GST Portal releases guidelines for auto population of details in Form GSTR-3B from Form GSTR 1 & GSTR 2B



Quick Summary
The GST Portal has introduced auto-population of system-computed details in Form GSTR-3B for taxpayers filing monthly. This feature, available from November 2020, uses data from Form GSTR-1 for liabilities and Form GSTR-2B for Input Tax Credit. A PDF of the system-generated GSTR-3B is also available for download, though taxpayers remain responsible for verifying and ensuring the accuracy of all filed information.

Auto population of details in Form GSTR-3B from Form GSTR 1 & GSTR 2B

  1. Auto Populated details in Form GSTR 3B: Now, auto-population of system computed details in Form GSTR-3B, has been enabled for taxpayers (filing their Form GSTR-1 on monthly basis), from November 2020 Tax Period onwards. The same will be done based on the following:
    1. Liabilities in tables-3.1 & 3.2 of Form GSTR-3B (except Table-3.1 (d) pertaining to inward supplies liable to reverse charge), are computed by the system on the basis of details of outward supplies as filed in Form GSTR-1 for the tax period
    2. Input Tax Credit (ITC) details and details of inward supplies liable to reverse charge, to be reported in Tables-4 and 3.1 (d) respectively, are computed as per system generated Form GSTR-2B for the tax period
  2. PDF Format of FORM GSTR-3B: The table-wise computation of the values, auto-populated in Form GSTR-3B, is made available in PDF format also on the Form GSTR-3B dashboard. The same can be downloaded by clicking on the "System Generated GSTR-3B" tab.
  3. Salient features:
    1. These system computed auto populated values are only for assisting the taxpayers in filing their Form GSTR 3B. Taxpayers have to ensure the correctness of the values being reported and filed in Form GSTR-3B.
    2. The system will prompt the taxpayers with an alert in cases where the variance of the edited values from the auto-populated values is higher than a particular threshold. Taxpayers can change/ edit the auto populated values in Form GSTR-3B.
    3. In case taxpayer has not filed Form GSTR-1 for the period, system generated summary will display the respective values as ‘Not filed’. Similarly, if Form GSTR-2B is not generated for the period, system generated summary will display the respective values as ‘Not generated’.
    4. If the taxpayer has entered & saved any values in Form GSTR-3B before auto-population by the system, the saved values will not be changed/over-written by the system.
    5. Table 5 and 6.2 of FORM GSTR-3B is not part of the PDF & will not be auto-populated by the system.
  4. Click here for details.

Thanking you,
Team GSTN

FAQ :

The GST Portal now automatically populates certain details in Form GSTR-3B using data from Form GSTR-1 and Form GSTR-2B.

The auto-population feature has been available for taxpayers filing Form GSTR-1 monthly from the November 2020 tax period onwards.

Liabilities in Tables 3.1 and 3.2 are computed from outward supplies filed in GSTR-1. Input Tax Credit and inward supplies liable to reverse charge (Table 3.1(d)) are computed from Form GSTR-2B.

Yes, taxpayers can edit the auto-populated values. The system will provide an alert if the edited values differ significantly from the auto-populated ones.

Yes, a PDF format of the system-computed GSTR-3B is available on the dashboard, which can be downloaded by clicking on the 'System Generated GSTR-3B' tab.

If you have entered and saved values in Form GSTR-3B before the system auto-populates, your saved values will not be overwritten.




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