CBIC Notifies New Rules for Monthly/Quarterly Filing of GSTR-1



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The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has announced new regulations concerning the filing of GSTR-1 returns. These rules, effective from January 2021, apply to registered persons with an aggregate turnover of up to ₹5 crore in the preceding financial year. Businesses that opt for quarterly filing must still pay their tax dues monthly.

[To be published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i)]

Government of India
Ministry of Finance
(Department of Revenue)
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs
Notification No. 84/2020 – Central Tax

New Delhi, the 10th November, 2020

G.S.R (E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by proviso to sub-section (1) of section

39 read with proviso to sub-section (7) of section 39 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017) (hereafter in this notification referred to as the said Act), the Government, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby notifies the registered persons, other than a person referred to in section 14 of the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (13 of 2017), having an aggregate turnover of up to five crore rupees in the preceding financial year, and who have opted to furnish a return for every quarter, under sub-rule (1) of rule 61A of the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017 (hereafter in this notification referred to as the said rules) as the class of persons who shall, subject to the following conditions and restrictions, furnish a return for every quarter from January, 2021 onwards, and pay the tax due every month in accordance with the proviso to sub-section (7) of section 39 of the said Act, namely:

(i) the return for the preceding month, as due on the date of exercising such option, has been furnished:

(ii) where such option has been exercised once, they shall continue to furnish the return as per the selected option for future tax periods, unless they revise the same.

(2) A registered person whose aggregate turnover crosses five crore rupees during a quarter in a financial year shall not be eligible for furnishing of return on quarterly basis from the first month of the succeeding quarter.

(3) For the registered person falling in the class specified in column (2) of the Table below, who have furnished the return for the tax period October, 2020 on or before 30th November, 2020, it shall be deemed that they have opted under sub-rule (1) of rule 61A of the said rules for the monthly or quarterly furnishing of return as mentioned in column (3) of the said Table:-

Table

Sl. No.

Class of registered person

Deemed Option

(1)

(2)

(3)

1.

Registered persons having aggregate turnover of up to 1.5 crore rupees, who have furnished FORM GSTR- 1 on quarterly basis in the current financial year

Quarterly return

2.

Registered persons having aggregate turnover of up to 1.5 crore rupees, who have furnished FORM GSTR- 1 on monthly basis in the current financial year

Monthly return

3.

Registered persons having aggregate turnover more

Quarterly return

than 1.5 crore rupees and up to 5 crore rupees in the preceding financial year

(4) The registered persons referred to in column (2) of the said Table, may change the default option electronically, on the common portal, during the period from the 5th day of December, 2020 to the 31st day of January, 2021.

[F. No. CBEC 20/06/04/2020-GST]
(Pramod Kumar) Director, Government of India

FAQ :

The new rules primarily affect registered persons with an aggregate turnover of up to ₹5 crore in the preceding financial year who have opted to furnish their returns quarterly.

These rules are effective for furnishing returns from January 2021 onwards.

Registered persons opting for quarterly filing must have furnished their return for the preceding month, and once an option is chosen, they must continue with it for future periods unless revised.

If a registered person's aggregate turnover crosses ₹5 crore during a quarter, they will no longer be eligible for quarterly filing from the first month of the next quarter.

Yes, registered persons can change their default option electronically on the common portal between 5th December 2020 and 31st January 2021.

Registered persons with turnover up to ₹1.5 crore who have filed GSTR-1 quarterly will continue with quarterly returns. Those who have filed monthly will continue with monthly returns.




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