Returns are due from the date your GSTIN is issued, including nil returns in months with no sales. Late fees run daily and interest runs on any tax paid late.
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FREQUENCY
Monthly or quarterly
MAIN RETURNS
GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B
ANNUAL RETURN
GSTR-9, where applicable
EVEN IF
There were no sales
What is included
Monthly or quarterly GSTR-1 outward supply return
GSTR-3B summary return and tax payment
Input tax credit reconciliation against GSTR-2B
Nil return filing in months with no activity
GSTR-9 annual return, where applicable
Notice and mismatch handling
Due date tracking with advance reminders
Documents you will need
Sales and purchase records
Sales invoices for the period
Purchase invoices and debit or credit notes
Export invoices and shipping bills, where applicable
E-way bill records, where applicable
Account records
Bank statements for the period
Details of advances received
Previous period returns and challans
Details of reverse charge transactions
How the filing runs
Collect and verify
Sales and purchase data for the period is collected and checked against your books before anything is filed.
Reconcile input credit
Purchases are matched against GSTR-2B. Credit not appearing there cannot be claimed, so mismatches are chased with the supplier before filing.
File and pay
GSTR-1 is filed with outward supplies, then GSTR-3B with the summary and the tax payment.
Track the cycle
The next period is diarised and you are reminded before the due date rather than after it.
Your customers depend on you filing on time
GST is a chain. If you do not file GSTR-1, your invoices do not appear in your customer’s GSTR-2B, and they cannot claim input credit on what they paid you. Large buyers monitor this and will withhold payment or drop suppliers with a poor filing record. Beyond your own late fee and interest, late filing quietly damages the commercial relationships you depend on, which is why the return cycle deserves more attention than most small businesses give it.
Input credit can generally only be claimed on invoices appearing in your GSTR-2B, which depends on your supplier having filed. If they have not filed, the credit is not available to you yet.