The GST portal now offers a feature to auto-populate details in Form GSTR-3B using data from Form GSTR-1 and GSTR-2B. This facility helps taxpayers by pre-filling liabilities and input tax credit information, aiming to reduce discrepancies. While the system provides these values for convenience, taxpayers must always verify their accuracy and can edit them if necessary.
Recently GSTN introduced a facility to auto-populate system computed details in Form GSTR-3B for taxpayers (filing their Form GSTR-1 on monthly basis), from November 2020 Tax Period onwards. The mechanism of such auto population shall be as under :
Liabilities in Tables-3.1 3.2 of Form GSTR-3
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FAQ :
The GST portal now automatically populates certain details in Form GSTR-3B, such as liabilities and input tax credit, using information previously filed in Form GSTR-1 and GSTR-2B.
Tables 3.1 (liabilities, except for reverse charge) and 3.2 are auto-populated from GSTR-1. Table 3.1(d) (inward supplies liable to reverse charge) and Table 4 (Input Tax Credit) are auto-populated from GSTR-2B.
No, taxpayers must ensure the correctness of all reported values. The auto-populated figures can be edited by the taxpayer if they differ from the actual figures.
If the edited values differ significantly from the auto-populated ones (beyond a certain threshold), the system will provide an alert. However, you can still proceed with filing the edited values.
Yes, the system-computed values for reverse charge liabilities do not include supplies from unregistered persons or the import of services, which taxpayers must add by editing the auto-populated figures. Tables 5 and 6.2 of GSTR-3B are also not auto-populated.
You should use the auto-populated data as a guide but must reconcile it with your books of accounts and GSTR-2B to ensure accuracy. Thorough reconciliation is crucial to avoid claiming excess ITC or missing eligible credit.