New Functionalities made available for Taxpayers on GST Portal in July 2021



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The GST portal has introduced several new functionalities for taxpayers in July 2021. These include a system to report PAN misuse for GST registration and a facility to check all registrations linked to a PAN. New restrictions are in place for opting into the composition scheme based on aggregate annual turnover, with alerts provided when thresholds are crossed. Timelines for filing applications for revocation of registration cancellation have reverted to 90 days from 1st July 2021. Additionally, composition taxpayers can now download Form GSTR-4A in Excel, and taxpayers under the QRMP scheme can file nil GSTR-1 via SMS and benefit from auto-populated GSTR-3B liabilities.

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FAQ :

Taxpayers can now submit an online complaint on the GST portal if their PAN has been misused to obtain a GST registration without their consent. They can select the relevant GSTINs and submit the complaint after verifying their mobile number and email.

Taxpayers are restricted from applying for the Composition Scheme if their PAN-based aggregate annual turnover for previously registered GSTINs exceeded the threshold limit in the previous financial year. This restriction also applies when filing Form GST CMP-02 at the beginning of a financial year.

As of 1st July 2021, the timeline for filing an application for revocation of cancellation of registration (Form GST REG-21) is 90 days from the date of the Order of Cancellation of Registration in Form GST REG-19.

Yes, taxpayers under the QRMP Scheme can now file nil Form GSTR-1 (Quarterly) by sending a specific message format to 14409. This is not applicable if the Invoice Furnishing Facility (IFF) for the first or second month of a quarter is in a submitted but not filed state, or if invoices were saved in IFF but not submitted/filed by the due date.

Yes, the late fee for delayed filing of Form GSTR-7 has been reduced. The daily late fee is now Rs 50, capped at a maximum of Rs 2,000, compared to the previous Rs 200 per day capped at Rs 10,000. These changes apply to returns for the tax period of June 2021 onwards.

Taxpayers can now request an adjournment of personal hearings or an extension for filing replies to Show Cause Notices (SCN) in refund cases on the GST portal. They can also submit an undertaking not to appeal against an order rejecting their refund claim.




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