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GSTR-9C is a self-certified reconciliation statement between the GSTR-9 figures and the audited financial statements. From FY 2020-21 onwards (Notification 30/2021-Central Tax), GSTR-9C is mandatory for registered taxpayers whose aggregate turnover in the financial year exceeds ₹5 crore and is self-certified by the taxpayer rather than CA-attested.
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For Pattabiram businesses above ₹5 crore aggregate turnover, Part A turnover, Part B tax-paid and Part C ITC reconciliations are tied to audited financials with full working papers ready for management self-certification.
Table 17 HSN summary prepared at 4-digit level for AATO up to ₹5 crore and 6-digit level above, in line with Notification 78/2020-Central Tax. Reconciled to GSTR-1 Table 12 across all 12 months.
Reverse charge liabilities under Section 9(3) and 9(4) — advocate fees, GTA, security, director payments — disclosed in Table 4G of GSTR-9 with corresponding ITC in Tables 6C and 6D. Cross-tied to monthly RCM register.
Where reconciliation reveals short payment, DRC-03 is filed with Section 50 interest from the original due date. ARN tracked and disclosed in Table 9 of GSTR-9 — closing the year cleanly without exposing future Section 73 demand risk.
For Pattabiram headquartered businesses with GSTINs in multiple states, audited PAN financials are apportioned to each GSTIN with a documented split methodology — direct attribution where possible, turnover ratio for shared overheads.
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Why this matters here — In Pattabiram, the cluster of defence, residential, logistics businesses that defines Pattabiram's commercial fabric; served by short connections to Avadi and Tirumullaivoyal and onward to central Chennai.
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Deadlines in this neighbourhood — In Pattabiram, the business activity radiating outward from Pattabiram Railway Station and nearby commercial pockets.
Deadline pressure points we see in Pattabiram: Closer to Pattabiram, for the professional and salaried population of Pattabiram navigating personal-tax and home-office GST.
Dynamically auto-populated statement of inward supplies reflecting invoices uploaded by suppliers in their GSTR-1, GSTR-5 and GSTR-6 filings; used for supplier-side compliance follow-up during the annual reconciliation
Static auto-drafted statement generated on a monthly cut-off basis; basis for input tax credit availment under clause (aa) of Section 16(2) and Rule 36(4); Table 8A of GSTR-9 reflects the GSTR-2B aggregation
Form used to discharge tax, interest or penalty voluntarily invoking Section 73(5), Section 74(5), or to close out scrutiny matters at the pre-notice stage; the ARN allotted on the DRC-03 is cited within Table 9 of the year-end return wherever short payment surfaces during reconciliation
Formal show-cause notice issued by the proper officer under Section 73(1) or Section 74(1) where short payment is alleged after annual-return scrutiny; carries the demand quantification and grounds
Pre-show-cause intimation by the proper officer giving the registered person an opportunity to discharge tax with interest under Section 73(5) or Section 74(5) before formal DRC-01 issues; the favoured analytics-triggered first communication on annual-return mismatches
Final return required to be furnished within three months of the effective date of cancellation of registration or the date of the cancellation order, whichever is later; captures stock-in-hand and tax payable thereon
Memorandum of first-tier appeal under Section 107 against an adverse order arising from annual-return scrutiny; filed with statement of facts, grounds of appeal and pre-deposit of ten per cent of disputed tax subject to the statutory ceiling
Intimation issued by the audit authority commencing a Section 65 departmental audit; lists records required, the period under audit and the visit schedule; the annual return and GSTR-9C working papers are typically demanded at the outset
Every claim on this page can be traced back to a section or rule below.
Sub-section (1) of Section 44 directs every registered person to furnish, for each financial year, an annual return electronically in the form and manner prescribed under the CGST framework. The provision carves out specific exclusions — an Input Service Distributor, a deductor under Section 51, a collector under Section 52, a casual taxable person and a non-resident taxable person. It is to be noted that the substantive obligation rests at the parent section, while the form, manner and timing of furnishing stand delegated to the rule-making power exercised through Rule 80.
