What is GSTR 1?

GSTR 1 is a quarterly or monthly return that provides information about a business or individualโ€™s outward supplies. It contains all of the information about debit notes, credit notes, revised bills, and supplies bills. Any registered company with GST registration must submit this. It is a form of return that displays all of a companyโ€™s outwards supplies. This return is divided into 13 parts. This return, however, was only effective until 9/2019. This will be succeeded by GST ANX-1 on October 1st, 2019. It is completely optional for taxpayers

Who should file GSTR 1?

Any registered individual who is engaged in a business is needed to submit GSTR 1. Even if there arenโ€™t any purchases within the month, the taxpayer is expected to submit GSTR 1 monthly or quarterly in accordance with the rules.

The following registered taxpayer is excluded from submitting this return:

  • Composition dealers 
  • Non-resident taxable person 
  • Input service distributors 
  • Taxpayer liable to deduct TDS 
  • Supplier of Online Information and Database Access or Retrieval Services (OIDAR)
  • Taxpayer liable to collect TCS
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Last date for filing GSTR 1?

The last date for filing GSTR 1 is determined by the companyโ€™s yearly profit.

Businesses with the sale of more than Rs. 1.5 crore are required to submit a monthly return.

Due dates for filing GSTR 1 for the filing monthly return is every 11th of the next month.

Example โ€“ 

  • March 2019 GSTR 1 will be filed on 11th April 2019 
  • May 2019 GSTR 1 will be filed on 11th June 2019

Businesses with a sale of equal to or below Rs. 1.5 crore are required to submit quarterly returns.

The following are the due dates for submitting GSTR 1 for the quarterly return.

October โ€“ December 2018 will be filed on 31st January 2019 

January โ€“ March 2019 will be filed on 30th April 2019

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What is the late fee for GSTR 1?

The previous fine for delayed filing was โ‚น200/day.

 Normal Return โ€“ The taxpayer shall pay late fees of โ‚น50/day if the GSTR 1 is not filed on time.Nil Return โ€“ The fee has been decreased from โ‚น50 to โ‚น20.
For intra state suppliesFine is divided into โ€“ โ‚น25 for CGST & โ‚น25 for SGSTFine is divided into โ€“ โ‚น10 for CGST & โ‚น10 for SGST
For inter state supplies  :โ‚น50 for ISGTNot relevant

Can you revise or make correction in filed GSTR 1?

Once filed, GSTR 1 cannot be corrected or updated. If you make an error on this return, the only solution is to fix it on your next return date, be it a month or a quarter.

For example, if an error has occurred in GSTR 1 of May, this can be corrected in GSTR 1 of June.

If the taxpayerโ€™s information varies from the original information for any tax year, the mistake must be corrected in an authorised way, and the individual must pay any appropriate tax or interest. As a result, the submission of GSTR-1 really hasnโ€™t resulted in any late fee penalty form small businesses till 31/03/2019.

Late fees for GSTR 1 are fully waived for payers in different regions of flood-affected states as well as all regions of J&K.

Late fees are now restricted to โ‚น10,000 per return.