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Adjustments in turnover due to reasons not listed above

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..... Adjustments in turnover due to reasons not listed above
Query (Issue) Started By: - Affirmservicesconsultancy Privatelimited Dated:- 21-7-2024 Last Reply Date:- 26-7-2024 Goods and Services Tax - GST
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R/sirs A taxpayer declared same turnover in his sales register/GSTR 9 but in the PL account the TP declares the turnover more than the sales register/GSTR 9. During fil .....

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..... ing of the GSTR 9C, it is declared in the column- Adjustments in turnover due to reasons not listed above. when asking about the details, no satisfactory reply received. The TP enhance the turnover in the PL and declare that this is not related to sale. it is answered that we have declared the enhanced figure with income tax and no GST liability arises on this. Please guide that GST liability ari .....

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..... ses or not in this matter. Reply By RaamSrinivasan Kalpathi: The Reply: Kindly go through the notes to accounts attached to the Statement of Profit and Loss and see if there are any break-up available. You may ignore if the differences arises due to the following heads: Interest income, Receipts from employees for breach of contract, supplier credits (pl check if proportionate ITC is reversed a .....

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..... s per Rule 42) or customer product advance receipts written back, SEIS/ MEIS/ Rodtep/ ROSCTL income, insurance claim receipts (not adjusted with relevant head of expenditure). Else, I am afraid that there may be a possibility of escapement of turnover. Thanks Reply By KASTURI SETHI: The Reply: The CGST department will issue SCN on the basis of the figures declared with Income Tax department. .....

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..... In order to avoid SCN, try to explain and justify the difference with documentary evidences to the Proper Officer, CGST/SGST department prior to issuance of SCN on the basis of expert advice given by Sh. Raam Srinivasan Kalpahi Ji. Normally in such a situation SCN is issued. A SCN is also an opportunity to defend. So it depends upon how you present your case before the Officer. Reply By Padmanat .....

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..... han Kollengode: The Reply: There seems to be inherent problems in the client's accounts. That is to say, his P/L does not match with his books of accounts (sales register). This is in violation of all basic tenets as the Financial Statement is not reflecting a true and fair view of the accounts (from accounting & auditing POV, Income tax POV and also GST POV) and will land the client (even th .....

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..... e auditor) in big problems. Nevertheless, if SCN is issued by the Department at this stage, it is still defendable in my opinion. The Department cannot simply tax the amount shown as "adjustments in turnover due to reasons not listed above", without establishing first that such amount is "consideration for supply". Consequently, Time of supply, Place of supply, classification, .....

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..... etc... also have to be established qua the supply and without which, the SCN will be vague and will not sustain. That being said, since the P/L does not reflect a true and fair view of the accounts, the Department can carry out Audit, Special Audit, inquiry/ investigation etc in their powers to ascertain the true picture and raise demands accordingly. Reply By Padmanathan Kollengode: The Reply: .....

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..... My Post 3 is assuming that the difference is not due to genuine reasons such as those mentioned by Sri Srinivas Kalpathi Ji in his Post 1. This assumption is because of the inference from the query viz., "turnover more than the sales register" and "no satisfactory reply received" , "TP enhanced the turnover in the PL" etc. Reply By Shilpi Jain: The Reply: It is im .....

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..... portant to know what is the transaction undertaken for the differential income. Is it interest or any other exempt or no supply item? If yes, no liability. Else liability may arise.
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