Goods & Services Tax, 2017

All About GSTR – 1

About GSTR-1 

GSTR-1 is the monthly / quarterly return for outward supplies (sales) made by a registered taxable person during the month / quarter (as the case may be).

Due Date to file GSTR-1

The due date of filing GSTR-1 is dependent on the aggregate turnover of the registered taxable person. Taxable persons having turnover of upto Rs. 5 crores have an option to file quarterly returns by opting for QRMP (Quarterly Return Monthly Payments). No such option is available for businesses having aggregate turnover more than Rs. 5 crores. 

Below mentioned are the due dates for filing GSTR-1:

Who is required to file GSTR-1?

Every registered taxable person is required to file GSTR-1 irrespective of whether any sale transaction is being done or not during the period. 

However, following taxable persons are not required to file GSTR-1:

  1. Input Service Distributors 
  2. Dealers opting for Composition Schemes 
  3. Non-Resident Taxable Persons
  4. Taxable Persons liable to collect TCS 
  5. Taxable Persons liable to deduct TDS
  6. Suppliers of online information and database access or retrieval services (OIDAR), who have to pay tax themselves (as per Section 14 of the IGST Act)

Penalty for delay in filing GSTR-1

For every day of default
Max. Penalty if annual turnover in previous FY is upto Rs. 1.5 crore
Max. Penalty if annual turnover in previous FY is between Rs 1.5 crore to Rs 5 crore
Max. Penalty if annual turnover in previous FY is more than Rs 5 crore

Penalty for non-filing of GSTR-1 in case of Nil Return till be Rs. 20 per day for each day of default subject to a maximum late fee of Rs. 500.

How to file GSTR-1 

GSTR-1 contains 13 tables which are required to be filled with the outward supply details depending on the nature of business and supplies during the period. Below mentioned are the table details:

  • Table 1, 2 & 3: Details of GSTIN and aggregate turnover in the preceding year.
  • Table 4: Taxable outward supplies made to registered persons (including UIN-holders) other than zero-rated supplies and deemed exports.
  • Table 5: Taxable outward inter-State supplies to un-registered persons where the invoice value is more than INR 2.5 Lakh.
  • Table 6: Details of zero rate supplies and deemed exports.
  • Table 7: Details of taxable supplies (net of debit notes and credit notes) to unregistered persons other than the supplies covered in table 5.
  • Table 8: Details of nil rated, exempted and non-GST outward supplies.
  • Table 9: Details of debit notescredit notes, refund vouchers issued during the current period and any amendments to taxable outward supply details furnished in the GSTR-1 returns for earlier tax periods in table 4, 5 & 6.
  • Table 10: Details of debit note and credit note issued to unregistered person.
  • Table 11: Details of advances received/advance adjusted in the current tax period or amendments of information furnished in the earlier tax period.
  • Table 12HSN-wise summary of outward supplies.
  • Table 13: Documents issued during the tax period.

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