Common taxpayers will experience a whole new level of ease this month while filing monthly GST returns. The GST Network ( GSTN ) now has some important features on the portal related to link returns, these features are aimed to simplify the filing process of GSTR-3B
Solutions of 2 Major Problems
There are two major problems taxpayers usually face while furnishing GSTR-3B, these are related to their liability and input tax credit (ITC)
System to calculate the liability for GSTR-3B filing
The outward supply statement will first calculate the lability with system break-up instantly after filing the monthly GSTR-1 and it will also make it available in PDF Format on the taxpayer’s GSTR-3B dashboard. After cross-checking the available data, it can be used for filing GSTR-3B in August 2020 and afterward. Currently, it is only available for those filing monthly GSTR-1. But soon in the upcoming month, it will be available for those filing GSTR-1 quarterly
Auto-drafted Input Tax Credit Statement
Now the system will auto-generate the ITC statement with an invoice break-up on the basis of the details provided by the taxpayer’s supplier. With this facility now the taxpayer will be aware of the ITC available for the month. For the same purpose, a new Form GSTR-2B
Under-reporting of Liability and Over Reporting of ITC
With the interlinking of returns, GSTN is expecting to curb the Under Reporting of Liability and Over reporting of ITC. This has been a major issue of concern for both governments and now they think that these new functions can help them to solve these issues. Once taxpayers start using these two statements, the data from these will automatically start being transferred to GSTR-3B. In other words, GSTN will auto-populate the taxpayer’s GSTR-3B returns by fetching data from other statements