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GST Returns (GSTR-1/ GSTR-3B) Due Dates Extended due to flood

GST Returns (GSTR-1/ GSTR-3B) Due Dates Extended for Taxpayers in Kerala, Mahe (Puducherry) and Kodagu (Karnataka) for July/ August/ September 2018.

Sl. Return Class of Taxpayers Extended Due Date
1 GSTR-3B (July 2018) All Taxpayers 5 Oct. 2018
2 GSTR-3B (August 2018) All Taxpayers 10 Oct. 2018
3 Quarterly GSTR-1 Taxpayers having turnover 15 Nov. 2018
(July to September 2018) upto Rs. 1.5 crore

4 Monthly GSTR-1 (July 2018) Taxpayers having turnover 5 Oct. 2018
above Rs. 1.5 crores
5 Monthly GSTR-1 (August 2018) Taxpayers having turnover 10 Oct. 2018
above Rs. 1.5 crores

committee to look after the issues of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).

Finance Minister Piyush Goyal, who chaired the 29th Goods and Services Tax (GST) council meeting, announced that a committee has been set up to look after the issues of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).
Delhi Minister Manish Sisodia, Punjab and Kerala Finance Minister will be a part of this committee. Most of the states were in the favour of giving reliefs to MSME sector which provides a large number of employment.

Keeping the sentiments of the member states, the GST Council decided that the Fitment Committee of the Council will look into the rates of the items related to MSME sectors whereas Law Committee of the Council will look into the measures to make the system easy for at attractive for MSMEs.

On the basis of these Committees report GoM will discuss the measures and will give its recommendations to GST Council based on which a final decision will be taken.

GST incentives for digital payments

GST council announced in the 29th meeting that the GST incentives for digital payments via RuPay card and BHIM app will be rolled out on a pilot basis. Finance Minister Piyush Goyal said that 20 percent cashback will also be available on digital payments through the BHIM app.

“To promote digital transaction, increase compliance and collection in taxes, RuPay Debit and UPI-based transaction will get cashback of 20 percent for the GST paid, capped at Rs 100. The GST Council has decided to create software for this and any state willing can implement on a pilot basis.

29th GST council meeting 04.08.2018

Highlights of Key Recommendations/ Decisions

1) 20% of GST as Cash Back on Digital Transactions:
GST Council has recommended cash back of 20% of GST paid via Bhima App, RuPay Debit and UPI-based transaction, capped at Rs 100.
This is to promote digital transaction, increase compliance and collection in taxes, The GST Council has recommended to develop such software and any State willing to do so can implement the same on a pilot basis.

2) Sub-committee/ Panel for MSME Issues:
GST Council has decided to constitute a new Panel/ Sub-Committee to review the concerns of stakeholders on various law related and GST rates related issues, including issues relating to refunds, followed with submission of a report thereon.
This is to address the issues of MSMEs and Small Taxpayers.

28th GST Council meeting 21.07.2018

Quarterly return approved for tax payer with turnover less than 5 Crs
(tax payment continue to be monthly)
Sanitory napkin exempt.
GST on Bamboo flooring reduced to 12%
GST on Hotel at actual tariff and not on declared tariff.
5% GST celing raised to Rs 1000 (previously Rs 500)
GST on paints and varnishes 18%(28%)
GST on all leather products 18%(28%)
GST on Consumer electronics 18% (28%)
GST on special purpose vehicle 18% (28%)

New rates effective from 27.07.2018

http://www.gstcouncil.gov.in/sites/default/files/goods-21-07-18.pdf

http://www.gstcouncil.gov.in/sites/default/files/Services-21072107.pdf

27th GST Council meeting 04.05.2018

GSTR1 and 3B will continue for next 6 months.
New single return plan wi go live after six months.
Thus only 12 returns in a year.
Till this 6 months provisional credit can be claimed by return preparers in the transitional phase of 6 months based on self calculations.
GSTN shows the buyer invoices uploaded by seller and thus buyer can check thye gap between the credit claimed by him and actually allowed.
After 6 months there will not be any automatic reversal of credit.
No provisional credit can be claimed after 6 months.
Nil return prepares and composition dealers will file GST returns quarterly.
Sugar cess postponed.
Digital transactions encouraged.