View sourceSub-rule (1) of Rule 80 prescribes Form GSTR-9 as the annual return for every registered person, save those falling within the statutory exclusions enumerated at Section 44. The return is required to be furnished by the thirty-first of December immediately succeeding the close of the financial year to which it relates. Special-category persons such as those registered under the composition route at Section 10 are addressed by the first proviso, which prescribes the alternate return in Form GSTR-9A. The prescription is procedural in nature and operates without prejudice to the substantive duty cast by the parent section.
View sourceSub-rule (3) of Rule 80 prescribes Form GSTR-9C as a self-certified reconciliation statement, applicable wherever aggregate turnover for the financial year crosses the five-crore-rupee mark. The statement bridges the values declared at the annual-return level with figures appearing in audited annual financial statements maintained at the entity level. The certification responsibility rests with the registered person themselves, consequent to amendments effected by the Finance Act, 2021 operative from the first of August, 2021. The earlier dispensation requiring attestation by a chartered or cost accountant stands withdrawn through the same amending instrument.
View sourceSub-section (9) of Section 39 permits a registered person to rectify omissions or incorrect particulars in a periodic return, subject to discovery on the registered person's own motion and not consequent to scrutiny, audit or any other proceeding. The outer limit for rectification is the thirtieth day of November following the end of the financial year, or the date of furnishing the annual return for that financial year, whichever is earlier. The provision does not extend to the annual return itself; once GSTR-9 is filed, the corrective routes shift to Form DRC-03 and the subsequent year's previous-period disclosures.
View sourceSub-section (10) of Section 73 fixes the outer limit for an adjudication order in matters free from fraud, wilful misstatement or suppression — being three years reckoned from the prescribed date by which the relevant annual return for the relevant financial year was to be furnished. The notice at sub-section (2) must precede that order by a clear three months. It is to be noted that the prescribed annual-return date thereby operates as the limitation anchor — a properly reconciled and timely-filed GSTR-9 commences the running of the limitation clock and confers finality on a clean financial year.
View sourceThe Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, by way of press release dated the third day of July, 2019, clarified that certain disclosures in the annual return — particularly bifurcation of input tax credit into inputs, input services and capital goods at Tables 6B, 6C, 6D, 6E and the corresponding inward HSN summary at Table 18 — would be optional for the financial year 2017-18. Successive annual notifications have extended the optional status through later financial years. It is to be noted that an optional disclosure once chosen by the registered person carries the same evidentiary weight as a mandatory one in any subsequent adjudication.
View sourceEvery Pattabiram engagement we open begins with the basics: PIN 600072, the Avadi Division, and the coordinates 13.1147, 80.1117 that anchor the locality. We keep a cycle-by-cycle record of how the Avadi Division of the Chennai West handles Pattabiram filings and approvals. The 600xx geo-zone covering Pattabiram groups several locality clusters under common administration, keeping documentation expectations predictable. Records we prepare for Pattabiram carry the geo-zone 600xx tag and coordinates 13.1147, 80.1117, which map each submission back to this locality.
Pattabiram reads as a defence and residential mixed pocket with medium commercial activity, anchored around Pattabiram Railway Station and fed by the Pattabiram Railway Station corridor. Most commerce in Pattabiram — invoices, expenses, purchases and statutory records — eventually surfaces in the GSTR-9 / 9C working file we maintain for clients here. The businesses clustered around Pattabiram Railway Station in Pattabiram drive the bulk of the GST Annual Returns workload we see each cycle. Freight and foot traffic from the Pattabiram Railway Station hub pull steady daily commerce through Pattabiram, so there is rarely a quiet filing month in this defence and residential mixed pocket.
