The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs has introduced new rules for filing GSTR-3B returns. Registered persons required to file a Nil return can now do so via SMS using their registered mobile number. Additionally, companies registered under the Companies Act, 2013, are permitted to furnish their GSTR-3B returns using an Electronic Verification Code (EVC) during the period from April 21, 2020, to June 30, 2020.
MINISTRY OF FINANCE
(Department of Revenue)
(CENTRAL BOARD OF INDIRECT TAXES AND CUSTOMS)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 5th May, 2020
No. 38/2020Central Tax
G.S.R. 272(E).In exercise of the powers conferred by section 164 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017), the Central Government, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017, namely: -
1. (1) These rules may be called the
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FAQ :
A Nil return for GSTR-3B is a return for a tax period that has no entries in all the tables of FORM GSTR-3B.
You can now file a Nil GSTR-3B return through a short messaging service (SMS) facility using your registered mobile number.
Companies registered under the Companies Act, 2013, can use the Electronic Verification Code (EVC) for filing their GSTR-3B returns.
Companies can use the EVC for GSTR-3B filing from April 21, 2020, to June 30, 2020.
The SMS filing of a Nil GSTR-3B return is verified using a One Time Password (OTP) sent to the registered mobile number.