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GST: CBIC issues Advisory on Implementation of PMT-03 to Re-Credit the ITC sanctioned as Refund

GST: CBIC issues Advisory on Implementation of PMT-03 to Re-Credit the ITC sanctioned as Refund

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The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has issued the advisory on the implementation of PMT-03 to re-credit the Input Tax Credit (ITC) sanctioned as a refund.

The Board has highlighted the notification No.16/2020-Central Tax dated March 23, 2020, vide which sub-Rule (4A) has been inserted in Rule 86 of the CGST Rules, 2017 and Para 4 of the Circular No 135/05/2020 dated March 31, 2020, wherein the procedure for refund of tax paid on supplies, other than zero-rated supplies were provided.

As per sub-rule 4A of Rule 86 of the CGST Rules, 2017 read with Para 4 of the Circular dated March 31, 2020, a taxpayer is entitled to refund of tax wrongly paid or paid in excess (other than zero-rated supplies), in the same mode by which the tax liability was discharged, i.e., if the tax was paid by partly debiting the credit ledger and partly debiting the cash ledger, the refund shall be sanctioned in the same proportion. The cash part has to be sanctioned and credited to the bank account of the taxpayer by the issuance of RFD-05 and the credit part should be re-credited to the electronic credit ledger of the taxpayer through PMT-03.

“The PMT-03 functionality available at present in the online refund module is only for re-crediting of the rejected amount that has been debited at the time of filing of refunds. In order to enable the operationalization of re-crediting of ITC sanctioned as refund towards tax wrongly paid or paid in excess by debiting the credit ledger, a new enhanced PMT-03 functionality has been developed and deployed in the system,” the CBIC said.

This new functionality is applicable only to the 4 types of refund as provided in the referred circular namely refund of excess payment of tax; refund of tax paid on an intra-State supply which is subsequently held to be inter-State supply and vice versa; refund on account of assessment/provisional assessment/appeal/any other order, and refund on account of “any other” ground or reason.

Source: TaxScan.

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GST technical glitches behind input tax credit frauds: CAG report

GST technical glitches behind input tax credit frauds: CAG report

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The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has found that the goods and services tax (GST) system is prone to input tax credit (ITC) frauds due to complexity in the compliance system.

“The originally envisaged system-validated ITC through ‘invoice matching’ had not been implemented. The complexity of return mechanism and technical glitches had resulted in roll-back of key GST returns, rendering the system prone to ITC frauds,” CAG said in its report submitted in Parliament on Wednesday.

The GST returns system is still a work in progress despite more than three years of roll-out, it said. “In the absence of a stable and simplified return mechanism, one of the main objectives of GST rollout — simplified tax compliance system — is yet to be achieved,” the report said.

CAG recommended fixing a definite time frame for rollout simplified returns forms as frequent deferments are resulting in a delay in its stabilisation and continued uncertainty in the GST ecosystem. During October 2018 to March 2020, CAG examined records relating to 4,736 of 23,106 refunds in 33 Central GST (CGST) commissionerates. It noticed non-adherence to extant provisions in processing refunds in 280 claims (6 per cent) involving an amount of Rs 16.16 crore.

“We observed instances of irregular grant of refund due to non-consideration of minimum balance in electronic credit ledger, irregular sanction of refund of input tax credit availed of on capital goods, etc,” the report said.

GST shortfall

The CGST revenue was short of the Budget Estimates and the Revised Estimates during 2018-19 and 2019-20. The shortfall vis-à-vis Budget Estimates was 22 per cent and 10 per cent for the years, respectively. Also, CGST revenue grew 2.97 per cent in FY20 over FY19. CGST revenue as a percentage of GDP, however, declined from 3.08 per cent in FY19 to 2.95 per in FY20.

The share of GST remained constant at 62 per cent of the direct tax collections during the last two years (FY19 and FY20).

To a query over this, the finance ministry said on the recommendations of the GST Council, rate rationalisations have been implemented from time to time by the government and, therefore, the actual indirect tax collections may vary with regard to the target set for a financial year.