A retail operator in Pattabiram gets a GSTR-9 / 9C workflow shaped by sector norms, not a one-size-fits-all template. Mixed retail activity across Pattabiram means our GSTR-9 / 9C team keeps sector playbooks ready rather than improvising per client. retail units around Pattabiram share recurring GSTR-9 / 9C patterns — input-credit timing, vendor reconciliation, and sector-specific documentation. The business mix in Pattabiram centres on retail, and that sector carries its own GST Annual Returns quirks we plan for in advance.
We keep a repeatable GSTR-9 / 9C checklist for Pattabiram so nothing in the cycle is improvised or missed. Our Pattabiram GSTR-9 / 9C process is built to be predictable, documented, and on time, cycle after cycle. The Pattabiram GST Annual Returns workflow is documented end-to-end: WhatsApp document intake, a working file, qualified review, and a filed acknowledgement back to you. The qualified-review step on every Pattabiram GSTR-9 / 9C file is where errors get caught before they reach the portal.
Serving Pattabiram and Tirumullaivoyal from one team keeps GST Annual Returns turnaround identical across the cluster. Proximity to Tirumullaivoyal means a Pattabiram engagement can extend across the locality cluster with no change in cadence. Group companies spread across Pattabiram and Tirumullaivoyal consolidate their GSTR-9 / 9C under one engagement with us. Coverage from Pattabiram naturally extends to Tirumullaivoyal, so group entities across the area share one GST Annual Returns workflow.
Over several cycles in Pattabiram, the recurring GST Annual Returns issues cluster around a predictable short list we screen for early. Each engagement in Pattabiram adds to a record of what the Chennai West jurisdiction expects, sharpening the next GSTR-9 / 9C file. Recurring gaps in Pattabiram residential records are the first thing our GST Annual Returns review closes out. Patterns we track for Pattabiram include residential documentation gaps, timing mismatches, and the questions the Avadi Division tends to raise.
When a Korattur business expands into Pattabiram, we extend its GSTR-9 / 9C setup to PIN 600072 without disruption. Incorporating in Pattabiram comes with jurisdiction, registration and GSTR-9 / 9C steps that we sequence so nothing stalls the launch. New logistics ventures in Pattabiram lean on us to stand up GST Annual Returns correctly before the first deadline rather than after a notice. We onboard new Pattabiram entities onto a GST Annual Returns cadence that is audit-ready from the very first cycle.
GSTR-9 and self-certified GSTR-9C for Pattabiram businesses are prepared by reconciling 12 months of GSTR-1, GSTR-3B and audited financials with full Table 8 ITC tie-out before the 31st December deadline.
A dedicated GSTR-9 consultant in Pattabiram handles Tables 4 to 19, Table 8 GSTR-2A vs GSTR-3B reconciliation, HSN summary preparation and DRC-03 voluntary payment for any short-paid tax.
For Pattabiram businesses above ₹5 crore aggregate turnover, GSTR-9C Part A turnover reconciliation, Part B tax-paid reconciliation and Part C ITC reconciliation are delivered with full working papers ready for self-certification.
Filing GSTR-9 before 31st December prevents the Section 47(2) late fee of ₹200/day capped at 0.50% of state turnover and the consolidated GSTR-9C late fee for Pattabiram businesses above ₹5 crore.
Yes, if the portal auto-debit exceeds the statutory slab cap under Notification 07/2023-Central Tax. File RFD-01 under Section 54 with a covering note demonstrating the cap-versus-debited differential and the turnover bracket.
Yes. Table 5 of GSTR-9 captures exempt, nil-rated and non-GST supplies. Zero-rated supplies (exports and SEZ) are also reflected in Table 5 with the LUT or refund-route distinction noted in the reconciliation.
GSTR-2A serves as the third-party data for ITC reconciliation in GSTR-9 Table 8. Bharti Airtel v UoI clarifies that GSTR-2A is informational, not the basis of denial without supplier-side enquiry.
Yes. Table 7 of GSTR-9 captures ITC reversals under Rules 37, 39, 42 and 43. The annual Rule 42 true-up is commonly executed at GSTR-9 stage when monthly apportionment was provisional.
