26/03/2025
*Attention Business Owners & GST Registrants,*
As we approach the close of the financial year 2024-25, *it’s crucial to complete key GST-related tasks by March 31, 2025, to ensure smooth compliance.*
Here are some essential year-end actions to take:
1. Document Numbering for FY 2025-26
• Set up a new, unique, and sequential numbering system for invoices, credit notes, and other documents for the upcoming financial year, effective from April 1, 2025.
2. Renewal of Letter of Undertaking (LUT)
• Exporters planning to make exports without IGST payment must submit a fresh LUT for FY 2025-26 before the deadline.
3. Input Service Distributor (ISD) Registration
• From April 1, 2025, ISD registration is mandatory for distributing common input tax credits across multiple GST registrations. Ensure you obtain a separate ISD registration if required.
4. GST Amnesty Scheme
• Taxpayers looking to benefit from the GST Amnesty Scheme should make full tax payments before March 31, 2025, to take advantage of waivers.
5. GSTR-9C Late Fee Waiver
• Businesses that missed filing GSTR-9C for FY 2017-18 to FY 2022-23 can file it by March 31, 2025, to avoid late fees.
6. Goods Transport Agencies (GTA) Compliance
• GTAs opting for the forward charge mechanism for GST payment must submit the required declaration before the due date.
7. E-Invoicing Compliance
• Businesses with a turnover exceeding ₹5 crore must generate IRNs for B2B invoices & export invoices from April 1, 2025, onwards.
8. Annual ITC Reversal Adjustments (Rules 42 & 43)
• Taxpayers availing ITC on inputs and capital goods on a proportionate basis must complete their annual reversal calculations.
9. Outward Supplies Reconciliation
• Ensure alignment of GSTR-1 with GSTR-3B, financial books, E-Way Bill data, and E-Invoice data to prevent discrepancies.
10. ITC Reconciliation for Purchases
• Match ITC claimed in GSTR-3B with the ITC available in GSTR-2B, and reconcile ITC balances in books with return data.
11. Tax Ledger Reconciliation
• Verify and match your closing GST balance with records on the GST portal (E-Credit Ledger & E-Cash Ledger).
12. Declaration of “Specified Premises”
• Taxpayers have the option to declare specific premises under the new compliance guidelines voluntarily.