The Upcoming Tax Compliance & GST Return Dates of August 2021

ThiAre you aware of the upcoming dates of tax compliance and GST return for August 2021? If your answer is no then read the blog to know in detail about the tax compliance and statutory due dates of GST return for August 2021. Before moving deeper, let’s have a look at what GST return is and all the necessary information associated with it. GST return is a document that you are required to file with the tax authorities. The GST return is calculated by the tax authorities for calculating net tax liability. Who Can File the GST Return? Businesspersons are bound to file GST returns after registering themselves in the GST structure. Section 10 of the CGST Act deals with the Suppliers of Goods. Persons who are bound to file GST return: Initially, dealers who are registered under GST are bound to file GST return: Sales Purchase Output GST (On Sales Basis) GST paid on purchase (Input Tax Credit) [Section 43A] These are the registered GST dealers who are bound to file GST returns. Now, you can take a look at GST categories following which the GST return filing should carry on. Due Dates for GST Return Filing for August 2021 These are the GST categories that should be filed for August of this year. GSTR 1 GSTR 1 should be filed on the 10th of August. The GSTR 1 is the basis upon which all other GST returns must be filed for August. GSTR 2A The GSTR 2A should be filled on the 15th of August. GSTR 2A deals with inward deliveries of Goods or Services from registered suppliers. GSTR 3B The due date of GSTR 3B is the 15th of August. The input tax credits and the summary of complete monthly returns of inward and outward supplies are required to be submitted in GSTR 3B. GSTR 5 The GSTR 5 is the mandatory business filing for every businessman. The tax liabilities and inward-outward supplies are submitted in GSTR 5. The upcoming date for filing GSTR 5 is 20th August. GSTR 5A The GSTR 5A category deals with OIDAR (Online Information and Database Access or Retrieval). OIDAR displays the service details that are provided to a person or business group. 20th of August is the due date for submitting the GSTR 5A category. GSTR 6A GSTR 6A is a system-generated report on inward supplies of a taxpayer. 13th of August is the date for filing the GSTR 6A form. GSTR 6 13th of August is the due date for filing the GSTR 6 form. The interesting point about the GSTR 6 form is it can be submitted only after filing the GSTR 6A form. After verification and acceptance of the GSTR 6A form, you can fill up the GSTR 6 form. GSTR 8 You need to fill up the GSTR 8 form if you are dealing with the e-commerce industry. The e-commerce player who deals with TCS (Tax Collected at Source) is bound to file the GSTR 8 form. The business persons are required to hand over the name of the suppliers who are dealing in the e-commerce industry in the GSTR 8 form. The date of filing the GSTR 8 form is the 10th of August. These are the eight GST return online forms you need to file in August as per the GST return rule. The problem that general businessperson faces is that there are more than GST categories that are depicted under the GST return file. Some of the GST categories must be filed on a per monthly submission basis and some of them are bound to be filled on a yearly basis. Other than GST experts, it may be difficult for ordinary businesspersons to understand which GST category should be for monthly filing purposes and which are destined for yearly filing purposes. That is why obtaining a GST return expert’s assistance may save your valuable time as well as money. So, Take a Look How Online Legal India™ Experts Can Assist You? As you have read earlier, some GST filings are bound for monthly returns and some are bound for yearly returns. It is difficult to understand which GST categories fall under monthly segments and which are bound to be filled on a yearly basis (annual return). Apart from it, you can also take assistance from the Online Legal India™ experts for public limited company registration. So, better to take help from the GST experts’ team of Online Legal India™ and get your job done in a hassle-free way.

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