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Returns under GST for a taxable person.

Returns under GST for a taxable person.

Hey knowledge seekers, welcome back to thakurani. You already know that under any tax that is imposed on your business you have to file returns. Don’t worry, even if you don’t know here we are to explain you in simple english what are returns and why we need to file it. Let’s take an example of vat. In a state say delhi, if you are registered under vat you have to file vat returns on a periodical basis. For instance, you have to pay vat and cst by 21st of the next month. Similarly, you have to file Dvat return by 25th of next month.

So, basically returns are a periodic information report that are sent to the various government authorities furnishing them details belonging to a particular period.

In same way under the current indirect tax system, various types of returns are filed under various tax regime. For example- excise dealers are required to file ER-1 excise return under excise.

After introduction of GST, persons registered under GST will be required to file various returns.

Here we have tried to explain in below table in a summarised form types and due date of returns to be filed by regular dealer i.e., a taxable person other than a input service distributor, non-resident, casual taxable person and a person registered under composition scheme.

Regular Dealer

 

Form Type

Frequency

Due Date

Details to be Furnished

Form GSTR-1

Monthly

10th of succeeding month

Furnish details of outward supplies of taxable goods and/or services affected

Form GSTR-2A

Monthly

On 11th of succeeding Month

Auto-populated details of inward supplies made available to the recipient on the basis of Form GSTR-1 furnished by the supplier

Form GSTR-2

Monthly

15th of succeeding month

Details of inward supplies of taxable goods and/or services for claiming input tax credit. Addition (Claims) or modification in Form GSTR-2A should be submitted in Form GSTR-2.

Form GSTR-1A

Monthly

20th of succeeding month

Details of outward supplies as added, corrected or deleted by the recipient  in Form GSTR-2 will be made available to supplier

Form GSTR-3

Monthly

20th of succeeding month

Monthly return on the basis of finalization of details of outward supplies and inward supplies along with the payment of amount of tax

Form GST ITC-1

Monthly

Communication of acceptance, discrepancy or duplication of input tax credit claim

Form GSTR-3A

Notice to a registered taxable person who fails to furnish return under section 27 and section 31

Form GSTR-9

Annually

31st Dec of next fiscal

Annual Return – furnish the details of ITC availed and GST paid which includes local, interstate and import/exports.