Chapter IX RETURNS

1. (1) Every registered person, other than an Input Service Distributor, a non-resident taxable person and a person paying tax under the provisions of section 10 or section 51 or section 52, shall furnish, electronically, in such form and manner, as may be prescribed, the details of outward supplies of goods or services or both effected during a tax period on or before the tenth day of the month succeeding the said tax period and such details shall be communicated to the recipient of the said supplies within such time and in such manner as may be prescribed: Provided that the registered person shall not be allowed to furnish the details of outward supplies during the period from the eleventh day to the fifteenth day of the month succeeding the tax period: Provided further that the Commissioner may, for reasons to be recorded in writing, by notification, extend the time limit for furnishing such details for such class of taxable persons as may be specified therein: Provided also that any extension of time limit notified by the Commissioner of central tax shall be deemed to be notified by the Commissioner.
2. (2) Every registered person who has been communicated the details under sub-section
3. (3) of section 38 or the details pertaining to inward supplies of Input Service Distributor under sub-section
4. (4) of section 38, shall either accept or reject the details so communicated, on or before the seventeenth day, but not before the fifteenth day, of the month succeeding the tax period and the details furnished by him under sub-section
5. (1) shall stand amended accordingly.
6. (3) Any registered person, who has furnished the details under sub-section
7. (1) for any tax period and which have remained unmatched under section 42 or section 43, shall, upon discovery of any error or omission therein, rectify such error or omission in such manner as may be prescribed, and shall pay the tax and interest, if any, in case there is a short payment of tax on account of such error or omission, in the return to be furnished for such tax period:

Provided that no rectification of error or omission in respect of the details furnished under sub-section

1. (1) shall be allowed after furnishing of the return under section 39 for the month of September following the end of the financial year to which such details pertain, or furnishing of the relevant annual return, whichever is earlier. Explanation.– For the purposes of this Chapter, the expression “details of outward supplies” shall include details of invoices, debit notes, credit notes and revised invoices issued in relation to outward supplies made during any tax period.

1. (1) Every registered person, other than an Input Service Distributor or a non-resident taxable person or a person paying tax under the provisions of section 10 or section 51 or section 52, shall verify, validate, modify or delete, if required, the details relating to outward supplies and credit or debit notes communicated under sub-section
2. (1) of section 37 to prepare the details of his inward supplies and credit or debit notes and may include therein, the details of inward supplies and credit or debit notes received by him in respect of such supplies that have not been declared by the supplier under sub-section
3. (1) of section 37.
4. (2) Every registered person, other than an Input Service Distributor or a non-resident taxable person or a person paying tax under the provisions of section 10 or section 51 or section 52, shall furnish, electronically, the details of inward supplies of taxable goods or services or both, including inward supplies of goods or services or both on which the tax is payable on reverse charge basis under this Act and inward supplies of goods or services or both taxable under the Integrated Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (Central Act 13 of 2017) or on which integrated goods and services tax is payable under section 3 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (Central Act 51 of 1975) and credit or debit notes received in respect of such supplies during a tax period after the tenth day but on or before the fifteenth day of the month succeeding the tax period in such form and manner, as may be prescribed: Provided that the Commissioner may, for reasons to be recorded in writing, by notification, extend the time limit for furnishing such details for such class of taxable persons, as may be specified therein: Provided further that any extension of time limit notified by the Commissioner of central tax shall be deemed to be notified by the Commissioner.
5. (3) The details of supplies modified, deleted or included by the recipient and furnished under sub-section
6. (2) shall be communicated to the supplier concerned in such manner and within such time, as may be prescribed.
7. (4) The details of supplies modified, deleted or included by the recipient in the return furnished under sub-section
8. (2) or sub-section
9. (4) of section 39 shall be communicated to the supplier concerned in such manner and within such time, as may be prescribed.
10. (5) Any registered person, who has furnished the details under sub-section
11. (2) for any tax period and which have remained unmatched under section 42 or section 43, shall, upon discovery of any error or omission therein, rectify such error or omission in the tax period during which such error or omission is noticed in such manner, as may be prescribed, and shall pay the tax and interest, if any, in case there is a short payment of tax on account of such error or omission, in the return to be furnished for such tax period: Provided that no rectification of error or omission in respect of the details furnished under sub-section
12. (2) shall be allowed after furnishing of the return under section 39 for the month of September following the end of the financial year to which such details pertain, or furnishing of the relevant annual return, whichever is earlier.

