected and paid. This can be done by filing online returns. GST Returns are the Goods and Services Tax Return forms that taxpayers of all types have to file with the income tax authorities of India under the new GST rules.
Implementation of a comprehensive Income Tax system like GST in India will ensure that taxpayer services such as registration, returns, and compliance are transparent and straightforward. Individual taxpayers will be using 4 forms for filing their returns such as the return for supplies, return for purchases, monthly returns, and annual return. Small taxpayers who have opted for composition scheme will have to file quarterly returns. All filing of returns will be done online.
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Various kinds of GST return Forms
GST return can be filed using different forms depending on the type of transaction and registration of the taxpayer. Return forms for normal taxpayers are:
GSTR-1
GSTR-1 return form has to be filed by a registered taxable supplier with details of the outward supplies of goods and services. This form is filled by the supplier. The buyer has to validate the auto-populated purchase information on the form and make modifications if required. The form will contain the following details:
- Business name, period for which the return is filed, Goods and Services Taxpayer Identification Number (GSTIN).
- nvoices issued in the previous month and the corresponding taxes collected.
- Advances received against a supply order that has to be delivered in the future.
- Revision in outward sales invoices from the previous tax periods.
GSTR-1 has to be filed by 10th of the following month.
GSTR-2
GSTR-2 return form has to be filed by a registered taxable recipient with details of the inward supplies of goods and services. The form will contain the following details:
- Business name, period for which the return is filed, Goods and Services Tax Identification Number (GSTIN).
- Invoices issued in the previous month and the corresponding taxes collected.
- Advances received against a supply order that has to be delivered in the future.
- Revision in outward sales invoices from the previous tax periods.
GSTR-2 has to be filed by 15th of the following month.
GSTR-3
GSTR-3 return form has to be filed by a registered taxpayer with details that are automatically populated by from GSTR-1 and GSTR-2 returns forms. The taxpayer has to verify and make modifications, if any. GSTR-3 return form will contain the following details:
- Details about Input Tax Credit, liability, and cash ledger.
- Details of tax paid under CGST, SGST, and IGST.
- Claim a refund of excess payment or request to carry forward the credit.
GSTR-3 has to be filed by 20th of the following month.
GSTR-4
GSTR-4 return form has to be filed by taxpayers who have opted for the Composition Scheme. Taxpayers with small business or a turnover of up to Rs.75 lakh can opt for the Composition Scheme wherein he or she have to pay tax at a fixed rate based on the type of business. Taxpayers under this scheme will not have input tax credit facility. GSTR-4 quarterly return form will contain the following details:
- The total value of consolidated supply made during the period of return.
- Details of tax paid.
- Invoice-level purchase information.
GSTR-4 has to be filed by 18th of the following month.
GSTR-5
GSTR-5 return form has to be filed by all registered non-resident taxpayers. This form will contain the following:
- Name and address of the taxpayer, GSTIN, and period of return.
- Details of outward supplies and inward supplies.
- Details of goods imported, any amendments in goods imported during the previous tax periods.
- Import of services, amendments in import of services
- Details of credit or debit notes, closing stock of goods, and refund claimed from cash ledger.
GSTR-5 has to be filed by 20th of the following month.
GSTR-6
GSTR-6 return form has to be filed by all taxpayers who are registered as an Input Service Distributor. This form will contain the following:
- Name and address of the taxpayer, GSTIN, and period of return.
- Details of input credit distributed.
- Supplies received from registered persons.
- The amount of input credit availed under the current tax period.
- Details of inward supplies will be auto-populated from GSTR-1 and GSTR-5 return forms.
- Details of the receiver of input credit corresponding to his or her GSTIN.
- Details of credit or debit notes.
- Input tax credit received, input tax credit reverted, and input tax credit distributed as SGST, CGST, and IGST.
GSTR-6 has to be filed by 13th of the following month.
GSTR-7
GSTR-7 return form has to be filed by all registered taxpayers who are required to deduct tax at source under the GST rule. This form will contain the following:
- Name and address of the taxpayer, GSTIN, and period of return.
- TDS details and amendments in invoice amount, TDS amount or contract details.
- TDS liability will be auto-populated. Details of fees for late filing of return and interest on delayed payment of TDS.
- Refund received from Electronic Cash Ledger will be auto-populated.
GSTR-7 has to be filed by 10th of the following month.
GSTR-8
GSTR-8 return form has to be filed by all e-Commerce operators who are required to collect tax at source under the GST rule. This form will contain details of supplies effected and the amount of tax collected under Sub-section (1) of Section 43C of Model GST Law. Other details include:
- Name and address of the taxpayer, GSTIN, and period of return.
- Details of supplies made to registered taxable person and amendments, if any.
- Details of supplies made to unregistered persons.
- Details of Tax Collected at Source.
- TDS liability will be auto-populated. Details of fees for late filing of return and interest on delayed payment of TDS.
GSTR-8 has to be filed by 10th of the following month.
GSTR-9
GSTR-9 return form is filed by normal taxpayers with details of all income and expenditure for the year. This detail will be regrouped in accordance with the monthly returns. The taxpayer will have the opportunity to make modifications in the information provided if required. GSTR-9 has to be filed by 31st December of the following financial year along with the audited copies of the annual accounts.
GSTR-10
GSTR-10 return form has to be filed by any taxpayer who opts for cancellation of GST registration. This form will contain the following:
- Application Reference Number (ARN).
- Date of cancellation of GST registration.
- Unique ID of cancellation order.
- Date of cancellation order.
- Details of closing stock including amount of tax payable on closing stock.
GSTR-10 final return form has to be filed within 3 months of the date of cancellation or date of cancellation order, whichever is later.
GSTR- 11
GSTR-11 return form has to be filed by everyone who has been issued a Unique Identity Number (UIN) and claims a refund of the taxes paid on inward supplies. This form will contain the following details:
- Name of the government entity, UIN, and period of return.
- All inward purchases from GST registered supplier will be auto-populated.
Based on the above mentioned details, the tax refund will be made. GSTR-11 form has to be filed on 28th of the month, following the month for which supply was received.
Advantages of GST Return Filing:
- Unified Platform
- Subsuming of Taxes
- Lower Taxes
- Ease of Doing Business
- Larger Tax Base