Yes. SEZ units holding regular GST registration must file GSTR-9 like any other registered person. Their outward supplies are typically zero-rated under Section 16 of the IGST Act read with the LUT route.
GSTR-9 consolidates indirect-tax (GST) transactions under the CGST/SGST/IGST Acts. The income tax return covers direct-tax liability under the Income Tax Act 1961. The two are filed with different authorities under separate regimes.
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Under the pre-GST regime, State VAT laws and the Central Excise and Service Tax laws operated independent annual returns. Tamil Nadu VAT Form I-1 was filed within ninety days from year-end; Central Excise ER-1 was a monthly return without a consolidated annual disclosure; Service Tax ST-3 was half-yearly with no annual consolidation. The GST annual return unifies what had been three separate annual disclosures into a single Section 44 layer cutting across goods and services. The unification reflects the destination-based design principle articulated in the OECD International VAT/GST Guidelines and operationalises the GST Council's mandate under Article 246A and Article 279A of the Constitution. The result is a single reconciliation framework against audited books, replacing the fragmented tax-type-wise annual returns that the Empowered Committee 2009 had identified as a source of compliance friction in the pre-GST architecture.
Section 44 read with Rule 80 carves out specified categories from the annual return obligation. Input Service Distributors registered under Section 24(viii) do not file GSTR-9 since their function is limited to credit distribution under Section 20 and the year-end disclosure is captured in the recipient's own annual return. Persons deducting tax at source under Section 51 file GSTR-7 monthly and are not required to file GSTR-9. Persons collecting tax at source under Section 52 file GSTR-8 monthly and similarly are excluded. Casual taxable persons under Section 27 and non-resident taxable persons file return-period-specific returns and are not required to consolidate annually. Composition taxpayers under Section 10 file a separate annual return in Form GSTR-9A (currently waived for several years through successive notifications). These exclusions are constitutive: they identify the categories whose monthly disclosures already cover the operative compliance, leaving no incremental value in an annual layer.
The annual return under GST is governed by Section 44 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act 2017 read with Rule 80 of the CGST Rules. Section 44(1) requires every registered person, other than an Input Service Distributor, a person paying tax under Section 51 or Section 52, a casual taxable person and a non-resident taxable person, to furnish an annual return for every financial year electronically in the prescribed form on or before the thirty-first day of December of the following financial year. The form prescribed under Rule 80(1) is GSTR-9. Section 44(2) read with Rule 80(3) requires a registered person whose aggregate turnover during the financial year exceeds the limit notified by the Government to additionally furnish a self-certified reconciliation statement in Form GSTR-9C, reconciling the value of supplies declared in the annual return with the audited financial statements. The Empowered Committee 2009 First Discussion Paper had envisaged an annual return as the integrating layer that consolidates monthly compliance into a financial-year statement aligned with audited books, and the Section 44 framework retains that architectural intent.
Table 8D mismatches arise from several recurring sources. First, supplier-side GSTR-1 filing delays — where the supplier files GSTR-1 after the recipient's GSTR-3B for the same month, the invoice appears in a later month's GSTR-2A while the ITC was availed in the earlier month based on the supplier invoice. Second, supplier-side invoice errors — wrong GSTIN in GSTR-1 producing an absent entry in the recipient's GSTR-2A. Third, the GSTR-2A versus GSTR-2B distinction — Section 16(2)(aa) inserted by Finance Act 2021 ties ITC eligibility to GSTR-2B reflection, while Table 8A is auto-populated from GSTR-2A; the architectural mismatch produces a recurring variance that must be reconciled in Table 8 reasons. Fourth, Section 17(5) blocked credits — supplies appearing in GSTR-2A but ineligible by virtue of the blocked-credit categories.
