Book Your Calendar for the Last Date for Filing GST Annual Return - December 31

Ever since the GST law has been implemented on 1st July 2017 and business owners have faced difficulties while filing GST returns.


GST has brought a huge transformation where all the indirect taxes were blended into one single law. At first, a few hiccups were expected. Going by all the problems that businesses were having to put up with, the government keep pushing the due dates further or keeps on 

So keeping in mind all the problems businesses were facing, the government keeps extending the due dates or keeps on holding onto some of the return filling (FORM GSTR-2 and 3).


The Finance Ministry on Tuesday conceptualized the format for filing annual Goods and Services Tax (GST) returns. Thankfully, this stops the uncertainty over filing the return and now assessees will have to hurry up and file the first GST annual return dueby December 31.

You’ll find that there are two sets of forms, one fit for normal assessees and other one is for composition scheme assessees (that is one with an annual turnover with more than ₹1 crore). In the aforementioned notification, the Government has changed things to make things simpler, unlike the draft which was way bulkier and complicated. It has also formed all-new formulae for calculating the turnover that is similar to the former regime. Tax officials had a feeling that the new forms are practical and concise. At the same time, this will also help in conducting business.

GST annual returns actually comprise two types of return one areperiodic and the other is annual returns. Periodic returns are based on the monthly or quarterly returns for reporting transactions at the time of month or quarter, while the annual return is primarily for reporting the summary of the periodic returns that is filed during a financial year. As the annual return is primarilythe last return of the year, it forms a very special significance.

Who are all the people who should file GSTR-9?


The answer is simple, all the registered taxable persons falling under the GST must file GSTR 9 even if they have not filed returns during the course of the year. However, there are people who are not required to file GSTR 9, they are the following, 

Non-resident taxable persons
Input service distributors
Casual Taxable Person
Persons who are paying TDS falling under the section 51 of GST Act.

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