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TMI BlogQuarterly return monthly payment schemeX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 2020. Notifies class of persons under proviso to section 39(1) of the HGST Act. 4. Notification No. 99/GST-2, dated December 8, 2020. Notifies special procedure for making payment of tax liability in the first two months of a quarter. 2. Various issues related to notifications issued to implement the QRMP scheme have been examined. In order to explain the scheme in simple terms and in order to ensure uniformity in implementation across field formations, the Commissioner, in exercise of its powers conferred under section 168 of the Haryana Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (hereinafter referred to as the HGST Act ), hereby clarifies various issues in succeeding paragraphs. 3. Eligibility for the Scheme In terms of Notification No. 98/GST-2, dated December 8, 2020 [1] , a registered person who is required to furnish a return in Form GSTR-3B, and who has an aggregate turnover of up to 5 crore rupees in the preceding financial year, is eligible for the QRMP Scheme. It is clarified that the aggregate annual turnover for the preceding financial year shall be calculated in the common portal taking into account the details furnished in the returns by the taxpayer for the tax periods in the ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Quarterly return 2. Registered persons having aggregate turnover of up to 1.5 crore rupees who have furnished Form GSTR-1 on monthly basis in the current financial year Monthly return 3. Registered persons having aggregate turnover more than 1.5 crore rupees and up to 5 crore rupees in the preceding financial year Quarterly return Above default option has been provided for the convenience of registered persons based on their anticipated behaviour. However, such registered persons are free to change the option as above, if they so desire, from 5th of December, 2020 to 31st of January, 2021. It is re-iterated that any taxpayer whose aggregate turnover has exceeded five crore rupees in the financial year 2020-21, shall opt out of the scheme. 4.4 Similarly, the facility for opting out of the scheme for a quarter will be available from first day of second month of preceding quarter to the last day of the first month of the quarter. 4.5 All persons who have obtained registration during any quarter or the registered persons opting out from paying tax under section 10 of the HGST Act during any quarter shall be able to opt for the scheme for the quarter for which the opting facility is ava ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... hese two invoices may be furnished using IFF. The details of the remaining 8 invoices shall be furnished in Form GSTR-1 of the said quarter. The two invoices furnished in IFF shall be reflected in Form GSTR-2B of the concerned recipient of the first month of the quarter and remaining eight invoices furnished in Form GSTR-1 shall be reflected in Form GSTR-2B of the concerned recipient of the last month of the quarter. The said facility would however be available, say for the month of July, from 1st August till 13th August. Similarly, for the month of August, the said facility will be available from 1st September till 13th September. It is re-iterated that said facility is not mandatory and is only an optional facility made available to the registered persons under the QRMP Scheme. 5.3 The details of invoices furnished using the said facility in the first two months are not required to be furnished again in Form GSTR-1. Accordingly, the details of outward supplies made by such a registered person during a quarter shall consist of details of invoices furnished using IFF for each of the first two months and the details of invoices furnished in Form GSTR-1 for the quarter. At his option ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... il either of the two tax payment method above in any of the two months of the quarter. 6.3 It is clarified that in case the balance in the electronic cash ledger and/or electronic credit ledger is adequate for the tax due for the first month of the quarter or where there is nil tax liability, the registered person may not deposit any amount for the said month. Similarly, for the second month of the quarter, in case the balance in the electronic cash ledger and/or electronic credit ledger is adequate for the cumulative tax due for the first and the second month of the quarter or where there is nil tax liability, the registered person may not deposit any amount. 6.4 Any claim of refund in respect of the amount deposited for the first two months of a quarter for payment of tax shall be permitted only after the return in Form GSTR-3B for the said quarter has been furnished. Further, this deposit cannot be used by the taxpayer for any other purpose till the filing of return for the quarter. 7. Quarterly filing of Form GSTR-3B Such registered persons would be required to furnish Form GSTR-3B, for each quarter, on or before 22nd or 24th day of the month succeeding such quarter. In Form GS ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ary was Rs. 40 and for February it was Rs. 42. No interest would be payable for the lesser amount of tax (i. e., Rs. 5 and Rs. 7 respectively) discharged in these two months provided that he discharges his entire liability for the quarter in the Form GSTR-3B of the quarter by the due date. Illustration 2 : A registered person, who has opted for the scheme, had paid a total amount of Rs. 100 in cash as tax liability in the previous quarter of October to December. He opts to pay tax under fixed sum method. He therefore pays Rs. 35 each on 25th February and 25th March for discharging tax liability for the first two months of quarter, viz., January and February. In his return for the quarter, it is found that total liability for the quarter net of available credit was Rs. 125 but he files the return on 30th April. Interest would be payable at applicable rate on Rs. 55 [Rs. 125 Rs. 70 (deposit made in cash ledger in M1 and M2)] for the period between due date of quarterly GSTR 3B and 30th April. 8.2 For registered person making payment of tax by opting self-assessment method interest amount would be payable as per the provision of section 50 of the HGST Act for tax or any part thereof ( ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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