GST Filing / GST Return

GST Filing / GST Return

What is GST Return

A return is a document containing details of income which a taxpayer is required to file with the tax administrative authorities. This is used by tax authorities to calculate tax liability.

Under GST, a registered dealer has to file GST returns that include:

  • Purchases
  • Sales
  • Output GST (On sales)
  • Input tax credit (GST paid on purchases)

Who should file GST Returns?

  • In the GST regime, any regular business has to file three monthly returns and one annual return. This amounts to 37 returns in a year.
  • The beauty of the system is that one has to manually enter details of one monthly return – GSTR-1. The other two returns – GSTR 2 & 3 will get auto-populated by deriving information from GSTR-1 filed by you and your vendors.
  • here are separate returns required to be filed by special cases such as composition dealers.

Late Fees for not Filing Return on Time

If GST Returns are not filed within time, you will be liable to pay interest and a late fee.

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