It should be noted that in December 2015, the report on the revenue neutral rate and structure of rates for GST recommended the range of 15-15.5 per cent as the revenue neutral rate. However, the effective weighted average GST rate as of July 2019 was 11.6 per cent.

In addition, the GST Council revised the threshold turnover limits upwards for registration of taxpayers and the composition levy scheme, which affected GST collections, the ministry said.

Source: Business-Standard

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Campaign against Fake Invoice: GST Wing detects 252 Fake Invoices, unlawful ITC claimed upto Rs.491 Cr

Campaign against Fake Invoice: GST Wing detects 252 Fake Invoices, unlawful ITC claimed upto Rs.491 Cr

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The Enforcement and Compliance Monitoring Unit of GST & Central Excise, Chennai Outer CGST Commissionerate, have so far detected 252 fake invoice cases, with an intention to pass illegal and unlawful Input Tax credit to the tune of Rs.491 Crore.

Fourteen persons have been arrested so far and further investigations are under progress. In order to create awareness regarding the economic impact of fake invoice menace, especially among tiny and small taxpayer’s / GST registrants, CGST Seva Kendra has launched a campaign against fake invoice. To make the inauguration of the campaign, handouts for creating awareness on fake invoice menace was released in both English and Tamil.

The handout was released by Shri. J. M. Kennedy, Commissioner of GST & Central Excise, Chennai Outer, in the presence of Shri P Anand Kumar, Commissioner of GST & Central Excise, (Appeals-II) and other senior officers. During the release, an Enforcement officer from State GST also participated.

Source: TaxScan.

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GST: CBIC issues SOP for implementation of Provision of Suspension of Registrations under Rule 21A(2A) of CGST Rules, 2017

GST: CBIC issues SOP for implementation of Provision of Suspension of Registrations under Rule 21A(2A) of CGST Rules, 2017

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The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) notified the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for implementation of the provision of suspension of registrations under sub-rule (2A) of rule 21A of CGST Rules, 2017.

Sub-rule (2A) of rule 21A provides for immediate suspension of registration of a person, as a measure to safeguard the interest of revenue, on the observance of such discrepancies /anomalies which indicate a violation of the provisions of Act and rules made thereunder; and that continuation of such registration poses an immediate threat to revenue.

Till the time an independent functionality for FORM REG-31 is developed on the portal, in order to ensure uniformity in the implementation of the provisions of the above rule across the field formations, the Board, in the exercise of its powers conferred by section 168 (1) of the CGST Act, provides the guidelines for implementation of the provision of suspension of registrations under the said rule.

The CBIC notified that the registration of specified taxpayers shall be suspended and system-generated intimation for suspension and notice for cancellation of registration in FORM GST REG-31, containing the reasons of suspension, shall be sent to such taxpayers at their registered e-mail address. Till the time functionality for FORM REG-31 is made available on the portal, such notice/intimation shall be made available to the taxpayer on their dashboard on the common portal in FORM GST REG-17. The taxpayers will be able to view the notice in the “View/Notice and Order” tab post login.

The taxpayers, whose registrations are suspended (hereinafter referred to as “the said person”) under the above provisions, would be required to furnish a reply to the jurisdictional tax officer within thirty days from the receipt of such notice/intimation, explaining the discrepancies/anomalies, if any, and shall furnish the details of compliances made or/and the reasons as to why their registration should not be canceled.

Firstly, the said person would be required to reply to the jurisdictional officer against the notice for cancellation of registration sent to them, in FORM GST REG-18 online through Common Portal within the time limit of thirty days from the receipt of notice/ intimation.

Secondly, in case the intimation for suspension and notice for cancellation of registration is issued on the ground of non -filing of returns, the said person may file all the due returns and submit the response. Similarly, in other scenarios as specified under FORM GST REG-31, they may meet the requirements and submit the reply.

After issuance of FORM GST REG-31 via email the list of such persons would be sent to the concerned Nodal officers of the CBIC/ States. Also, the system generated notice can be viewed by the jurisdictional proper officers on their Dashboard for suitable actions. Upon receipt of reply from the said person or on expiry of thirty days (reply period), a task would be created in the dashboard of the concerned proper officer under “Suo moto cancellation proceeding”.

