Goods and Services Tax : Learn why bank loans are rejected due to poor documentation, weak financials, and unclear business models. Discover practical solu...
Goods and Services Tax : Large taxpayers can now self-certify GSTR-9C without CA/CMA certification, ensuring accurate reconciliation between GST returns an...
Goods and Services Tax : Learn how discrepancies between GST returns and financial statements arise, and discover best practices to reconcile GSTR-9 and 9C...
Goods and Services Tax : The guidance highlights that mismatches in turnover, ITC, or tax liability between books and returns can trigger audits and demand...
Goods and Services Tax : The FAQs hold that annual GST returns are final, non-revisable statements that often become the basis for audits and investigation...
Goods and Services Tax : The government accepted key professional suggestions to simplify annual GST reporting. The update allows ITC payments, clearer ITC...
Goods and Services Tax : Stakeholders seek more time for GSTR-9 and 9C as new ITC reporting rules introduce granular, multi-year reconciliations that signi...
Goods and Services Tax : The representation seeks more time to file GST annual returns citing extensive amendments and late clarifications. It urges an ext...
Goods and Services Tax : Recent amendments in GSTR-9 and GSTR-9C have increased compliance complexity, prompting calls for extended deadlines to allow accu...
Goods and Services Tax : Join TaxGuru’s free live webinar on GSTR-9 and GSTR-9C with CA Sachin Jain on 9th Nov 2025. Learn practical reconciliation techn...
Goods and Services Tax : The ruling clarifies that an annual return is incomplete without the reconciliation statement where required. Late filing of GSTR-...
Goods and Services Tax : Madras High Court grants relief to assessee, ruling GST portal notice insufficient; remands case subject to 25% tax payment....
Goods and Services Tax : Himachal Pradesh HC rules that late fee waiver under Notification No. 07/2023 applies to GSTR-9 returns filed before the amnesty p...
Goods and Services Tax : Madras HC sets aside an order exceeding the scope of a Show Cause Notice under GST, citing non-application of mind and violations ...
Goods and Services Tax : Madras High Court held that since petitioner failed to reply to notice nor attended the personal hearing, it is directed to deposi...
Goods and Services Tax : GSTN has clarified key issues on filing annual returns through consolidated FAQs. The guidance explains ITC reporting, auto-popula...
Goods and Services Tax : ITC availed for FY 2023-24 but reversed or claimed in FY 2024-25 must be reported in Table 6A1 of GSTR-9. Reversals from prior yea...
Goods and Services Tax : Taxpayers cannot file GSTR-9 for FY 2024-25 unless all GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B returns are completed. Auto-population of relevant table...
Goods and Services Tax : GSTN confirms GSTR-9/9C filing for FY 2024-25 is active on the GST portal since October 12, 2025. Filing requires all GSTR-1 and G...
Goods and Services Tax : Learn about the GST clarification on late fees for delayed FORM GSTR-9C filing and the impact of recent changes on late fee calcul...
The GST Council in its 38th meeting held on 18th December 2019 at New Delhi discussed and approved: (i) certain amendments in the GST Law and procedures; and (ii) Changes related to GST Rates Below mentioned is the gist of announcements made by the GST Council categorised into below sections: 1. GST Revenue Trends – […]
38th GST Council Meeting dated 18-12- 2019 1) GSTR-1 Late Fee Waiver on GSTR-1 1. Notification 4/2018-CT dated 23-01-2018, reduced late fee for delayed filing of GSTR-1 from Rs. 2 00/- per day to Rs. 50/- per day. For NIL returns it was reduced to Rs. 20/- per day 2. Notification 75/2018-CT dated 31-12-2018 waived […]
Rationalize rates on Woven and non-woven bags and sacks of polyethylene or polypropylene strips or the like, whether or not laminated, of a kind used for packing of goods which fallunder HSN 3923 or 6305 – will have uniform rate of 18% from 12% on all bags falling under HSN 3923 or 6305 including Flexible intermediate bulk containers (FIBC) to be effective w.e.f 01st Jan 2020.
1. Waiver of FORM GSTR-1 late fees Late fees for FORM GSTR-1 for period(s) july-2017 to November-2019, as proposed shall be waived off if filled by 10th January 2020 2. E-way Bill for taxpayers who have not filed their FORM GSTR-1 for two tax periods shall be blocked. 3. Provisional ITC further restricted to 10% […]
Due date for annual return in FORM GSTR-9 and reconciliation statement in FORM GSTR-9C for FY 2017-18 to be extended to 31.01.2020. Input tax credit to the recipient in respect of invoices or debit notes that are not reflected in his FORM GSTR-2A shall be restricted to 10 per cent of the eligible credit available in respect of invoices or debit notes reflected in his FORM GSTR-2A.
Through this article, we will focus on the some of the aspects of GSTR 9 and GSTR-9C simplifications which may not be a real simplification in a practical scenario. Though there are some welcome changes made by the government like uploading signed PDF of GSTR 2A, option to provide details in Table No 15 of GSTR 9, option to not to bifurcate ITC into Inputs, Input Services, Capital Goods in GSTR 9, done away with HSN wise requirement in GSTR 9 but in GSTR 9C there seems no relaxations to the auditors except true and fair view from true and correct view of GSTR 9C details.
Government has made some changes in forms of Annual Return (GSTR-9) and Reconciliation Statement (GSTR-9C) vide Notification No. 56/2019 dated 14.11.2019. Accordingly, changes in application software and the offline tools are likely to be made available by 17th Dec. 2019.
Last month the government extended the due date for filing GSTR-9 and GSTR-9C For filing GSTR-9 & GSTR-9C the due dates are extended up to 31st December 2019 for FY 2017-18 and 31st March 2020 for FY 2018-19. So you can also file GSTR 9, 9C via Gen GST Software before the due date and […]
Solution for ‘Auditor Signature Invalid’ while uploading GSTR 9C (GST Audit Report): Try in Chrome ♠ Delete the browsing history ♠ Close excel utility of GSTR 9C ♠ Re-connect your Digital Signature ♠ Copy paste following files in the folder where excel utility is saved Readme.txt ReleaseNotes.txt Wsweb.html ♠ Generate Json file and try to […]
What is the debate going on for filing of GSTR-9 and GSTR-9C GST returns? As per latest tweet the new template for filing returns would be made available on 10th December 2019. So, the question is whether to file GSTR-9 and GSTR-9C before 10th December 2019 or not.