Table 8 figures are the most material source of Section 73 demand exposure on GSTR-9 filings. Where Table 8D shows a positive figure (ITC available in GSTR-2A but not availed), the exposure is limited — the taxpayer has effectively foregone admissible ITC. Where Table 8B exceeds Table 8A (ITC availed in GSTR-3B exceeds GSTR-2A) — surfaced through reconciliation rather than the auto-populated Table 8D — the exposure is direct: ITC has been availed without supplier-side disclosure, which is the classic Section 73 short-payment scenario. The proper officer's Section 73 notice typically references the Table 8B-over-8A variance with interest under Section 50(3). The defensible response is a documented supplier-by-supplier reconciliation showing the underlying supplier invoices, payment evidence and bona-fide ITC eligibility under Section 16, with reliance on Bharti Airtel v UoI and similar judicial recognition that auto-populated portal figures are not the sole determinant of substantive credit eligibility.
The defensible approach to Table 8 preparation is monthly reconciliation through the year rather than year-end reconciliation at GSTR-9 preparation. Best practice involves downloading GSTR-2A and GSTR-2B every month, comparing line-by-line against the purchase register and GSTR-3B Table 4(A) entries, identifying mismatches within the return period, and resolving them either by chasing the supplier for GSTR-1 correction or by adjusting the ITC claim in the current month's GSTR-3B. The monthly discipline produces a year-end Table 8 reconciliation that is largely automatic with limited reasons-column entries. The alternative — year-end reconciliation — typically surfaces material variances at GSTR-9 preparation when supplier-side correction options have lapsed (30th November cut-off has passed) and the only remaining response is DRC-03 reversal with cumulative Section 50 interest.
GSTR-9 Table 17 captures the HSN-wise summary of outward supplies for the financial year. The disclosure includes HSN code, unit quantity code (UQC), total quantity, total value, taxable value, central tax, State or UT tax, integrated tax and cess columns. The HSN-digit level depends on aggregate turnover — taxpayers with aggregate turnover up to ₹5 crore disclose at the four-digit HSN level for B2B supplies, and HSN disclosure is optional for B2C supplies; taxpayers with turnover above ₹5 crore disclose at the six-digit HSN level for both B2B and B2C supplies. The threshold-based digit-level requirement reflects calibrated compliance burden — smaller taxpayers face lighter disclosure granularity while larger taxpayers face the full chapter-heading-subheading specificity required for trade-data analytics and inverted-duty refund integrity.
GSTR-9 Table 18 captures the HSN-wise summary of inward supplies for the financial year. The structure mirrors Table 17 — HSN code, UQC, total quantity, total value, taxable value, central tax, State or UT tax, integrated tax and cess columns. Table 18 disclosure has been progressively relaxed through annual notifications; for FY 2021-22 onwards, Table 18 disclosure is optional for all turnover slabs, reflecting a policy view that inward-side HSN summary adds limited audit value beyond the supplier-side outward disclosure already captured in supplier GSTR-1 returns. Where the taxpayer chooses to populate Table 18, the underlying source is the purchase register tagged with input HSN codes, reconciled to the GSTR-2A and GSTR-2B inward summary. The optional status reduces compliance burden but practitioners often populate Table 18 voluntarily where the taxpayer is a manufacturer with significant inverted-duty refund claims under Rule 89(5) requiring HSN-level input-output mapping.
HSN classification consistency across the financial year is the operative discipline supporting accurate Tables 17 and 18 preparation. Common challenges include classification drift — different SKUs of essentially similar goods classified under different HSN codes through the year, producing a Tables 17 and 18 disclosure that does not aggregate cleanly; classification revision following CBIC clarifications or rate notifications mid-year, requiring the taxpayer to handle pre-revision and post-revision SKU classifications in the same Table 17 line; and dual-HSN scenarios where the same SKU could fall under either of two adjacent HSN codes (paper-board HSN 48 versus plastic packaging HSN 39, primary-form versus moulded-form plastic chapters). The discipline that supports clean Tables 17 and 18 preparation is a master HSN matrix at the SKU level, reconciled monthly to the GSTR-1 Table 12 HSN summary and retained as a working paper under Section 36 for the seven-year horizon.
