GSTN issues advisory for opting in for Composition



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The Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN) has issued an advisory for eligible registered taxpayers wishing to opt into the Composition Scheme for the financial year 2020-21. To apply, taxpayers must log in to the GST portal and navigate to Services > Registration > Application to opt for Composition Levy, submitting Form GST CMP-02. The scheme becomes effective from 1st April 2020. Specific turnover limits apply, with different thresholds for normal taxpayers, those in certain North-Eastern states, and those dealing solely in services or mixed supplies. Certain activities and taxpayer types are ineligible.

Advisory for Opting in for Composition (filing Form GST CMP-02)

Who can opt in for Composition: Eligible existing Registered taxpayers can opt in for composition, for the financial year 2020-21, by filling up Form GST CMP-02. Your composition scheme shall be effective from 1st April 2020.

How to opt in for Composition: A registered taxpayer can apply for composition after login. The navigation to apply for composition is as given below:-

Who are eligible taxpayers: Those taxpayers can opt for Composition, who are regular taxpayer with an aggregate annual domestic PAN-based turnover less than as specified from time to time as given below:

  • Rs. 1.5 Crore for normal taxpayers
  • Rs. 75 lakh in the case of an eligible registered person, registered States, namely: –(i) Arunachal Pradesh, (ii) Manipur, (iii) Meghalaya,(iv) Mizoram,(v) Nagaland,(vi) Sikkim,(vii) Tripura,(viii) Uttarakhand:
  • For taxpayers dealing in only services or mixed supplies, this quantum is Rs. 50 Lakh.

Who are not eligible taxpayers: Following taxpayers cannot opt for the Composition, if they are involved in or making:-

  • any supply of goods which are not liable to be taxed under this Act
  • inter-state outward supplies of goods
  • supplies through electronic commerce operators who are required to collect tax under section 52.
  • a manufacturer of notified goods i.e. Ice cream and other edible ice, whether or not containing cocoa, all goods i.e. Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes, Aerated Water and Pan Masala.
  • a casual dealer
  • a Non-Resident Foreign Taxpayer
  • a person registered as Input Service Distributor (ISD)
  • a person registered as TDS Deductor/Tax Collector

Submission of Stock Intimation Details: Taxpayers opting in for composition need to file stock intimation details.

For more details click the link: https://tutorial.gst.gov.in/userguide/compositionpoc/index.htm?key=toc4&ref=.

Return /Payment: All composition taxpayers are required to file Form GST CMP-08 quarterly (for details click link https://tutorial.gst.gov.in/userguide/returns/index.htm#t=Manual_CMP02.htm ).

FAQ :

Eligible existing registered taxpayers with an aggregate annual domestic PAN-based turnover below Rs. 1.5 Crore (or Rs. 75 lakh for specific states) can opt in. Taxpayers dealing only in services or mixed supplies have a Rs. 50 Lakh limit.

You need to log in to the Taxpayers' Interface on the GST portal, go to Services > Registration > Application to opt for Composition Levy, and submit Form GST CMP-02.

If you opt in and your application is accepted, the composition scheme shall be effective from 1st April 2020.

For normal taxpayers, the limit is Rs. 1.5 Crore. For taxpayers in Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura, and Uttarakhand, it's Rs. 75 lakh. For those dealing only in services or mixed supplies, the limit is Rs. 50 Lakh.

Taxpayers involved in inter-state outward supplies of goods, supplies through e-commerce operators required to collect tax, manufacturers of specific notified goods (like ice cream, tobacco, aerated water, pan masala), casual dealers, Non-Resident Foreign Taxpayers, Input Service Distributors, and TDS Deductors/Tax Collectors are ineligible.

Taxpayers opting in for composition need to file stock intimation details and are required to file Form GST CMP-08 quarterly.




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