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🇮🇳 Business & Tax

GST Return Filing

GST-registered businesses need to periodically file returns declaring their sales, purchases, and tax liability — mainly GSTR-1 (outward supplies) and GSTR-3B (summary return with tax payment), on a monthly or quarterly basis depending on eligibility.

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Required documents

  • GSTIN login credentials
  • Sales and purchase invoices for the period
  • E-way bills, where applicable
  • Input tax credit records
  • Digital Signature Certificate (DSC) or access to Electronic Verification Code (EVC) authentication

Eligibility

  • • Businesses registered under GST holding a valid GSTIN, including those required to file a Nil return with no business activity in a period

Step-by-step guide

  1. 1

    Log in to the GST portal (gst.gov.in) with your GSTIN credentials.

  2. 2

    Prepare GSTR-1 with details of your outward supplies (sales) for the period.

  3. 3

    File GSTR-1 by the due date applicable to your filing frequency (monthly, or quarterly under QRMP).

  4. 4

    Review the auto-populated purchase/input tax credit details relevant to GSTR-3B.

  5. 5

    Prepare and file GSTR-3B, the summary return declaring tax liability and paying any tax due.

  6. 6

    Authenticate the filing using a Digital Signature Certificate (DSC) or Electronic Verification Code (EVC).

  7. 7

    Download the filed return acknowledgment for your records.

Official fees

Filing itself is free on the GST portal; late filing after the due date attracts a late fee and interest as prescribed under GST rules.

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Frequently asked questions

GSTR-1 reports the details of your outward supplies (sales), while GSTR-3B is a summary return where you declare total tax liability and make the payment.

Common mistakes to avoid

  • • Missing the return due date and incurring late fees and interest
  • • Mismatches between GSTR-1 sales figures and the GSTR-3B summary
  • • Claiming input tax credit that isn't reflected in the auto-populated statement
  • • Forgetting to file a Nil return during a period with no business activity

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