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GST Council decides to implement new returns in phased manner; GSTR-3B to be guillotined in Jan 2020

By TIOL News Service

NEW DELHI, JUNE 22, 2019: IN the 35th Meeting of the GST Council held yesterday, the due date for furnishing these returns/reconciliation statements to be extended till August 31, 2019 for filing returns in FORM GSTR-9 , FORM GSTR-9A and reconciliation statement in FORM GSTR-9C. Such decision was taken in light of the difficulties faced by taxpayers in furnishing these returns. Moreover, to provide sufficient time to the trade and industry to furnish the declaration in FORM GST ITC-04, relating to job work, the due date for furnishing the said form for the period July, 2017 to June, 2019 to be extended till August 31, 2019.

Certain amendments to be carried out in the GST laws to implement the decisions of the GST Council taken in earlier meeting. Rule 138E of the CGST rules, pertaining to blocking of e-way bills on non-filing of returns for two consecutive tax periods, to be brought into effect from August 21.2019, instead of the earlier notified date of June 21, 2019. Moreover, the last date for filing of intimation, in FORM GST CMP-02 , for availing the option of payment of tax under notification No. 2/2019-Central Tax (Rate) dated 07.03.2019, to be extended from April 30, 2019 to July 31, 2019.

Further, in order to give ample opportunity to taxpayers as well as the system to adapt, the new return system to be introduced in a phased manner, as described below:

    1. Between July, 2019 to September, 2019, the new return system ( FORM GST ANX-1 & FORM GST ANX-2 only) to be available for trial for taxpayers. Taxpayers to continue to file FORM GSTR-1 & FORM GSTR-3B as at present;
    2. From October, 2019 onwards, FORM GST ANX-1 to be made compulsory. Large taxpayers (having aggregate turnover of more than Rs. 5 crores in previous year) to file FORM GST ANX-1 on monthly basis whereas small taxpayers to file first FORM GST ANX-1 for the quarter October, 2019 to December, 2019 in January, 2020;
    3. For October and November, 2019, large taxpayers to continue to file FORM GSTR-3B on monthly basis and will file first FORM GST RET-01 for December, 2019 in January, 2020. It may be noted that invoices etc. can be uploaded in FORM GST ANX-1 on a continuous basis both by large and small taxpayers from October, 2019 onwards. FORM GST ANX-2 may be viewed simultaneously during this period but no action shall be allowed on such FORM GST ANX-2 ;
    4. From October, 2019, small taxpayers to stop filing FORM GSTR-3B and to start filing FORM GST PMT-08 . They will file their first FORM GST-RET-01 for the quarter October, 2019 to December, 2019 in January, 2020;
    5. From January, 2020 onwards, FORM GSTR-3B to be completely phased out.

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