When you receive a credit note for a purchase return, it's crucial to report it correctly in your GSTR3B. The recommended practice is to show credit note reversals separately in the 'Reversal' column, rather than netting them off against your total input tax credit. This clear disclosure prevents the department from assuming you haven't reported credit notes, which often auto-populate in GSTR-2B.
24 February 2021
Receive credit note for purchase return. Where to show in 3b. All other itc ( total input minus credit note itc) or show separately in revesal coloum as system generated.