GSTN Issues Advisory for Furnishing Bank Account Details Before Filing GSTR-1/IFF



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The Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN) has issued an advisory reminding taxpayers about the mandatory requirement to furnish valid bank account details in their GST registration. This rule, which has been in place since 2019, will be strictly enforced from 1st September 2024. Taxpayers will be unable to file their GSTR-1 or Invoice Furnishing Facility (IFF) for the August 2024 tax period onwards if their bank account details are not updated.

Advisory for furnishing bank account details before filing GSTR-1/IFF Notification No. 38/2023 - Central Tax New Delhi, the 4th August, 2023

1. As per Rule 10A of Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017 notified vide notification no. 31/2019 dated 28.06.2019, a taxpayer is required to furnish details of a valid Bank Account within a period of 30 days from the date of grant of registration, or before furnishing the details of outward supplies of goods or services or both in FORM GSTR-1or using Invoice Furnishing Facility (IFF), whichever is earlier.

2. Advisory and various communications have already been issued time to time to inform the taxpayers regarding furnishing the details of a valid Bank Account detail in the GST Registration.

GSTN: Add Bank Details Before Filing GSTR-1/IFF from Sept 1

3. Now, from 01st September, 2024 this rule is being enforced. Therefore, for the Tax period August-2024 onwards, the taxpayer will not be able furnish GSTR-01/IFF as the case may be, without furnishing the details of a valid Bank Account in their registration details on GST Portal.

4. Therefore, all the taxpayers who have not yet furnished the details of a valid Bank Account details are hereby requested to add their bank account information in their registration details by visiting Services > Registration > Amendment of Registration Non-Core Fields tabs on GST Portal.

5. It is informed that in absence of a valid bank account details in GST registration, you will not be able to file GSTR-1 or IFF as the case may, be from August-2024 return period.

FAQ :

From 1st September 2024, taxpayers must furnish valid bank account details in their GST registration before they can file GSTR-1 or IFF.

This rule will be enforced from 1st September 2024, affecting the August 2024 tax period and subsequent periods.

If your bank account details are not furnished, you will not be able to file your GSTR-1 or IFF from the August 2024 return period onwards.

You can add your bank account information by visiting the 'Services' > 'Registration' > 'Amendment of Registration Non-Core Fields' tabs on the GST Portal.

This is an enforcement of an existing rule, Rule 10A of the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017, which has been in place since June 2019.




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