GST FAQ's

FAQ's

1What is GSTR-1 ?

GSTR-1 is a monthly return of sales or outward supplies. Who is supposed to file GSTR-1? Every business that is registered under Goods and Services Tax must file GSTR-1. By filing this return, every tax payer makes a declaration of all the sales transactions made by him in the given period.

2What is GSTR-1A ?

It is an amendment form used to correct the GSTR-1 for any mismatches between the GSTR-1 of a taxpayer and the GSTR-2 of his customers. This can be filed between 15th and 17th of the following month.

3What is GSTR-2 ?

GSTR-2 is a monthly return of purchases or inward supplies.

Who is supposed to file GSTR-2?

Every registered person must file GSTR-2 except for the following:

Input Service Distributor
Non-residential taxable person
Person required to deduct the TDS or e-commerce operator system

4About GSTR-2A

GSTR-2A includes mismatches in GSTR-1 and GSTR-2. It is not used for filing purpose as it involves reconciliation of mismatches.

The reasons for a mismatch can be:

Wrong GSTIN of the user or the counter-party
Wrong invoice date or invoice no.
Wrong tax value

5About GSTR-3

GSTR-3 is a monthly GST return that is divided into the following parts:

Part-A
It contains the information that is furnished through returns in forms GSTR-1 and GSTR-2, based on other liabilities of previous tax periods. Part-A is generated electronically.
Part-B

It contains the tax liability, interest, penalty and refund claimed from cash ledger. Also, it is auto-populated. The tax liability is calculated based on GSTR-1 and after making adjustments for Input Tax Credit claimed in GSTR-2.

Who is supposed to file GSTR-3?

Every registered person must file GSTR-2 except for the following:

Input Service Distributor
Non-residential taxable person
Person required to deduct the TDS or e-commerce operator system

6About GSTR-9

An annual consolidated tax return that includes a summary of taxpayer’s income & expenditure in detail.

7About GSTR-4

It is a quarterly return for those who have registered themselves under the GST Composition Scheme. The entities which have a turnover less than 75,000 INR are eligible for this scheme. Under the composition scheme, the tax payer is required to file one return every quarter instead of three returns every month.

8About GSTR-4A

Quarterly purchase-related tax return for composition dealers. It’s automatically generated by the GSTN portal based on the information furnished in the GSTR-1, GSTR-5, and GSTR-7 of your suppliers.

9About GSTR-5

A variable return for Non-Resident foreign taxpayers. It contains the details of the taxpayer, period of return and invoice details of all goods and services sold and purchased by the tax payer in India for the registered period.

10About GSTR-6

It is a monthly return for Input Service Distributors (ISD). This return contains the details of the taxpayer, period of the return, supply details from the GSTR-1 of counter-parties, invoice details, separate ISD ledger containing the opening ITC balance for the period, credit for ITC services received, debit for ITC reversed or distributed, and closing balance.

11About GSTR-7

GSTR-7 is a monthly return for TDS transactions. It contains the basic information of the taxpayer, period of the return, supplier’s GSTIN, invoices against which the tax has been deducted (SGST, CGST, and IGST), and details of any other payment such as interests and penalties.

12About GSTR-8

A monthly return for e-commerce operators. It contains the basic information of the taxpayer, the period of the return, details of supplies made to customers through the e-commerce portal by both registered taxable persons and unregistered persons, customers’ basic information, the amount of TCS, tax payable, and tax paid.

13About GSTR-10

The final GST return for cancellation of GST registration. This return is to be filed in case of termination of business activities permanently/cancellation of GST registration. It contains the details of all supplies, liabilities, tax collected, tax payable, etc.

14About GSTR-11

Variable tax return for taxpayers with UIN. GSTR-11 contains the details of purchases made by foreign embassies and diplomatic missions for self consumption during a particular month.

15About GSTR-3A

This is the tax notice issued by the tax authority to a defaulter who fails to file monthly GST returns on time.

16Due dates for filing GSTR returns

Type of Return	Due Date	Who needs to file it?
GSTR-1	10^th of every month	Every registered person
GSTR-2	15^th of every month	Every registered person
GSTR-3	20^th of every month	Every registered person
GSTR-4	10^th of April, July October and January	Persons registered under composition scheme
GSTR-5	20^th of every month & within 7 days after expiry of registration	Non-Resident taxable person
GSTR-6	13^th of every month	Input Service Distributors
GSTR-7	10^th of every month	Authorities deducting TDS
GSTR-8	10^th of every month	E-commerce operators
GSTR-9	31^st December of next financial year	Registered persons
GSTR-10	Within 3 months of cancellation of GST registration	Registered persons with cancelled GST registration

17Penalty for non-filing or late filing of GST Returns

A penalty of Rs.100 per day is applicable for late filing of GST return. The penalty would be payable for the period in which the taxpayer failed to furnish the return. The maximum penalty is 5000.
In case, a taxpayer fails to file GST returnfor any month, then the GST return for the next month cannot be filed by him.
Further, if a taxpayer fails to file GSTR-2 return on the 15th, then the taxpayer would not be able to file GSTR-3 return on the 20th.
The latefiling of GST return results in a cascading effect that leads to heavy fines and penalty.

18What is composition scheme?

The GST Composition scheme is an easy and convenient tax scheme for small and medium enterprises. Under this scheme, firms can pay a fixed percentage of their turnover as tax. They need to fill only reduced number of returns compared to normal tax payers under GST. The floor rate of tax for CGST and SGST shall not be less than 1%. The turnover of an enterprise should be below Rs. 75 lakhs and in case of north-eastern states it should be Rs. 50 lakhs.

Who can avail composition scheme?

A dealer who:

Deals only in the intra-state supply of goods or service of only restaurant sector.
Does not supplynon-taxable goods.
Paystax at normal rates in case he is liable under reverse charge
Is not an e-commerce operator.
Is not a manufacturer of ice cream, pan masala or tobacco (and its substitutes).

19What are HSN and SAC codes?

These codes are allotted to all the goods or services in supply. HSN means “Harmonized System of Nomenclature”, a universally accepted 6-digit uniform code for goods and has been developed by World Customs Organization (WCO).

SAC code is meant for services. In India, we use 8-digit HSN and SAC codes, where the first 2 digits of the code stand for the chapter where the good or service is listed in the Code List. Next 2 digit are the Chapter, followed by 2 digits for the product. Last 2 digits are classification of the product. HB-GST has inbuilt HSN and SAC codes.

20Offline utility

The offline utility of HB-GST helps you create your invoices in the offline mode as per your convenience. In case the user is facing certain internet connectivity issues, then he may switch over to the offline mode.

21How to file GST-1, 2 and 3?

https://www.gst.gov.in/help/returns

22How to install emSigner?

https://tutorial.gst.gov.in/userguide/loginanddsc/#t=Install_emSigner_manual.htm

23How to register DSC with GST portal?

https://tutorial.gst.gov.in/userguide/loginanddsc/#t=Register___Update_DSC.htm