GST SCRUTINY

During scrutiny, GST Officials ask to produce Undertaking from Service Providers [ in absence of 2017 bills etc] that they paid tax and invoice was wrongly reported under B2C category / incorrectly reported in GSTR 1 of respective month instead of B2B category. Does this make sense? If undertaking goes wrong, who will be held responsible? Is there any other alternative? Kindly advise.

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During GST scrutiny, officials may request undertakings from service providers regarding tax payments and correct invoice reporting, especially when original bills are unavailable. This is a recognised procedure for discrepancies where input tax credits of up to Rs 5 lakhs for FY 17-18 might not appear in GSTR-2A. For amounts below Rs 5 lakhs, a supplier declaration suffices, while for Rs 5 lakhs and above, a CA certificate is needed. Circular No. 183/22-GST provides further details on this process.

Yes, the GST officer is correct. The CBIC has notified this procedure which needs to be carried out in case the input of up to Rs. 2.5 lacs related to F.Y. 17-18 is not showing in GSTR- 2A of the taxpayer .

In case of any further queries, kindly mail me at casoravgupta @ gmail.com

Thanks & Regards
CA. Sorav Gupta
(Practicing Chartered Accountant)

It's 5 lacs, not 2.5 lacs. For less than 5 lacs, declaration from the supplier is required whereas for 5 lacs and above, a certificate from a CA is to be produced.

Many thanks.

Would you please share circular regarding requirement of CA or statutory auditor certificate.

Service provider is still clueless. They feel based on Proforma Invoice, service receiver paid the amount and new series Invoice ref for same amount was uploaded on portal. Thus there is a mismatch. How to fix it as all employees are new and hearing is fixed on 13 Mar.

Please see Circular No. 183/22-GST for details.

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