Where the year-end reconciliation surfaces a short-payment, the operative closure mechanism is DRC-03 voluntary payment under Rule 142(2) and 142(3). The DRC-03 captures the period, the section under which liability is admitted (typically Section 73(5) for voluntary self-disclosure), the head-wise tax, the interest under Section 50, and any penalty under Section 73(6) if applicable. The DRC-03 is filed electronically and the ARN issued on filing is disclosed in GSTR-9 Table 9 under the relevant head. The voluntary payment closure crystallises the position for Section 73 limitation purposes — once a voluntary payment has been made and disclosed, the proper officer's subsequent Section 73 notice cannot demand the same amount again, providing finality. The DRC-03 closure is the standard year-end discipline for any reconciliation gap that cannot be resolved through GSTR-1 amendment within the Section 39(9) cut-off.
The first reconciliation step in annual return preparation is from the audited books-of-account turnover to the GSTR-9 Tables 4 and 5 outward supply consolidation. For entity-level audited financials, the reconciliation must extract the State-or-UT-level turnover attributable to the GSTIN under preparation, deducting receipts taxable in other States and adding any unbilled revenue or accrued income captured in the books that has been crystallised into supply during the year. The reconciliation runs through deemed supplies under Schedule I, ITC reversal cases that flow into Section 17(5) blocked categories, and timing differences between books revenue recognition and GST time-of-supply under Sections 12 and 13. The reconciliation output feeds directly into GSTR-9C Part A turnover reconciliation for taxpayers above the ₹5 crore threshold, with reasons-column entries explaining every line-level adjustment.
The second reconciliation step is from the books-of-account ITC ledger to GSTR-9 Table 6 ITC availed. The reconciliation starts with the purchase register tagged with input GSTIN and invoice details, traced through GSTR-2A and GSTR-2B for portal-side reflection, validated against GSTR-3B Table 4(A) for ITC actually availed during the year. Adjustments include ITC reclassification between input goods, input services and capital goods; Rule 37 Section 16(2) proviso reversals for invoices unpaid beyond one hundred eighty days; Section 17(5) blocked credit identification and reversal; and ITC on imports captured separately under Table 6E. The output of this reconciliation feeds GSTR-9C Part C ITC reconciliation, with reasons-column entries for every variance between books ITC and GSTR-3B-availed ITC. The reconciliation working paper is the most material supporting document for any subsequent Section 65 audit of the year.
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Self-supply refers to transactions deemed as supply under Schedule I of the CGST Act even without consideration, such as transfer between distinct persons (same PAN, different GSTINs) or to an agent. In GSTR-9C reconciliation, self-supply appears as a turnover bump that exists in GSTR-9 but not in audited financials, since accounting does not record intra-entity transfers as revenue.
Working-paper trail is the contemporaneous documentation maintained behind every reconciling figure in GSTR-9 and GSTR-9C. After the 2021 self-certification amendment, the trail is what substitutes for CA attestation during any subsequent audit or scrutiny. The trail typically includes GL extracts, supplier-wise 2B downloads, ICEGATE reconciliation, and partner-signed sign-off memos.
Foreign-currency revaluation is the year-end mark-to-market adjustment on foreign-currency receivables and payables in audited financials under AS-11 or Ind AS 21. It is a book entry without an underlying GST supply event. In GSTR-9C reconciliation it sits as an outside-GST reconciling item between book turnover and the annual GST-reported turnover.
Optional 9C reconciliation note is the narrative paragraph attached to GSTR-9C Part B where the practitioner explains the rationale for each reconciling item between audited financials and GSTR-9. While the form itself does not mandate the note, our office treats it as compulsory paperwork that becomes the first document produced during any audit follow-up.