Proper officer, post examination of the response received from the said person, may pass an order either for dropping the proceedings for suspension/ cancellation of registration in FORM GST REG-20 or for cancellation of registration in FORM GST REG-19. Based on the action taken by the proper officer, the GSTIN status would be changed to “Active” or “Cancelled Suo-moto” as the case may be.

Till the time-independent functionality for FORM GST REG-31 is fully ready, it is advised that if the proper officer considers it appropriate to drop a proceeding anytime after the issuance of FORM GST REG-31, he may advise the said person to furnish his reply on the common portal in FORM GST REG-18.

The CBIC advised that in case the proper officer is prima-facie satisfied with the reply of the said person, he may revoke the suspension by passing an order in FORM GST REG-20. Post such revocation, if need be, the proper officer can continue with the detailed verification of the documents and recovery of short payment of tax, if any.

Further, in such cases, after detailed verification or otherwise, if the proper officer finds that the registration of the said person is liable for cancellation, he can again initiate the proceeding of cancellation of registration by issuing notice in FORM GST REG-17.

Source: Taxscan.

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GST collections for Jan 2021 touch all-time high of Rs 1.2 lakh crore

GST collections for Jan 2021 touch all-time high of Rs 1.2 lakh crore

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Goods and service tax (GST) collections for January 2021 touched an all-time high of Rs 1.19 lakh crore since introduction of GST regime, the finance ministry said Sunday.

“The GST revenues during January 2021 are the highest since the introduction of GST and have almost touched the ₹ 1.2 lakh crore mark, exceeding last month’s record collection of ₹1.15 lakh crore,” the ministry said.

The consistent collections of over Rs 1 lakh crore for the last four months and a steep increasing trend over January were ‘clear indicators of rapid economic recovery’ post pandemic, the ministry added.

It attributed the continued rise in collections to closer monitoring against fake-billing, deep data analytics using data from multiple sources including GST, income-tax and customs IT systems and effective tax administration.

The average year-on-year growth in GST revenue over the first four months in the second half of the financial year has been 8% as compared to (-) 24% during the first half of the year, the ministry added.

GST collections for January 2021 – touching the Rs 1.2 lakh crore mark – were 8% higher than last year collections of over Rs 1.1 lakh crore. During the month, revenues from import of goods was 16% higher and the revenues from domestic transactions including import of services, was 6% higher in the same period.

The gross GST revenue collected in the month of January 2021 till 6pm on January 31, 2021 stood at Rs 1,19,847 crore of which central GST was Rs 21,923 crore, state GST was Rs 29,014 crore, integrated GST was Rs 60,288 crore, which included Rs 27,424 crore collected on import of goods. Of the total collections, cess was Rs 8,622 crore which included Rs 883 crore collected on imports.

About 90 lakh GSTR-3B returns were filed for the month of December up to January 31, 2021.

The government has settled Rs 24,531 crore to CGST and Rs 19,371 crore to SGST from IGST as regular settlement.

The total revenue earned by Central Government and the State Governments after regular settlement in the month of January is Rs 46,454 crore for CGST and Rs 48,385 crore for the SGST.

Source: Economic-Times

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GST collection in December at all-time high with over Rs 1.15 lakh crore revenue

GST collection in December at all-time high with over Rs 1.15 lakh crore revenue

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The Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection in the month of December as the month saw the collection of over Rs 1.15 lakh crore, the finance ministry said on Friday.

December 2020 saw a record high of over Rs 1.15 lakh crore in the GST collection revenue. In fact, the revenues for the month of December 2020 are 12 per cent higher than the GST revenues in the same month in 2019. In November 2020, the GST collection had crossed Rs 1 lakh crore mark.

The highest jump in the GST collection was witnessed in Dadra and Nagar Haveli, with a growth of 68 per cent year on year, the collection during the month of December 2019 was Rs 154 crore and in 2020, it stood at Rs 259 crore.

Tripura saw the second-highest jump at 25 per cent year on year basis. The Central GST stands at Rs 21,365 crore and the state GST is at Rs 27,804 crore.

