GST Portal Update: New functionalities deployed on the GST Portal

Module wise new functionalities deployed on the GST Portal for taxpayers – January 2022.

GST Portal Update – Various new functionalities are implemented on the GST Portal, from time to time, for stakeholders. In the month of January 2022, the following changes are made:

1. Registration Module:

  • i. Aadhar authentication made mandatory for filing of the Revocation application.
  • ii. Submission of Aadhar enrolment ID for e- KYC verification for existing and new registrations.
  • iii. Triggering of alerts to Returns Module in case of change in status/ category of taxpayer.
  • iv. Filing of revocation application even after 30 calendar days (but within 90 calendar days).

2. Return:

  • i. Change in filling frequency of ITC-04 (turnover > 5 crores – half-yearly filling, otherwise annually)
  • ii. Enhancements in Search HSN functionality.
  • iii. Blocking filing of the statement of outward supplies in Form GSTR1 in case of non-filing of returns. In Form GSTR-3B for the preceding tax period.

3. Refund:

  • i. Few basic changes in Track Application Status such as showing information about tax period, GSTIN, etc.
  • ii. Aadhar authentication made mandatory for refund.

4. Payment:

Removal of names of merged Banks from GST Portal.

5. Front End:

  • i. Press release section has relocated from ‘Home’ page to ‘Help and Taxpayer Facilities’.
  • ii. Upgrade of digital signature utility – emsigner from ver 2.6 to ver 2.8.
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Key-highlights of GST Proposals in Finance Bill 2022

Key-highlights of GST Proposals in Finance Bill 2022 –

  • ⦁ Time-limit to avail ITC u/s 16 (4) extended till 30th November of next year from 30th September.
  • ⦁ Additional Condition for availing of ITC u/s 16 (2)- ITC can be availed only if the same is not restricted to GSTR-2B.
  • ⦁ Composition Tax Payer’s Registration can be canceled suo-moto if they have not filed their GSTR-4 return of 3 months from the due date.
  • ⦁ Credit Notes in respect of a supply made in a financial year can be issued by 30th November of next financial year (currently allowed till 30th September).
  • ⦁ Any rectification of an error in GSTR-1/ GSTR-3B is now permitted until 30th November of the next financial year (currently allowed till 30th September).
  • ⦁ The two-way communication process in filing GST returns is scrapped.
  • ⦁ The due date for filing a return by a non-resident taxable person is prescribed as the 13th day of next month.
  • ⦁ Section 41 of the CGST Act is being substituted so as to do away with the concept of “claim” of ITC on a “provisional” basis.
  • ⦁ Section 47 of the CGST Act is being amended to provide for a levy of late fees for delayed filing of TCS returns.
  • ⦁ Section 49 of the CGST Act is being amended so as to provide for restrictions for utilizing the amount available in the electronic credit ledger.
  • ⦁ Section 49 of the CGST Act is being amended so as to allow transfer of amount available in the E-cash ledger of a registered person to the E-cash ledger of a distinct person;
  • ⦁ Section 49 of the CGST Act is being amended so as to provide for prescribing the maximum proportion of output tax liability which may be discharged through the electronic credit ledger.
  • ⦁ Section 50 (3) of the CGST Act is being substituted retrospectively, with effect from the 1st July 2017, so as to provide for levy of interest on input tax credit wrongly availed and utilized. (Meaning, thereby, interest will not be levied if ITC is not utilized).
  • ⦁ Refund claim of any balance in the electronic cash ledger shall be made available.
  • ⦁ Rate of interest u/s 50 (3) prescribed as 18% in all cases.

The textile industry is seeing a major shift in terms of growth –

The textile industry is seeing a major shift in terms of growth. It’s outperforming. Re-rating of the entire Indian textile industry in focus. Hold tight for big-time returns as robust export opportunities give strong and sustainable earnings visibility Textile company shares bucked the weak market trend and rallied on Thursday as improving exports of cotton and made-up apparel, along with attractive valuation and earnings growth visibility, made analysts bullish on the sector.

Shares of Super Fine Knitters, Super Spinning, and Filatex India rallied up to 10 percent on Thursday. Those of JCT, Surat Textile, Swasti Vinayaka, KPR Mill, Sumeet Industries, Bhandari Hosiery, Minaxi Textiles, and Bombay Rayon, gained between 4 percent and 5 percent, and Gokaldas Exports, Suryaamba Spin, and Vardhman Textiles also ended in the green.

In comparison, the S&P BSE Sensex fell over 1 percent, or 621 points, and closed the session in the 60,000-mark. Further, the US-China trade war and imposition of additional duties on Chinese T&A imports have forced US-based importers to scout other destinations such as India.

In December, the US signed into law legislation that bans imports from China Xinjiang region over concerns about forced labor. As Xinjiang makes up nearly 20 percent of the global cotton market, the supply re-adjustment on account of this ban has led to more demand for Indian cotton and cotton yarn, analysts at Spark Capital said while initiating coverage of the sector.

They highlighted that cotton and cotton yarn exports from India have surged at a 34 percent CAGR (between April and October) from FY19-21. The US market accounts for 15 percent of global T&A imports. Countries such as China, Bangladesh, Vietnam, and Cambodia have become reliant on India for their cotton requirements after the ban, and Indian cotton exports have skyrocketed in the past eight months. Separately, India has witnessed increased exports in the made-up segment. The demand in the segment has significantly increased because of lockdown-led home confinements and the pandemic-induced new standard operating procedures (SoPs) which has led to the underlying volume demand improving. India being the second-largest supplier of made-ups naturally benefitted on account of Chinese suppliers losing market share, Spark Capital pointed out.

The government’s stance on free trade agreements (FTAs) is a welcome policy change for the T&A players. The stocks in the sector are also ripe for a re-rating as robust export opportunities give strong and sustainable earnings visibility, say analysts at ICICI Securities. Revival in the hospitality sector, along with duty reimbursement by the government of India, and market share gain on China 1 theme will drive earnings trajectory. Spread between yarn and cotton prices continues to remain high and should enable yarn producers to report strong earnings for Q3FY22, said a note by JM Financial.

From an investment viewpoint, analysts suggest playing the theme by going long on Suryaamba Spin, Vardhman Textiles, Trident, Sutlej Textiles, Alok Industries, KPR Mill, Nitin Spinners, Welspun India, Indo Count, Himatsingka Seide, Gokaldas Exports. This should be seen as a buying opportunity. Whenever market gives a dip, focus on these stocks.

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S.269SS and S.269T mandate that transactions in the nature of acceptance/repayment of loan/ deposit etc should be done through account payee cheque or account payee bank draft or use of electronic clearing system through a bank account. Non-adherence of provisions of S.269SS or S.269T invites penalty u/s 271D & E, respectively. However, S.273B provides a safe harbor if such default is because of a reasonable cause.

In its recent judgment Mumbai ITAT has observed, 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝗯𝘆 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗽 𝗼𝗳 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝗲𝘅𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲. Such business constraints, exigencies, and administrative convenience 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗦.𝟮𝟳𝟯𝗕 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘁𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀.

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