26th Meeting of the GST Council dated: 10.03.2018

 

PRESS RELEASE
New Delhi, dated: 10.03.2018
                           26th Meeting of the GST Council

Subject: Extension of tax exemptions for exporters for six months

Sending a strong positive signal to the exporting community, the Council today
decided to extend the available tax exemptions on imported goods for a further 6 months
beyond 31.03.2018. Thus, exporters presently availing various export promotion
schemes can now continue to avail such exemptions on their imports up to 01.10.2018,
by which time an e-Wallet scheme is expected to be in place to continue the benefits in
future.
2. In a related development which would benefit the exporters, the Council reviewed
the progress in grant of refunds to exports of both IGST and Input Tax Credit. The Council
appreciated that the pace of grant of IGST refund has picked up. Thereafter, the Council
directed GSTN to expeditiously forward the balance refund claims to the Customs/Central
GST/State GST authorities, as the case may be, for their immediate sanction and
disbursal.
3. It may be recalled that in its meeting held on 06.10.2017 the Council had noted
that exporters are experiencing difficulties of cash blockage on account of having to
upfront pay GST / IGST on the inputs, raw materials etc. / finished goods imported /
procured for purposes of exports. An interim solution was found by re-introducing the preGST
tax exemptions on such imports. Additionally, for merchant exporters a special
scheme of payment of GST @ 0.1% on their procured goods was introduced. Also,
domestic procurement made under Advance Authorization, EPCG and EOU schemes
were recognized as ‘deemed exports’ with flexibility for either the suppliers or the
exporters being able to claim a refund of GST / IGST paid thereon. All these avenues
were made available upto 31.03.2018.
3. The permanent solution agreed to by the Council was to introduce an e-Wallet
scheme w.e.f. 01.04.2018. The e-Wallet scheme is basically the creation of electronic eWallets,
which would be credited with notional or virtual currency by the DGFT. This
notional / virtual currency would be used by the exporters to make the payment of GST /
IGST on the goods imported / procured by them so their funds are not blocked.
4. On 16.12.2017, Finance Secretary constituted a Working Group with
representatives of Central and State Governments to operationalize the e-Wallet scheme.
After reviewing the progress, the Council noted that whereas some preparatory work had
been done, more needs to be done to address a large number of technical, legal and
administrative issues that have been identified. The Council appreciated that this would
require more time. The Council was also unanimous that there should be no disruption
that may affect the exports. Accordingly, the Council agreed to:
(a) Defer the implementation of the e-Wallet scheme by 6 months i.e., up to
01.10.2018; and
(b) Extend the present dispensation in terms of exemptions etc. which is
available up to 31.03.2018, for a further 6 months i.e., up to 01.10.2018.
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Link-1

http://www.cbec.gov.in/resources//htdocs-cbec/gst/press-release-exporter-extension-10march2018.pdf;jsessionid=20E8946C80EB81B7BED2F3975CDA8334 

Link-1

https://cleartax.in/s/26-gst-council-meet-news

GST (GOODS AND SERVICES TAX) Refunds

GST (GOODS AND SERVICES TAX) Refunds

Situations Leading to Refund Claims
The relevant date provision embodied in Section 54 of the CGST
Act, 2017, provision contained in Section 77 of the CGST Act, 2017
and the requirement of submission of relevant documents as
listed in Rule 1(2) of Refund Rules is an indicator of the various
situations that may necessitate a refund claim. A claim for refund
may arise on account of:
1. Export of goods or services
2. Supplies to SEZs units and developers
3. Deemed exports
4. Refund of taxes on purchase made by UN or embassies etc.
5. Refund arising on account of judgment, decree, order or
direction of the Appellate Authority, Appellate Tribunal or
any court
6. Refund of accumulated Input Tax Credit on account of
inverted duty structure
7. Finalisation of provisional assessment
8. Refund of pre-deposit
9. Excess payment due to mistake

