COMPOSITION OPTED PERSONS WHO FURNISHED FORM
GSTR-3B INSTEAD OF FORM GST CMP-8 NEED NOT FILE FORM GSTR-1 FOR THE YEAR
2019-20
The Goods and
Services Tax Act, 2017 came into force in India with effect from 1.7.2017.
The Composition
opted persons have filed FORM GSTR-4 during 2017-18.
The Central
Government has changed the procedure of filing of GST returns by Composition
Opted persons and payment of GST through FORM GST CMP-08 on quarterly basis as shown below:
2019-20
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APR-JUN PAYMENT
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18.07.2019
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JUL-SEP PAYMENT
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18.10.2019
22.10.2019 |
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OCT-DEC PAYMENT
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18.01.2020
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JAN-MAR PAYMENT
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18.04.2020
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FORM GSTR-04 RETURN
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30.04.2020
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Some Composition opted persons instead of filing FORM GST CMP-08
has paid tax through FORM GSTR-3B by mistake.
Hence the Central Government has clarified that such
Composition Opted persons need not file FORM GSTR-1 for the year 2018-19. The Composition Opted persons have to file
FORM GSTR-04 return on or before 30th April of the succeeding year.
The relevant Notification 14/2020 is given below for ready
reference: