GST Return Filing Date

Posted on 21 April 2023 Category : GST rate

Suggestion made by the GST Council in the 23^rd meeting at Guwahati on 10^th November, 2017

The GST Council, in its 23rd meeting held at Guwahati on 10th November 2017, has suggested the accompanying facilitative measures for tax payers:

GST Return Filing

a) The return filing process is to be further simplified in the following manner:

All taxpayers would file return in FORM GSTR-3B along with payment of tax by 20^th of the succeeding month till March, 2018.

For filing of details in FORM GSTR-1 till March 2018, taxpayers would be divided into two categories. Details of these two categories along with the last date of filing GSTR 1 are as follows:

(a) Taxpayers with annual aggregate turnover upto Rs. 1.5 crore need to file GSTR-1 on quarterly basis as per following frequency:

Period	Dates
Jul- Sep	31^st Dec 2017
Oct- Dec	15^th Feb 2018
Jan- Mar	30^th April 2018

(b) Taxpayers with annual aggregate turnover more than Rs. 1.5 crore need to file GSTR-1 on monthly basis as per following frequency:

Period	Dates
Jul- Oct	31^st Dec 2017
Nov	10^th Jan 2018
Dec	10^th Feb 2018
Jan	10^th Mar 2018
Feb	10^th Apr 2018
Mar	10^th May 2018

The time period for filing GSTR-2 and GSTR-3 for the months of July, 2017 to March 2018 would be worked out by a Committee of Officers. However, filing of GSTR-1 will continue for the entire period without requiring filing of GSTR-2 & GSTR-3 for the previous month / period.

b) A large number of taxpayers were unable to file their return in FORM GSTR-3B within due date for the months of July, August and September, 2017. Late fee was waived in all such cases. It has been decided that where such late fee was paid, it will be re-credited to their

Electronic Cash Ledger under “Tax” head instead of “Fee” head so as to enable them to use that amount for discharge of their future tax liabilities. The software changes for this would be made and thereafter this decision will be implemented.

c) For subsequent months, i.e. October 2017 onwards, the amount of late fee payable by a taxpayer whose tax liability for that month was ‘NIL’will be Rs. 20/- per day (Rs. 10/- per day each under CGST & SGST Acts) instead of Rs. 200/- per day (Rs. 100/- per day each under CGST & SGST Acts).

Manual Filing

d) A facility for manual filing of application for advance ruling is being introduced for the time being.

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