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GST Return

In the 31st GST Council Meet, it was decided that a New Return System under GST would be introduced for taxpayers. This return system will contain simplified return forms, for ease of filing across taxpayers registered under GST. Under this New Return System, there will be one main return GST RET-1 and 2 annexures GST ANX-1 and GST ANX-2. This return will need to be filed on a monthly basis, except for small taxpayers who can opt to file the same quarterly. Small taxpayers are taxpayers with a turnover up to Rs 5 crore in the preceding financial year.

1. Forms to be filed under the New GST Return System

The main return GST RET-1 will contain details of all supplies made, input tax credit availed, and the payment of taxes, along with interest, if any. This return will contain two annexure forms namely GST ANX-1 and GST ANX-2. GST ANX-1 (Annexure of Outward Supplies) is for reporting details of all outward supplies, inward supplies liable to reverse charge, and import of goods and services, that will need to be reported invoice-wise (except for B2C supplies) on a real-time basis. GST ANX-2 (Annexure of Inward Supplies) will report details of all inward supplies. Most of these details will be auto-drafted from the details uploaded by the suppliers in their GST ANX-1. The recipient of supplies will be able to take action on these auto-drafted documents, which will be available to them on a real-time basis.

2. Differences between Current Vs New GST Return Systems

Old Return-filing System	New Simplified Return System
Taxpayers considered small if turnover is up to Rs 1.5 crore in the preceding financial year, otherwise considered large taxpayers	Taxpayers considered small if turnover is up to Rs 5 crore in the preceding financial year, otherwise considered large taxpayers
Multiple return forms to be filed depending on the category of taxpayers, such as – GSTR-1, GSTR-4, GSTR-5, GSTR-6, GSTR-7, etc	A single simplified main return form GST RET-1 containing 2 annexures GST ANX-1 and GST ANX-2 to be filed by all categories of taxpayers
Revenue invoices can be uploaded only at the time of filing of returns of outward supplies	A mechanism for the continuous upload of revenue invoices on a real-time basis
Input tax credit could be claimed on a self-declaration basis	Input tax credit can be claimed based on invoices uploaded by the supplier
Missing invoices and amendments, if any, could only be made in the return of the following tax period	Missing invoices and amendments, if any, can be made by filing an Amendment Return
Taxpayers have to file GST returns until their registration has been cancelled, even if an application for cancellation of registration has been submitted	Registration will now be suspended, in cases where a taxpayer has applied for cancellation of registration, and returns will not need to be filed for this period

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