Annual return is the consolidated yearly statement furnished by every registered person under Section 44 of the CGST Act in Form GSTR-9, aggregating across nineteen tables the outward supplies, inward supplies, input tax credit availed, output tax discharged, demands, refunds and HSN summary for the financial year.
Reconciliation statement is the self-certified document in Form GSTR-9C under sub-rule (3) of Rule 80, bridging the audited annual financial statements with the figures declared in the annual return, across Part A turnover reconciliation, Part B tax-payable reconciliation and Part C input-tax-credit reconciliation.
Self-certification is the certification of the reconciliation statement at Form GSTR-9C by the registered person themselves through digital signature certificate or electronic verification code, replacing the earlier requirement of certification by a chartered or cost accountant, effective from the first day of August, 2021.
Aggregate-turnover trigger of five crore rupees operates as the threshold for filing the reconciliation statement under sub-rule (3) of Rule 80. Once aggregate turnover for the year crosses this mark — measured PAN-wise across India under Section 2(6) — GSTR-9C becomes mandatory in addition to GSTR-9, and is assessed GSTIN-wise at the filing stage.
Aggregate turnover threshold of two crore rupees is the limit below which filing of GSTR-9 is made optional by way of successive annual exemption notifications. Above this threshold the annual return is mandatory; below it the registered person may elect to file or skip without late fee.
Table 4 of GSTR-9 captures the value and tax payable on outward supplies and inward supplies attracting reverse charge during the financial year. Sub-tables run from 4A B2C supplies, 4B B2B supplies, 4C exports with payment, 4D supplies to SEZ, 4E deemed exports, 4F advances on which tax is paid, through to 4G inward supplies on RCM.
Table 5 of GSTR-9 captures supplies on which tax is not payable during the financial year — exports without payment of tax under letter of undertaking at Table 5A, supplies to SEZ without payment at 5B, supplies on which the recipient pays reverse charge at 5C, exempt supplies at 5D, nil-rated at 5E and non-GST at 5F.
Table 6 of GSTR-9 captures the input tax credit availed during the financial year, sub-divided across inputs, input services and capital goods at Tables 6B, 6C, 6D, with reverse-charge credits at 6C and 6D, imports at 6E and 6F, ISD credits at 6G, reclaimed credits at 6H and transitional credits at 6K and 6L.
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“FilingPro filed our GSTR-9 and self-certified GSTR-9C for FY 2022-23 by mid-December. Table 8 ITC tied to the rupee against GSTR-2A and our auditor signed off without a single qualification. The earlier consultant used to leave it to 30th December — we are never going back.”
“We had a Table 8D mismatch from FY 2018-19 that another consultant said would invite a Section 73 notice. FilingPro reconciled the supplier-side filings, identified ₹4.2 lakh as a timing difference and ₹38,000 as genuine short ITC. DRC-03 paid for the short portion and a clean GSTR-9C filed. No notice till date.”
“Our turnover crossed ₹5 crore in FY 2021-22 for the first time. FilingPro walked us through the GSTR-9C self-certification process, prepared Parts A B and C with full working papers and the management sign-off was signed in 30 minutes. Smooth handover compared to the earlier CA-attested regime.”
“We have GSTINs in Tamil Nadu Karnataka and Telangana under one PAN. FilingPro prepared three GSTR-9s and three GSTR-9Cs with consistent turnover apportionment from the audited consolidated financials. Single point of contact and no version-control issues.”
“Section 47(2) late fee of ₹200/day on GSTR-9 was a real risk for us — we had filed late in FY 2019-20 and paid almost ₹37,000. With FilingPro since FY 2020-21 we have filed every GSTR-9 by 15th December. Zero late fees in three consecutive years.”
“Got a Section 65 audit notice for FY 2020-21. FilingPro's GSTR-9C working papers — particularly the Part A reasons column tying audited turnover to GSTR-9 — closed the audit with a nil objection memo. Worth several times what we paid for the annual return work.”
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