The continuing errors and technical issues on the GST portal further increase problems for businesses making it difficult to file correct GST returns before the deadlines. One of the most common errors being faced by GST filers is of ‘0’ digit. Many businesses have wrongly added extra ‘zero’ or sometimes missed one while filing their GST return and tax liability online.
Since the entries and data are saved instantly in the GSTR and cannot be modified once submitted, many businesses have ended up wrong returns. There is no option to correct the payable tax amount once submitted.
The dealers who have provided wrong information, even by mistake, while filing their GSTR 3B returns are now facing several issues.
Such dealers are unable to file their next month returns until their previous invalid entries are corrected. Whenever these dealers are trying to file their next month returns, the server is showing an error that the dealers must first correct their previous returns before they could file any new return.
If and when the problem resolves, such dealers may also be required to pay a late penalty, at the rate of Rs 20 per day, at the time of filing their next returns, because they did not file their GSTR 3B returns on time.
Medical dealer Brajesh Gupta, while filing his December month GSTR 3B return online, reportedly added one extra ‘zero’ when entering his payable tax liability, which originally was 7000 rs. The data got saved instantly. Even after trying for hours, he did not succeed in changing it. Even the authority could not help. This is not the first instance. The same issue is faced by hundreds of GST taxpayers.
Many dealers and experts have requested the government and senior GST officials to look into this matter and provide a resolution as soon as possible.
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