25 June 2019
No need to show purchase as it is clearly mentioned in 9A "Details of purchase declared in return filed by you".
Govt by notification exempt assessee from time to time for not providing details of purchase in GSTR-4. If some one provided the details of purchase in return then same is auto populated in GSTR-9A.
It simply means Details what are declared in GSTR-4 is to be only show in GSTR-9A which is also auto populated.
29 October 2026
Update: GSTR-9A no longer exists; from FY 2019-20 composition dealers file the annual GSTR-4 by 30 June, where inward supplies auto-populate from GSTR-4A, and no opening or closing stock details are required.