Quarterly Return Monthly Payment Scheme.
(A) Eligibility for the Scheme:-
Following Persons are eligible for the Scheme.
1) A registered person who is required to furnish a return in FORM GSTR-3B. AND
2) Who has an aggregate turnover of up to 5 crore rupees in the preceding
financial year.
However in
case the aggregate turnover exceeds 5 crore rupees during any quarter in the
current financial year, the registered person shall not be eligible for the Scheme
from the next quarter.
(B) Exercising option for QRMP Scheme:-
In order to exercise this option, the registered person must have
furnished the last return, as due on the date of exercising such option.
Register
Persons can opt in or opt out of the scheme as follows:-
Q1 (April –May - June):- 1st February to 30th April.
Q2 (July – August – September):- 1st May to 31st July.
Q3 (October – November – December):- 1st August to 31st October.
Q4 (January – February – March):- 1st November to 31st January.
Registered persons are not required to exercise the option every
quarter. Where such option has been exercised once, they shall continue to
furnish the return as per the selected option for future tax periods, unless
they revise the said option.
All persons who have obtained registration during any quarter or
the registered persons opting out from paying tax under Section 10 of the CGST
Act during any quarter shall be able to opt for the Scheme for the quarter for
which the opting facility is available on the date of exercising option.
It is further clarified that the option to avail the QRMP Scheme
is GSTIN wise and therefore, distinct persons as defined in Section 25 of the
CGST Act (different GSTINs on same PAN) have the option to avail the QRMP Scheme
for one or more GSTINs. In other words, some GSTINs for that PAN can opt for
the QRMP Scheme and remaining GSTINs may not opt for the Scheme.
(C) Furnishing of details of outward supplies
under section 37 (Furnishing details of outward supplies) of the CGST Act:-
The registered persons opting for the Scheme would be required to
furnish the details of outward supply in FORM GSTR-1 quarterly as per the rule
59 (Form and manner of furnishing details of outward supplies) of the CGST
Rule.
For each of the first and second months of a quarter, such a
registered person will have the facility (Invoice Furnishing Facility- IFF) to
furnish the details of such outward supplies to a registered person, as he may consider necessary, between the 1st day
of the succeeding month till the 13th day of the succeeding month. The said
details of outward supplies shall, however, not exceed the value of fifty lakh rupees in each month. It may
be noted that after 13th of the month, this facility for furnishing IFF for
previous month would not be available. As a facilitation measure, continuous
upload of invoices would also be provided for the registered persons wherein
they can save the invoices in IFF from the 1st day of the month till 13th day
of the succeeding month. The facility of furnishing details of invoices in IFF
has been provided so as to allow details of such supplies to be duly reflected
in the FORM GSTR-2A and FORM GSTR-2B of the concerned recipient.
However the
said facility is not mandatory and is only an optional facility made available
to the registered persons under the QRMP Scheme.
The details of invoices furnished using the said facility in the
first two months are not required to be furnished again in FORM GSTR-1.
Accordingly, the details of outward supplies made by such a registered person
during a quarter shall consist of details of invoices furnished using IFF for
each of the first two months and the details of invoices furnished in FORM
GSTR-1 for the quarter. At his option, a registered person may choose to
furnish the details of outward supplies made during a quarter in FORM GSTR-1
only, without using the IFF.
(D) Monthly Payment of Tax:-
The registered person under the QRMP Scheme would be required to
pay the tax due in each of the first two months of the quarter by depositing
the due amount in FORM GST PMT-06,
by the twenty fifth day of the month succeeding such month. While generating
the challan, taxpayers should select “Monthly payment for quarterly taxpayer”
as reason for generating the challan.
The
Registered person have two options for monthly payment of tax under QRMP
Scheme:-
1) Fixed
Sum Method:-
In case the last return filed was on
quarterly basis:- 35% of cash liability paid in the FORM
GSTR-3B for the last quarter.
In case the last return filed was
monthly basis:- 100% of the cash liability paid in the
FORM GSTR-3B for the last month.
Monthly tax payment through this method would not be available to
those registered persons who have not furnished the return for a complete tax
period preceding such month. A complete tax period means a tax period in which
the person is registered from the first day of the tax period till the last day
of the tax period.
2)
Self-Assessment Method:-
The said
persons, in any case, can pay the tax due by considering the tax liability on
inward and outward supplies and the input tax credit available, in FORM GST
PMT-06. In order to facilitate ascertainment of the ITC available for the
month, an auto-drafted input tax credit statement has been made available in
FORM GSTR-2B, for every month.
It is clarified that in case the balance in the electronic cash
ledger and/or electronic credit ledger is adequate for the tax due for the
first month of the quarter or where there is nil tax liability, the registered
person may not deposit any amount for the said month. Similarly, for the second
month of the quarter, in case the balance in the electronic cash ledger and/or
electronic credit ledger is adequate for the cumulative tax due for the first
and the second month of the quarter or where there is nil tax liability, the
registered person may not deposit any amount.
Any claim of refund in respect of the amount deposited for the
first two months of a quarter for payment of tax shall be permitted only after
the return in FORM GSTR-3B for the said quarter has been furnished. Further,
this deposit cannot be used by the taxpayer for any other purpose till the
filing of return for the quarter.
(E) Quarterly filing of FORM GSTR-3B:-
Such registered persons would be required to furnish FORM GSTR-3B,
for each quarter, on or before 22nd or 24th day of the month succeeding such
quarter.
Any amount left after filing of that quarter’s FORM GSTR-3B may
either be claimed as refund or may be used for any other purpose in subsequent
quarters.
In case of cancellation of registration of such person during any
of the first two months of the quarter, he is still required to furnish return
in FORM GSTR-3B for the relevant tax period.
(F) Applicability of Interest:-
1) For
registered person making payment of tax by opting Fixed Sum Method:-
No interest would be payable in case the tax due is paid in the
first two months of the quarter by due date (i.e. 25th of next month)
In other words, if while furnishing return in FORM GSTR-3B, it is
found that in any or both of the first two months of the quarter, the tax
liability net of available credit on the supplies made /received was higher
than the amount paid in challan, then, no interest would be charged provided
they deposit system calculated amount for each of the first two months and
discharge their entire liability for the quarter in the FORM GSTR-3B of the
quarter by the due date.
In case such payment of tax by depositing the system calculated
amount in FORM GST PMT-06 is not done by due date, interest would be payable at
the applicable rate, from the due date of furnishing FORM GST PMT-06 till the
date of making such payment.
Further, in case FORM GSTR-3B for the quarter is furnished beyond
the due date, interest would be payable as per the provisions of Section 50 of
the CGST Act for the tax liability net of ITC.
2) For
registered person making payment of tax by opting Self-Assessment Method:-
Interest amount would be payable as per the provision of Section
50 of the CGST Act for tax or any part thereof (net of ITC) which remains
unpaid / paid beyond the due date for the first two months of the quarter.
(G) Applicability of Late Fee:-
Late fee is applicable for delay in furnishing of return / details
of outward supply as per the provision of Section 47 (Levy of late fee) of the
CGST Act.
It is clarified that no late fee is applicable for delay in
payment of tax in first two months of the quarter.
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