1. Facility of Generating E-way bill will be restricted if tax payer failed to file the returns for two consecutive tax periods
Taxpayers who have not filed the returns for two consecutive tax periods shall be restricted from generating e-way bills. This provision shall be made effective once GSTN/NIC make available the required functionality.
2. Late Fee
Late fee shall be completely waived for all taxpayers in case FORM GSTR-1, FORM GSTR-3B & FORM GSTR-4 for the months / quarters July, 2017 to September, 2018, are furnished after 22.12.2018 but on or before 31.03.2019.
3. Due date for GST ITC-04 extended till 31-03-2019
The due date for submitting FORM GST ITC-04 for the period July 2017 to December 2018 shall be extended till 31.03.2019.
4. Period for filing Annual Return under GST extended
The due date for furnishing the annual returns in FORM GSTR-9, FORM GSTR-9A and reconciliation statement in FORM GSTR-9C for the Financial Year 2017 — 2018 shall be further extended till 30.06.2019.
5. ITC for the last financial year against invoices can be availed upto 31-03-2019
ITC in relation to invoices issued by the supplier during FY 2017-18 may be availed by the recipient till the due date for furnishing of FORM GSTR-3B for the month of March, 201 9, subject to specified conditions.
6. Advance Ruling
In case of conflict on advance ruling, then the decision of Centralized Authority is binding.
7. Due date for furnishing GSTR-8 by E-commerce operators extended
The due date for furnishing FORM GSTR-8 by e-commerce operators for the months of October, November and December, 2018 shall be extended till 31.01.2019.
8. Single Cash Ledger for each tax head
There would be a single cash ledger for each tax head. The modalities for implementation would be finalised in consultation with GSTN and the Accounting authorities.
9. Refund
A scheme of single authority for disbursement of the refund amount sanctioned by either the Centre or the State tax authorities would be implemented on pilot basis. The modalities for the same shall be finalized shortly.
10. Invoices / Documents can be uploaded through portal
All the supporting documents/invoices in relation to a claim for refund in FORM GST RFD-OIA shall be uploaded electronically on the common portal at the time of filing of the refund application itself, thereby obviating the need for a taxpayer to physically visit a tax office for submission of a refund application. GSTN will enable this functionality on the common portal shortly.
11. New return filing system shall be introduced
The new return filing system shall be introduced on a trial basis from 01.04.2019 and on mandatory basis from 01.07.2019.
The following clarificatory changes, inter-alia, shall be carried out in the formats/instructions according to which the annual return / reconciliation statement is to be submitted by the taxpayers:
- Amendment of headings in the forms to specify that the return in FORM GSTR-9& FORM GSTR-9A would be in respect of supplies etc. 'made during the year' and not 'as declared in returns filed during the year';
- All returns in FORM GSTR-I &FORM GSTR-3B have to be filed before filing of FORM GSTR-9 & FORM GSTR-9C;
- ll returns in FORM GSTR-4 have to be filed before filing of FORM GSTR-9A;
- HSN code may be declared only for those inward supplies whose value independently accounts for 10% or more of the total value of inward supplies;
- Additional payments, if any, required to be paid can be done through FORM GST DRC-03 only in cash;
- ITC cannot be availed through FORM GSTR-9 & FORM GSTR-9C;
- All invoices pertaining to previous FY (irrespective of month in which such invoice is reported in FORM GSTR-I) would be auto-populated in Table 8A of FORM GSTR-9;
- Value of "non-GST supply" shall also include the value of "no supply" and may be reported in Table SD, 5E and 5F of FORM GSTR-9;
- Verification by taxpayer who is uploading reconciliation statement would be included in FORM GSTR-9C.
The following types of refunds shall also be made available through FORM GST RFD-OIA:
- Refund on account of Assessment/Provisional Assessment/Appeal /Any Other Order;
- Tax paid on an intra-State supply which is subsequently held to be inter-State supply and vice-versa;
- Excess payment of Tax; and
- Any other refund.
In case of applications for refund in FORM GST RFD-OIA (except those relating to refund of excess balance in the cash ledger) which are generated on the common portal before the roll out of the functionality described in point (10) above, and which have not been submitted in the jurisdictional tax office within 60 days of the generation of ARN, the claimants shall be sent communications on their registered email ids containing information on where to submit the said refund applications. If the applications are not submitted within 15 days of the date of the email, the said refund applications shall be summarily rejected, and the debited amount, if any, shall be re-credited to the electronic credit ledger of the claimant.
Clarifications on refund matters
Clarifications shall be issued on certain refund related matters like refund of ITC accumulated on account of inverted duty structure, disbursal of refunds within the stipulated time, time allowed for availment of ITC on invoices, refund of accumulated ITC of compensation cess etc.
Changes made by CGST (Amendment) Act, 2018, IGST (Amendment) Act, 2018, UTGST (Amendment) Act, 2018 and GST (Compensation to States) Amendment Act, 2018 and the corresponding changes in SGST Acts would be notified w.e.f. 01.02.2019.
The requisite Notifications/Circulars for implementing the above recommendations of the GST Council shall be issued shortly. (PIB).
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