10. Refunds to International tourists of GST paid on goods in
India and carried abroad at the time of their departure from
India
11. Refund on account of issuance of refund vouchers for taxes
paid on advances against which, goods or services have not
been supplied
12. Refund of CGST & SGST paid by treating the supply as intraState
supply which is subsequently held as inter-State supply
and vice versa
Thus, practically every situation is covered. The GST law requires
that every claim for refund is to be filed within 2 years from the
relevant date.

http://cbec.gov.in/resources//htdocs-cbec/gst/eflier-refunds14062017.pdf;jsessionid=F1BAEBC94685B54ED864182E6AF079BA

IGST Refund-Advisory to the Exporters

CHEMEXCIL
Basic Chemicals, Cosmetics & Dyes Export Promotion Council
(Set-up by Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Govt of India)

Jhansi Castle 4th Fl., 7 Cooperage Road, Mumbai – 400 001.India.

Tel : +91 22 22021288 / * Fax : +91 22 22026684 *

E-mail : [email protected] Web : https://chemexcil.in

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IGST Refund
GST Portal Advisory to the Exporters filing for IGST Refund
Guide on IGST Refund Module/ Step By Step Procedure

Dear Members,

The Council is regularly getting queries from the exporters regarding delays in refund/ correction action for refunds despite council’s several mailers with FAQ’s/ IGST refund guide etc.

Kindly note that as per latest updates on GST Portal (www.gst.gov.in), two advisories have been uploaded for creating awareness amongst the exporters to ensure speedy refunds.

For the sake of convenience, the contents of the advisories are reproduced as follows:

ؠAdvisory to the Exporters for Refund of IGST Paid on Export of Goods:

1. File FORM GSTR 1 for the corresponding tax period.

2. Fill complete and correct data of export of goods in Table 6A of FORM GSTR 1 of the relevant tax period.

3. Pay your tax and File FORM GSTR 3B return for the corresponding tax period.

4. While filing GSTR 3B Return for the said tax period, please make sure that that table 3.1 (b) of Form GSTR 3B is filled correctly and the amount shown in this should be equal to or more than the amount of IGST in table 6A, and table 6B (Supply to SEZ),of GSTR1.

Advisory for exporters on correctly filing Table 3.1(b) of GSTR 3B:

While filing GSTR 3B Return for the said tax period, please make sure that that table 3.1 (b) of Form GSTR 3B is filled correctly.

1. GSTR-3B of corresponding return period must be filed.

2. The IGST amount paid should be shown through Table 3.1(b) of FORM GSTR-3B, and the amount must be equal to or greater than the total IGST amount shown in Table 6A, and Table 6B, of GSTR-1 for the corresponding tax period.

3. NONE of the export invoices filed in Table 6A of GSTR-1, of the corresponding return period, shall get transmitted to ICEGATE if correct IGST amount is not filed in Table 3.1(b) of GSTR-3B. Hence the refund of IGST amount paid on exports will be impacted.

https://www.gst.gov.in/newsandupdates/read/178

ؠAdvisory to Exporters for filing Table 6A of GSTR-1:

(a)To ensure that the GST System transmits the export invoice data, in case of export of goods with payment of IGST, to ICEGATE for refund, Exporters need to provide Complete and Correct Data while filing Table 6A of GSTR-1:

Invoice No. and Date (Tax invoice and not commercial invoice).

Select from drop down list (WPAY- with payment of tax)/WOPAY-without payment of tax.

Shipping Bill No. & Date.

