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Monday, June 3, 2024

Advisory: Self Enablement For e-Invoicing

Dear Taxpayers,

1. If your turnover exceeds INR 5 crores in the financial year 2023-2024, you will be required to start e-Invoicing from the next financial year, i.e., from 1st April 2024 onwards. It may also be noted that same is applicable if the threshold is crossed in any of the proceeding financial years too.

2. For those who meet the notification criteria but have not yet been enabled on the portal, you can self-enable for e-Invoicing by visiting https://einvoice.gst.gov.in and start reporting through any of the 4 new Invoice Registration Portals (IRPs) - from e-Invoice IRP 3 to e-Invoice IRP 6

https://einvoice3.gst.gov.in https://einvoice4.gst.gov.in

https://einvoice5.gst.gov.in https://einvoice6.gst.gov.in

3. To report e-Invoices through NIC IRP 1 & 2, taxpayers can self-enable at

https://einvoice1.gst.gov.in https://einvoice2.gst.gov.in

•For any assistance, please feel free to contact us at the GST Helpdesk number 1800-103-4786 or visit the Grievance Redressal Portal at https://selfservice.gstsystem.in/ to log a ticket.

Thanking you,

Advisory on Reset and Re-filing of GSTR-3B of some taxpayers

Dear Taxpayers,

1. This has reference to the facility for re-filing of GSTR-3B for some of the taxpayers. It was noticed that there were discrepancies in the returns of some taxpayers during the filing process between the saved data in the GST system and actually filed data in the fields of ITC ailment and payment of tax liabilities. The matter was examined and deliberated by the Grievance Redressal Committee of the GST Council and as a facilitation measure the Committee decided that these returns shall be reset, in order to give opportunity to such taxpayers to correct the discrepancy.

2. Accordingly, only the affected taxpayers have been communicated on their registered email-ids and the affected returns are visible on their respective dashboards for the purpose of refiling with the correct data. The taxpayers who have received such communication, are requested to visit their dashboard and re-file their GSTR-3B within 15 days of receipt of such communication.

3. You may reach out to your jurisdictional tax officer or may raise ticket of GST grievance redressal portal; in case you face any difficulty in re-filing of such GSTR-3B.

4. Inconveniences caused to the taxpayer is deeply regretted.

Thank You,

GST HSN

HSN

Advisory: Auto-populate the HSN-wise summary from e-Invoices into Table 12 of GSTR-1

Dear Taxpayers,

1. GSTN is pleased to inform that a new feature to auto-populates the HSN-wise summary from e-Invoices into Table 12 of GSTR-1 is now available on the GST portal. This allows for direct auto-drafting of HSN data into Table 12 based on e-Invoice data.

2. Please note that the HSN-wise summary data auto-populated into Table 12 is intended for your convenience. Please ensure that you reconcile the data with your records before its final submission.

3. Any discrepancies or errors should be manually corrected or added in Table 12 before final submission.

Thanking you,

Extension of GSTR-1 due date to 12th April 2024

GSTN has noticed that taxpayers are facing difficulties in filling GSTR-1 intermittently since yesterday due to technical issues leading to slow response on the portal. GSTN has accordingly recommended to CBIC that the due date for filling of GSTR-1 for the monthly taxpayers be extended by a day i.e. till 12/04/24

Thanks

Extension of Due date of GSTR-1 for the period March 2024

Extension of Due date of GSTR-1 for the period March 2024

"In continuation of the advisory issued on 11/04/2024 regarding the due date extension for form GSTR 1, the Government has extended the due date of filling for March 2024 period to 12/4/2024 for monthly taxpayers vide notification no.09/24 - central tax dated 12.04.2024."

Thanks

Important Update: Enhancement in the GST Portal

Important Update: Enhancement in the GST Portal

Dear Taxpayers,

1. GSTN is pleased to inform that an enhanced version of the GST portal would be launched on 3rd May 2024. The effort is to improve user experience and ensure that the information you need is accessible and easy to navigate.

2. Key Enhancements Include (PDF with screenshots attached):

i. News and Updates Section: We have introduced a dedicated tab for all news and updates. This section now includes a beta search functionality, module wise drop downs and access to archived advisories dating back to 2017.

ii. User Interface Improvements: Minor tweaks have been made to the homepage to enhance usability and aesthetics especially to make it convenient to use.

iii. Updated Website Policy: We have updated our website policy, including the data archival policy. Details regarding web managers have also been included.

3. These changes are scheduled to go live at midnight on 3rd May 2024. Attached to this advisory is a screenshot showcasing some of the upcoming modifications. GSTN will continue to keep you informed as and when these changes are implemented.

4. Thank you for your ongoing support and cooperation.

https://tutorial.gst.gov.in/downloads/news/screenshots_of_gst_revamped_fo_portal.pdf

GST ON PAN MASALA AND TOBACCO

Information from manufacturers of Pan Masala and Tobacco taxpayers

Government had issued a notification to seek information from taxpayers dealing in the goods mentioned therein vide Notification No. 04/2024 - Central Tax dated 05/01/2024. Two forms have been notified vide this notification namely GST SRM -I and GST SRM-II. The former pertains to registration and disposal of machines while the later asks information on inputs and outputs during a month.

To begin with, facility to register the machines have been made available on the GST portal to file the information in form GST SRM -I. All taxpayers dealing in the items mentioned in the said notification may use the facility to file the information about machines. Form GST SRM-II will also be made available on the portal shortly.