Common Mistakes to Avoid During GST Return Process
                     
Common Mistakes to Avoid During GST 
Return Process
GST i.e. Goods & Services Tax Return is a document that contain 
details related to income/ sales and expenses/ purchases. It should 
be filed by every taxpayer who has been registered under GST and 
have a GSTIN i.e. GST Identification Number. But you need to be 
careful while GST Return Process. You should avoid some common 
mistakes during GST return filing. Here in this article we will discuss 
about such mistakes that usually taxpayers made during GST filing.
Eligibility Criteria for GST Return 
Process
• GST registered business
• A person with an annual turnover of more than Rs. 20 Lakhs.
• For some special states, the annual turnover limit is Rs. 10 
Lakhs.
• Person having valid GSTIN i.e. Goods & Services Tax 
Identification Number
• Regular businesses with an annual aggregate turnover of 
more than Rs. 5 Crores.
• There are also separate returns required to file in special 
cases like composition dealers (5 GSTR Filing)
Common Mistakes to avoid during GST 
Return Process
Lack of Documentation
One of the major errors of GST Return process is incomplete documentation. You should keep all 
the crucial documents including invoices, bill of supply, etc. organized in order to file GST Return 
appropriately.
Fail to File NIL GST Return
Sometimes taxpayers thought that there is no need of filing GST Return when their business 
makes no transactions during a specific tax period. But in that case you should file your NIL 
GST Return. Failure to doing so will lead to hefty penalties.
Incorrect Invoice Details
You should fill the appropriate invoice details including GSTIN, Invoice number, 
invoice date, place of supply, tax rate, etc. Incorrect details will lead to the 
compliance issues & penalties.
Common Mistakes to avoid during GST Return 
Process
Claiming Incorrect Input Tax Credit
If you claim incorrect Input Tax Credit and fail to reconcile your purchase data in GSTR-2A with 
the data that you have been filed in GSTR-3B, it will lead to compliance issues.
Wrong Categorization of Zero Rated Supply 
& Nil Rated Supply
Usually exports & supplies to an SEZ (Special Economic Zones) have been fall in the category 
of zero-rated supplies whereas goods & services with an applicable tax rate of 0% will come 
under Nil rate supply category. You need to be careful about this categorization.
Common Mistakes to avoid during GST Return 
Process
Reverse Charge Mechanism
Products & Services providers should make sure that they did not pay GST on services & 
products on which the Reverse Charge Mechanism has been applicable in order to avoid 
repeated payments of the tax.
Reporting & Payment of Tax Under wrong GST head
You need to report & pay the tax under correct GST Head including IGST, CGST, & SGST. If you 
fail to do so, it will lead to severe consequences including legal issues. So you just make sure 
that you file your return under correct GST head.
Conclusion
As we discussed earlier that GST Return Process is crucial e
specially for those who have been registered under GST. So
metimes taxpayers make mistakes while filing GST Return. 
So in this article we told you about the 1com0m%on mistakes th
at people can make while filing ITR. To get a clear picture yo
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