1. (1) Every registered person, other than an Input Service Distributor or a non-resident taxable person or a person paying tax under the provisions of section 10 or section 51 or section 52 shall, for every calendar month or part thereof, furnish, in such form and manner, as may be prescribed, a return, electronically, of inward and outward supplies of goods or services or both, input tax credit availed, tax payable, tax paid and such other particulars, as may be prescribed on or before the twentieth day of the month succeeding such calendar month or part thereof.
2. (2) A registered person paying tax under the provisions of section 10 shall, for each quarter or part thereof, furnish, in such form and manner as may be prescribed, a return, electronically, of turnover in the State, inward supplies of goods or services or both, tax payable and tax paid within eighteen days after the end of such quarter.
3. (3) Every registered person required to deduct tax at source under the provisions of section 51 shall furnish, in such form and manner as may be prescribed, a return, electronically, for the month in which such deductions have been made within ten days after the end of such month.
4. (4) Every taxable person registered as an Input Service Distributor shall, for every calendar month or part thereof, furnish, in such form and manner as may be prescribed, a return, electronically, within thirteen days after the end of such month.
5. (5) Every registered non-resident taxable person shall, for every calendar month or part thereof, furnish, in such form and manner as may be prescribed, a return, electronically, within twenty days after the end of a calendar month or within seven days after the last day of the period of registration specified under sub-section
6. (1) of section 27, whichever is earlier.
7. (6) The Commissioner may, for reasons to be recorded in writing, by notification, extend the time limit for furnishing the returns under this section for such class of registered persons as may be specified therein: Provided that any extension of time limit notified by the Commissioner of central tax shall be deemed to be notified by the Commissioner.
8. (7) Every registered person, who is required to furnish a return under sub-section
9. (1) or sub-section
10. (2) or sub-section
11. (3) or sub-section (5), shall pay to the Government the tax due as per such return not later than the last date on which he is required to furnish such return.
12. (8) Every registered person who is required to furnish a return under sub-section
13. (1) or sub-section
14. (2) shall furnish a return for every tax period whether or not any supplies of goods or services or both have been made during such tax period.
15. (9) Subject to the provisions of sections 37 and 38, if any registered person after furnishing a return under sub-section
16. (1) or sub-section
17. (2) sub-section
18. (3) or sub-section
19. (4) or sub-section
20. (5) discovers any omission or incorrect particulars therein, other than as a result of scrutiny, audit, inspection or enforcement activity by the tax authorities, he shall rectify such omission or incorrect particulars in the return to be furnished for the month or quarter during which such omission or incorrect particulars are noticed, subject to payment of interest under this Act: Provided that no such rectification of any omission or incorrect particulars shall be allowed after the due date for furnishing of return for the month of September or second quarter following the end of the financial year, or the actual date of furnishing of relevant annual return, whichever is earlier.
21. (10) A registered person shall not be allowed to furnish a return for a tax period if the return for any of the previous tax periods has not been furnished by him.

Every registered person who has made outward supplies in the period between the date on which he became liable to registration till the date on which registration has been granted shall declare the same in the first return furnished by him after grant of registration.

1. (1) Every registered person shall, subject to such conditions and restrictions as may be prescribed, be entitled to take the credit of eligible input tax, as self-assessed, in his return and such amount shall be credited on a provisional basis to his electronic credit ledger.
2. (2) The credit referred to in sub-section
3. (1) shall be utilised only for payment of self-assessed output tax as per the return referred to in the said sub-section.