For the month of December, the integrated GST stood at Rs 57,426 crore (including Rs 27,050 crore collected on import of goods) and cess at Rs 8,579 crore (including Rs 971 crore collected on import of goods).

The total number of GSTR-3B returns filed for the month of November up till December 31, 2020, is 87 lakh.

The government has settled Rs 23,276 crore to CGST and Rs 17,681 crore to SGST from IGST as a regular settlement. The total revenue earned by the central government and the state governments after regular settlement in the month of December 2020 is Rs 44,641 crore for CGST and Rs 45,485 crore for SGST.

The GST revenues during December 2020 have crossed Rs 1.15 lakh crore for the first time. The highest GST collection till now was Rs 1,13,866 crore in the month of April 2019. The December 2020 revenues are significantly higher than last month’s revenues of Rs 1,04.963 crore.

This is the highest growth in monthly revenues in the past 21 months. This has been due to the combined effects of the rapid economic recovery and the nationwide drive against the GST evaders and fake bills along with many systemic changes introduced recently, which have led to improved compliance.

Source: India-Today.

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CBIC extends deadline for filing GST Annual Returns

CBIC extends deadline for filing GST Annual Returns

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The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs ( CBIC ) has extended the filing of GST Annual Returns ( GSTR-9 ) for the Financial Year 2019-2020 till February 28th, 2021.

Earlier, the due date was December 31. There have been demands to extend the date for two reasons: first, the pandemic, and second, the due date for annual returns for FY19-20 is December 31.

GSTR-9 is an annual return to be filed yearly by taxpayers registered under GST. It consists of details regarding the outward and inward supplies made/received during the relevant previous year under different tax heads i.e. CGST, SGST & IGST and HSN codes. Basically, it is a consolidation of all the monthly/quarterly returns (GSTR-1, GSTR-2A, GSTR-3B) filed in that year. Though complex, this return helps in extensive reconciliation of data for 100% transparent disclosures. The late fees for not filing the GSTR 9 within the due date is Rs 100 per day, per act. That means late fees of Rs 100 under CGST & Rs 100 under SGST will be applicable in case of delay. Thus, the total liability is Rs 200 per day of default. This is subject to a maximum of 0.25% of the taxpayer’s turnover in the relevant state or union territory. However, there is no late fee on IGST yet.

Source: TaxScan.

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Govt collects Rs 1,04,963 crore GST in November, crosses Rs 1 lakh crore mark second time since April

Govt collects Rs 1,04,963 crore GST in November, crosses Rs 1 lakh crore mark second time since April

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Goods and service tax (GST) collections for November stood at Rs 1.04 lakh crore, marginally lower than Rs 1.05 lakh crore collected in October this year, but higher than Rs 1.03 lakh crore collected in the same month last year.

The numbers showed the second consecutive month of collections clocking up more than Rs 1 lakh crore, indicating continued economic recovery, said experts.

“In line with the recent trend of recovery in the GST revenues, the revenues for the month of November 2020 are 1.4% higher than the GST revenues in the same month last year,” the finance ministry said in a statement Tuesday.

During the month, revenues from import of goods was 4.9% higher and the revenues from domestic transaction (including import of services) are 0.5% higher that the revenues from these sources during the same month last year, the ministry added.

“Second straight month of Rs 1 lakh plus collection is certainly indicative of continued economic recovery and the collections being slightly more same month last year is quite encouraging. This should also help in containing the shortfall of GST collections caused due to the pandemic,” said Abhishek Jain, tax partner.

Of the gross collections in November, Central GST stood at Rs 19,189 crore, State GST at Rs 25,540 crore, integrated GST at Rs 51,992 crore which included Rs 22,078 crore collected on import of goods, and cess was at Rs 8,242 crore, which included Rs 809 crore collected on import of goods.
The total number of GSTR-3B Returns filed for the month of November up to 30th November 2020 was 82 lakhs, the ministry added.

The government settled Rs 22,293 crore to CGST and Rs 16,286 crore to SGST from IGST as regular settlement. The total revenue earned by central government and the state governments after regular settlement in the month of November 2020 is Rs 41,482 crore for CGST and Rs 41,826 crore for the SGST.

