GST Council revises Due date of Furnishing quarterly GSTR-1 by quarterly taxpayers to 13th of month succeeding quarter

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The 42nd GST Council has decided to revise the Due date of furnishing quarterly GSTR-1 by quarterly taxpayers to be revised to 13th of the month succeeding the quarter w.e.f. January 1st, 2020.

Roadmap for auto-generation of GSTR-3B from GSTR-1s by:

i. Auto-population of liability from own GSTR-1 w.e.f. 01.01.2021; and

ii. Auto-population of the input tax credit from suppliers’ GSTR-1s through the newly developed facility in FORM GSTR-2B for monthly filers w.e.f. 01.01.2021 and for quarterly filers w.e.f. 01.04.2021;

c. In order to ensure the auto-population of ITC and liability in GSTR 3B as detailed above, FORM GSTR 1would be mandatorily required to be filed before FORM GSTR3B w.e.f. 01.04.2021.

d. The present GSTR-1/3B return filing system to be extended till 31.03.2021 and the GST laws to be amended to make the GSTR-1/3B return filing system as the default return filing system.

GSTR-1 is a monthly or quarterly return that should be filed by every registered dealer. It contains details of all outward supplies i.e sales. The return has a total of 13 sections. Every registered person is required to file GSTR-1 irrespective of whether there are any transactions during the month or not.

Late Fees for not filing GSTR-1 is Rs. 200 per day of delay (Rs. 100 as per CGST Act and Rs. 100 as per SGST Act. The late fees will be charged from the date after the due date. As per Latest Update, the late fees have been reduced to Rs. 50 per day and Rs 20 per day (for nil return).

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