1. (1) The details of every inward supply furnished by a registered person (hereafter in this section referred to as the “recipient”) for a tax period shall, in such manner and within such time, as may be prescribed, be matched––
   • (a) with the corresponding details of outward supply furnished by the corresponding registered person (hereafter in this section referred to as the “supplier”) in his valid return for the same tax period or any preceding tax period;
   • (b) with the integrated goods and services tax paid under section 3 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (Central Act 51 of 1975) in respect of goods imported by him; and
   • (c) for duplication of claims of input tax credit.
2. (2) The claim of input tax credit in respect of invoices or debit notes relating to inward supply that match with the details of corresponding outward supply or with the integrated goods and services tax paid under section 3 of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (Central Act 51 of 1975) in respect of goods imported by him shall be finally accepted and such acceptance shall be communicated, in such manner as may be prescribed, to the recipient.
3. (3) Where the input tax credit claimed by a recipient in respect of an inward supply is in excess of the tax declared by the supplier for the same supply or the outward supply is not declared by the supplier in his valid returns, the discrepancy shall be communicated to both such persons in such manner, as may be prescribed.
4. (4) The duplication of claims of input tax credit shall be communicated to the recipient in such manner, as may be prescribed.
5. (5) The amount in respect of which any discrepancy is communicated under sub-section
6. (3) and which is not rectified by the supplier in his valid return for the month in which discrepancy is communicated shall be added to the output tax liability of the recipient, in such manner as may be prescribed, in his return for the month succeeding the month in which the discrepancy is communicated.
7. (6) The amount claimed as input tax credit that is found to be in excess on account of duplication of claims shall be added to the output tax liability of the recipient in his return for the month in which the duplication is communicated.
8. (7) The recipient shall be eligible to reduce, from his output tax liability, the amount added under sub-section (5), if the supplier declares the details of the invoice or debit note in his valid return within the time specified in sub-section
9. (9) of section 39.
10. (8) A recipient in whose output tax liability any amount has been added under sub-section
11. (5) or sub-section (6), shall be liable to pay interest at the rate specified under sub-section
12. (1) of section 50 on the amount so added from the date of availing of credit till the corresponding additions are made under the said sub-sections.
13. (9) Where any reduction in output tax liability is accepted under sub-section (7), the interest paid under sub-section
14. (8) shall be refunded to the recipient by crediting the amount in the corresponding head of his electronic cash ledger in such manner, as may be prescribed: Provided that the amount of interest to be credited in any case shall not exceed the amount of interest paid by the supplier.
15. (10) The amount reduced from the output tax liability in contravention of the provisions of sub-section
16. (7) shall be added to the output tax liability of the recipient in his return for the month in which such contravention takes place and such recipient shall be liable to pay interest on the amount so added at the rate specified in sub-section
17. (3) of section 50.

