GST CHANGES FROM 1 APRIL 2018

GST

E-WAY BILL

• Inter-state implementation of E-way bill to be implemented from 1st April 2018

• Intra-state implementation of E-Way Bill to take off from 15th April 2018.

REVERSAL OF INPUT TAX CREDIT

Non-payment of invoices in 180 days– As per the rules of Input Tax Credit, ITC will be reversed for invoices which were not paid within 180 days of issue. Therefore, all old invoices issued before 1^st October,2017 should be paid before 31^st March, 2018.

RECONCILIATION

Taxpayers are required to reconcile Cash ledger, Credit Ledger and Liability Ledger with their books of accounts. All entries should be done before the year end. Also Debit Note, Credit Note, Discount, etc, are required to be reconciled.

HSN CODE IN THE INVOICE

Before preparing First Invoice in the new Financial Year, taxpayers should check Turnover for the year 2017-18.

 

NEW SERIES FOR TAX INVOICE

If anyone wants to change the series for billing in the new Financial Year, then he can do so from 1^st April, 2018.

COMPOSITION SCHEME

If any taxpayer wants to register under Composition Scheme, he can apply in Form CMP-02 before 31^st March. Similarly, if any taxpayer wants to cancel registration under Composition Scheme, apply in Form CMP-04 before 7^th April.

Note: Calculate effects of ITC on Closing Stock.

FORM GST TRAN-2

Taxpayers who have filed TRAN-1 for credit of Excise Duty paid without any documents, they have to file the details of outward supplies for 6 months in TRAN-2 before 31^st March 2018.

GSTR-2

Details of Purchases are being reflected on the portal in the form GSTR-2. All the taxpayers should check the details of Purchases before 31^st March 2018.