Every person registered under the GST Act has to periodically furnish the details of sales, purchases, and tax paid (ITC) and collected thereon by filing the return with GST Authorities. Before filing any return payment of tax due is a prerequisite otherwise such return will be invalid.

Legal Suvidha Experts will guide you on the applicability and compliances under the new GST regime, GST registration would be required for all enterprises involved in the buying or selling or delivery of services exceeding Rs.10 lakhs a year in north-eastern and hill states, while the limit is Rs.20 lakhs for rest of India. All entities having GST registration would be required to file GST returns. GST return filing would be mandatory for all GST registered entities irrespective of if there was any activity/sale during the return filing period. Every Registered taxpayer will be required to furnish three returns monthly and one annual return. Similarly, there are separate returns for a taxpayer registered under the composition scheme, the taxpayer registered as an Input Service Distributor, a person liable to deduct or collect the tax (TDS/TCS).

Following forms applicable for normal taxpayers:
• Form GSTR-1 – Monthly details of outward supplies by the 10th of the next month.
• Form GSTR-2 – Monthly details of inward supplies by 15th of the next month (SUSPENDED).
• Form GSTR-3 – Monthly return along with payment of due tax by 20th of next month (SUSPENDED).
• Form GSTR-9 – Annual return by 31st December of the next financial year.