1. (1) The details of every credit note relating to outward supply furnished by a registered person (hereafter in this section referred to as the “supplier”) for a tax period shall, in such manner and within such time as may be prescribed, be matched-
   • (a) with the corresponding reduction in the claim for input tax credit by the corresponding registered person (hereafter in this section referred to as the “recipient”) in his valid return for the same tax period or any subsequent tax period; and
   • (b) for duplication of claims for reduction in output tax liability.
2. (2) The claim for reduction in output tax liability by the supplier that matches with the corresponding reduction in the claim for input tax credit by the recipient shall be finally accepted and communicated, in such manner as may be prescribed, to the supplier.
3. (3) Where the reduction of output tax liability in respect of outward supplies exceeds the corresponding reduction in the claim for input tax credit or the corresponding credit note is not declared by the recipient in his valid returns, the discrepancy shall be communicated to both such persons in such manner, as may be prescribed.
4. (4) The duplication of claims for reduction in output tax liability shall be communicated to the supplier in such manner, as may be prescribed.
5. (5) The amount in respect of which any discrepancy is communicated under sub-section
6. (3) and which is not rectified by the recipient in his valid return for the month in which discrepancy is communicated shall be added to the output tax liability of the supplier, in such manner as may be prescribed, in his return for the month succeeding the month in which the discrepancy is communicated.
7. (6) The amount in respect of any reduction in output tax liability that is found to be on account of duplication of claims shall be added to the output tax liability of the supplier in his return for the month in which such duplication is communicated.
8. (7) The supplier shall be eligible to reduce, from his output tax liability, the amount added under sub-section
9. (5) if the recipient declares the details of the credit note in his valid return within the time specified in sub-section
10. (9) of section 39.
11. (8) A supplier in whose output tax liability any amount has been added under sub-section
12. (5) or sub-section (6), shall be liable to pay interest at the rate specified under sub-section
13. (1) of section 50 in respect of the amount so added from the date of such claim for reduction in the output tax liability till the corresponding additions are made under the said sub-sections.
14. (9) Where any reduction in output tax liability is accepted under sub-section (7), the interest paid under sub-section
15. (8) shall be refunded to the supplier by crediting the amount in the corresponding head of his electronic cash ledger in such manner, as may be prescribed: Provided that the amount of interest to be credited in any case shall not exceed the amount of interest paid by the recipient.
16. (10) The amount reduced from output tax liability in contravention of the provisions of sub-section
17. (7) shall be added to the output tax liability of the supplier in his return for the month in which such contravention takes place and such supplier shall be liable to pay interest on the amount so added at the rate specified in sub-section
18. (3) of section 50.

Annual return. 44.

1. (1) 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, shall furnish an annual return for every financial year electronically in such form and manner, as may be prescribed on or before the thirty-first day of December following the end of such financial year.
2. (2) Every registered person who is required to get his accounts audited in accordance with the provisions of sub-section
3. (5) of section 35 shall furnish, electronically, the annual return under sub-section
4. (1) alongwith a copy of the audited annual accounts and a reconciliation statement, reconciling the value of supplies declared in the return furnished for the financial year with the audited annual financial statement, and such other particulars, as may be prescribed.

Final return. 45. Every registered person who is required to furnish a return under sub-section

1. (1) of section 39 and whose registration has been cancelled shall furnish a final return within three months of the date of cancellation or date of order of cancellation, whichever is later, in such form and manner, as may be prescribed.

Notice to return defaulters. 46. Where a registered person fails to furnish a return under section 39 or section 44 or section 45, a notice shall be issued requiring him to furnish such return within fifteen days in such form and manner, as may be prescribed.

Levy of late fee. 47.

1. (1) Any registered person who fails to furnish the details of outward or inward supplies required under section 37 or section 38 or returns required under section 39 or section 45 by the due date shall pay a late fee of one hundred rupees for every day during which such failure continues subject to a maximum amount of five thousand rupees.
2. (2) Any registered person who fails to furnish the return required under section 44 by the due date shall be liable to pay a late fee of one hundred rupees for every day during which such failure continues subject to a maximum of an amount calculated at a quarter percent of his turnover in the State.

Goods and services tax practitioners. 48.

1. (1) The manner of approval of goods and services tax practitioners, their eligibility conditions, duties and obligations, manner of removal and other conditions relevant for their functioning shall be such, as may be prescribed.
2. (2) A registered person may authorise an approved goods and services tax practitioner to furnish the details of outward supplies under section 37, the details of inward supplies under section 38 and the return under section 39 or section 44 or section 45 in such manner, as may be prescribed.
3. (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (2), the responsibility for correctness of any particulars furnished in the return or other details filed by the goods and services tax practitioners shall continue to rest with the registered person on whose behalf such return and details are furnished.