A majority of states have shown an increase in GST collections, data from the ministry revealed, while nearly 15 states showing a dip in collections.

Source: Economic-Times.

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GST: CBIC notifies due date for filing GSTR-3B for the months of Oct. 2020 to March 2021

GST: CBIC notifies due date for filing GSTR-3B for the months of Oct. 2020 to March 2021

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The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) notified the Central Goods and Services Tax (Thirteenth Amendment) Rules, 2020 which seeks to amend the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017.

The Board inserted Rule 61(6) to provide a due date for filing GSTR-3B for the months of October 2020 to March 2021 as 20th of next month if the turnover of the individual is more than 5 Crores.

The notification says that every registered person or an Input Service Distributor or a non-resident taxable person or a person paying tax under section 10 or section 51 or, as the case may be, under section 52 shall furnish a return in FORM GSTR-3B, electronically through the common portal either directly or through a Facilitation Centre notified by the Commissioner, on or before the 20th day of the month succeeding such tax period.

This provision is not applicable to the registered person referred to in section 14 of the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017.

The amendment laid down the the condition for furnishing a return in FORM GSTR-3B that taxpayers must have aggregate turnover of up to Rs.5 crore in the previous financial year, whose principal place of business is in the States of Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, the Union territories of Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Puducherry, Andaman and Nicobar Islands or Lakshadweep, the return in FORM GSTR-3B of the said rules for the months of October, 2020 to March, 2021 shall be furnished electronically through the common portal, on or before the twenty-second day of the month succeeding such month.

“Provided further that for taxpayers having an aggregate turnover of up to five crore rupees in the previous financial year, whose principal place of business is in the States of Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya, Assam, West Bengal, Jharkhand or Odisha, the Union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Chandigarh or Delhi, the return in FORM GSTR-3B of the said rules for the months of October, 2020 to March, 2021 shall be furnished electronically through the common portal, on or before the twenty-fourth day of the month succeeding such month,” the notification said.

Source: TaxScan.

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GST collection crosses Rs 1 lakh crore mark for first time since February

GST collection crosses Rs 1 lakh crore mark for first time since February

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Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections for October grossed Rs 1.05 lakh crore, the highest so far in the financial year and 10% higher than collections in the same month last year, which stood at Rs 95,379 crore.

The growth in the numbers – crossing the Rs 1 lakh crore mark for the first time since April – showed clear signs of recovery, the department of revenue said in a statement on Sunday.

“The growth in GST revenue as compared to that in months of July, August and September, 2020 of -14%, -8% and 5% respectively clearly shows the trajectory of recovery of the economy and, correspondingly, of the revenues,” the department said.

GST collections in July, August and September this year stood at Rs 87,422 crore, Rs 86,449 crore and Rs 95,480 crore, respectively.

During October, revenues from import of goods was 9% higher and the revenues from domestic transaction (including import of services) are 11% higher that the revenues from these sources during the same month last year.

Experts said the uptick in collections of almost Rs 10,000 crore over last year showed definitive revival of consumption and festival spends across the economy.
“Some potential reasons for this surge could be the splurged demand on account of the festivities and input tax credit/ other similar reconciliations which were due for businesses in September,” said Abhishek Jain, tax partner at EY.

“Continuance of this trend will help in narrowing the fiscal deficit for FY 21 and will go a long way in reviving business confidence across sectors as the impact of the unlock process across states gets translated into GST collection figures,” said MS Mani, Senior Director, Deloitte.

Of the gross GST revenue of Rs 1,05,155 crore collected in October, the Central GST is Rs 19,193 crore, state GST is Rs 25,411 crore, integrated GST is Rs 52,540 crore which includes Rs 23,375 crore collected on import of goods and cess is Rs 8,011crore including Rs 932 crore collected on import of goods.

The government has settled Rs 25,091 crore to CGST and Rs 19,427 crore to SGST from IGST as regular settlement. The total revenue earned by central government and the state governments after regular settlement in the month of October, 2020 is Rs 44,285 crore for CGST and Rs 44,839 crore for the SGST.

The total number of GSTR-3B Returns filed for the month of October up to 31st October, 2020 is 80 lakh.

Source: Economic-Times.

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