Convergence is the key to GST; convergence between states and central taxes.
Consider what happens today. A manufacturer who is compliant under Central Excise, Service Tax, and VAT has to file returns as specified by each of the states. The manufacturer has to deal with returns, annexures, and registers for Excise, Service tax and VAT with monthly, quarterly, half-yearly and yearly periodicity.
With GST in place, it does not matter whether you are a trader, manufacturer or a reseller, you only need to file GST returns.
Wow! This sounds good. Let us understand different types of return forms in GST.
Under GST, there are 8 forms for filing of returns by tax payers. All these forms are required to be e-filed. The details of each form are listed below along with details of applicability and periodicity.
Regular Dealer
| Form Type | Frequency | Due Date | Details to be Furnished |
| Form GSTR-1 | Monthly | 10th of succeeding month | Furnish details of outward supplies of taxable goods and/or services affected |
| Form GSTR-2A | Monthly | On 11th of succeeding Month | Auto-populated details of inward supplies made available to the recipient on the basis of Form GSTR-1 furnished by the supplier |
| Form GSTR-2 | Monthly | 15th of succeeding month | Details of inward supplies of taxable goods and/or services claiming input tax credit. Addition or modification in Form GSTR-1 should be submitted in Form GSTR-2. |
| Form GSTR-1A | Monthly | Date on which such Amendments are done | Details of outward supplies as added, corrected or deleted by the recipient in Form GSTR-2 will be made available to supplier |
| Form GSTR-3 | Monthly | 20th of succeeding month | Monthly return on the basis of finalization of details of outward supplies and inward supplies along with the payment of amount of tax |
| Form GST ITC-1 | Monthly | — | Communication of acceptance, discrepancy or duplication of input tax credit claim |
| Form GSTR-3A | — | — | Notice to a registered taxable person who fails to furnish return under section 27 and section 31 |
| Form GSTR-9 | Annually | 31st Dec of next fiscal | Annual Return – furnish the details of ITC availed and GST paid which includes local, interstate and import/exports. |
Composite Tax Payer
| Return Type | Frequency | Due Date | Details to be Furnished |
| Form GSTR-4A | Quarterly | — | Details of inward supplies made available to the recipient registered under composition scheme on the basis of Form GSTR-1 furnished by the supplier |
| Form GSTR-4 | Quarterly | 18th of succeeding month | Furnish all outward supply of goods and services. This includes auto-populated details from Form GSTR-4A, tax payable and payment of tax. |
| Form GSTR-9A | Annual | 31st Dec of next fiscal | Furnish the consolidated details of quarterly returns filed along with tax payment details. |
Foreign Non-Resident Taxpayer
| Return Type | Frequency | Due Date | Details to be Furnished |
| Form GSTR-5 | Monthly | 20th of succeeding month or within 7 days after the expiry of registration | Furnish details of imports, outward supplies, ITC availed, tax paid, and closing stock |
Input Service Distributor
| Return Type | Frequency | Due Date | Details to be Furnished |
| Form GSTR-6A | Monthly | 0n 11th of succeeding month | Details of inward supplies made available to the ISD recipient on the basis of Form GSTR-1 furnished by the supplier |
| Form GSTR-6 | Monthly | 13th of succeeding month | Furnish the details of input credit distributed |
Tax Deductor
| Return Type | Frequency | Due Date | Details to be Furnished |
| Form GSTR-7 | Monthly | 10th of succeeding month | Furnish the details of TDS deducted |
| Form GSTR-7A | Monthly | 15th of subsequent month | TDS Certificate – capture details of value on which TDS is deducted and deposit on TDS deducted into appropriate Govt. |
E-commerce and Service Aggregators
| Return Type | Frequency | Due Date | Details to be furnished |
| Form GSTR-8 | Monthly | 10th of succeeding month | Details of supplies effected through e-commerce operator and the amount of tax collected on supplies |
Aggregate Turnover Exceeds 1 crore
| Return Type | Frequency | Due Date | Details to be furnished |
| Form GSTR-9B | Monthly | 10th of succeeding month | Reconciliation Statement – audited annual accounts and a reconciliation statement, duly certified. |
Final return
For taxable person whose registration has been surrendered or cancelled
| Return Type | Frequency | Due Date | Details to be furnished |
| Form GSTR-10 | Monthly | 10th of succeeding month | Furnish details of inputs and capital goods held, tax paid and payable. |
Government Departments and United Nation Bodies
| Return Type | Frequency | Due Date | Details to be furnished |
| Form GSTR-11 | Monthly | 10th of succeeding month | Details of inward supplies to be furnished by a person having UIN |
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