Please note, if you are using offline tool for GSTR 1, the date format is dd-mmm-yyyy e.g. 15th July 2017 will be written as 15-Jul-2017 and not like 15/07/2017.

Six Digit Port Code should be mentioned correctly.

Invoice Value: It is the total value of export goods covered by the invoice including of tax and other charges, if any.

Taxable Value: It is the value of goods, on which tax is paid. (Value net of tax).

Tax Paid IGST, only in case, where the export is done on payment of IGST.

(b)To ensure that the GST System transmits the export invoice data, in case of export of goods with payment of IGST, to ICEGATE for refund, Exporters need to maintain consistencies between data provided at GST Portal and ICEGATE Portal while filing Table 6A of GTSR-1. Invoice details specified under Table 6A of GSTR-1 should match with what is mentioned in the Shipping bills at ICEGATE. Please note that the invoice value data should match with that shown in shipping Bill.

(c)To ensure that the GST System transmits the export invoice data, in case of export of goods with payment of IGST, to ICEGATE for refund, Exporters should make payment of Tax and File Return:

File Form GSTR-3B of corresponding period.

In case of export of goods, the IGST amount paid should be shown through Table 3.1(b) of GSTR-3B and amount must be equal to or greater than the total IGST amount shown in Table 6A, and Table 6B, of GSTR-1 for the corresponding tax period.

https://www.gst.gov.in/newsandupdates/read/179

Members are requested to take note of above updates and do the needful accordingly for speedy processing of IGST refunds. The advisories are available on GST Portal using urls provided above.

ؠGuide on IGST Refund Module/ Step By Step Procedure

In case your shipping bill is stuck due to errors, then regarding queries onvarious response/ error codes (SBS000, SBS001, SBS002, SBS003, SBS005, SBS006), please refer to IGST REFUND MODULE-STEP BY STEP PROCEDURE issued by CBEC. The �link for the same has been sent earlier and is once again provided below for download:

http://164.100.155.199/pdf/GST_REFUND.pdf

Members are once again urged to take note of above advisories for IGST refunds/ IGST refund module guide in case of errors and do the needful accordingly.

Persistent Queries/ Issues, if any, be first put forth to the concerned authority using new Grievance Redressal Portal (https://selfservice.gstsystem.in).� The same may also be highlighted to the council on �[email protected]�&�[email protected]�.

Thanking You,
Yours faithfully,
(S.G. BHARADI)
Executive Director
CHEMEXCIL

 

https://chemexcil.in/circulars/reminder—igst-refund—gst-portal–advisory-to-the-exporters-filing-for-igst-refund-guide-on-igst–refund-module–step-by-step-procedure/3246/1fb561db7fb7e3742bf7b5bddd0a7cb3.html

FAQ: GST ON EXPORTS

Have the procedures relating to exports by manufacturer
exporters been simplified in GST regime?

Answer: Yes. The procedures relating to export have
been simplified so as to do away with the paper work and
intervention of the department at various stages of export.
The salient features of the scheme of export under GST regime
are as follows:
• The goods and services can be exported either on payment
of IGST which can be claimed as refund after the
goods have been exported, or under bond or Letter of
Undertaking (LUT) without payment of IGST.
• In case of goods and services exported under bond or
LUT, the exporter can claim refund of accumulated ITC
on account of export.
• In case of goods the shipping bill is the only document
required to be filed with the Customs for making exports.
Requirement of filing the ARE 1/ARE 2 has been
done away with.

• The supplies made for export are to be made under
self-sealing and self-certification without any intervention
of the departmental officer.
• The shipping bill filed with the Customs is treated as
an application for refund of IGST and shall be deemed
to have been filed after submission of export general
manifest and furnishing of a valid return in Form GSTR3
by the applicant.

http://www.cbec.gov.in/resources//htdocs-cbec/gst/sectoral-booklets-exports.pdf;jsessionid=068277541F28D4A290199317CEADA1B7