The Goods and Services Tax Network ( GSTN ) has enabled the downloading Input Tax Credit ( ITC ) invoice wise details of Table 8A of Form GSTR-9 ( Annual Return ).
A facility has been provided to the taxpayers to download document wise details of Table 8A of Form GSTR-9, from the portal in excel format. This can be done by using a new option of ‘Document wise Details of Table 8A’ given on the GSTR-9 dashboard, from Financial Year 2018-19 onwards. This will help the taxpayer in reconciling the values appearing in Table 8A of Form GSTR 9, thus facilitate filling the Form GSTR 9.
Table 8A of Form GSTR 9 is populated on basis of documents in filed Form GSTR-1 or Form GSTR-5 of the supplier. Thus, all documents which are present in GSTR-2A (Table 3 & 5), will not be available here, as documents which are in uploaded or submitted stage in Form GSTR 1 or 5, are not accounted for credit in table 8A of Form GSTR 9.
- This excel download will address issues like:
- Figures of Input Tax Credit (ITC), as pre-populated in table 8A of GSTR-9, not matching with the figures, as appearing in their Form GSTR-2A;
- To view details of documents that are auto-populated from GSTR-2A, to table 8A of Form GSTR-9.
- Steps to Download: To download, navigate to Services > Returns > Annual Return > Form GSTR-9 (PREPARE ONLINE) > DOWNLOAD TABLE 8A DOCUMENT DETAILS option.
- Downloaded excel file will contain:
- GSTIN, Trade Name or Legal Name of the supplier
- The period (month) in which the document featured in GSTR-2A of the recipient
- Document wise details of B2B (invoices), B2BA (amended invoices), CDNR (credit and debit notes) and CDNRA (credit and debit notes amended), filed by the supplier in their Form GSTR-1/GSTR-5, in separate Excel sheets
- Details from only Form GSTR-1/GSTR-5, which are filed till 31st October of the subsequent year
- In the case of amendments, only the latest value will be accounted for
- Field showing “ITC available for Table 8A” – “Yes” or “No”
- If ITC is not available, a column named ‘Reason for Non-accounting’ with reasons for non-accounting in Table 8A
- Some other Important Points:
- Excel download option will be available once the GSTR-9 tab for filing is enabled
- Generated excel will be downloaded as a zip file if the number of documents are less
- Generated excel can be downloaded in multiple parts, if number of documents are large
- Data saved/submitted in Form GSTR-1/5 will be shown in Form GSTR-2A, but will not be shown in downloaded excel file of Table 8A of Form GSTR-9
Form GSTR-9 is an annual return to be filed by all registered taxpayers irrespective of the turnover of an entity. A taxpayer shall report all outward supplies, inward supplies, taxes paid, refund claimed, demands raised and ITC availed and utilized in Form GSTR-9. GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B should be filed before filing the annual return for the financial year.