The annual return is divided into 6 parts, Part I covers basic details while Part II is for outward supplies. Part III is important section covering ITC related reports in Table 6, Table 7 and Table 8.
GSTR 9 Annual Return preparation is round the corner. With due date extended twice from 31st December 2018 to 30th June 2019 and from 30th June 2019 to 31st August 2019, it is expected that this time there won’t be any extensions.
Although the due date to file the annual return forms has been extended to August 31, 2019, the confusion among the taxpayers is yet to be settled.
The first section relates to the comparison of credit availed on forward charge by the taxpayer with the credit available as per inward supply uploaded by the suppliers in GSTR 1, duly reflected in GSTR 2A.
The Annual Return in the form GSTR-9 for FY 2017-18 is to be filed by 30th June 2019. However, there have been many inconsistencies in the form requiring suitable amendment therein.