23/01/2021
QUARTERLY RETURN MONTHLY PAYMENT SCHEME (QRMP) w.e.f 1st Jan 2021
1. A register person having aggregate turnover up to 5 crore rupees in the preceding financial year is eligible furnish return quarterly basis along with monthly payment of tax.
2. If aggregate turnover exceeds 5 crore rupees during any quarter in the current financial year, the registered person shall not be eligible for QRMP scheme from the next quarter, from 1st day of second month of last quarter to the last day of the first month of the current quarter.
3. A register person can select this option for any quarter from 1st day of second month of last quarter to the last day of the first month of the current quarter. Last quarterly return must be filed before selecting the option.
4. If option selected once, it continues as default for the year unless the register person change it.
5. The first quarter of the QRMP scheme is Jan 2021 to March 2021. All registered persons, whose aggregate turnover for the FY 2019-20 is up to 5 crores and who have file the GSTR-3B return for the of Oct, 2020 on or before 30th Nov 2020, shall be default migrate on common portal for QRMP scheme as below:-
(a) Registered person having aggregate turnover up to 1.5 crore rupees and have file GSTR-1 on quarterly basis in the current financial year, Quarterly return ( Default option)
(b) Registered person having aggregate turnover up to 1.5 crore rupees and have file GSTR-1 on monthly basis in the current financial year, Monthly return ( Default option)
(c) Registered person having aggregate turnover more than 1.5 crore rupees and up to 5 crore rupees in the preceding financial year, Quarterly return (Default option).
However, such registered persons are free to change the default option as above from 5th Dec, 2020 to 31st Jan, 2021. The register persons, who have not filed their return for Oct, 2020 on or before 30th Nov, 2020 will not be migrated to the scheme, they will able to select that after filling the said return.
6. All persons who have obtained registration during any quarter or the registered persons opting out from paying tax under Section 10 of the CGST Act during any quarter shall be able to select the Scheme for the quarter for which the opting facility is available.
7. The option to avail the QRMP Scheme is GSTIN wise and therefore, distinct persons as defined in Section 25 of the CGST Act (different GSTINs on same PAN) have the option to avail the QRMP Scheme for one or more GSTINs. In other words, some GSTINs for that PAN can select for the QRMP Scheme and remaining GSTINs may not select for the Scheme.
8. The registered persons selecting for the QRMP Scheme would be required to furnish the details of sales in FORM GSTR-1 quarterly as per the rule 59 of the CGST Rule. For each of the first and second months of a quarter, such a registered person will have the Invoice Furnishing Facility ( IFF) to furnish the details of such sales to a registered person, as he may consider necessary, between the 1st day of the succeeding month till the 13th day of the succeeding month. The said details of sales shall not exceed the value of 50 lack rupees in each month. After 13th of the month, this facility for furnishing IFF for previous month would not be available. As a facilitation measure, continuous upload of invoices would also be provided for the registered persons wherein they can save the invoices in IFF from the 1st day of the month till 13th day of the succeeding month. The facility of furnishing details of invoices in IFF has been provided so as to allow details of such sales to be duly reflected in the FORM GSTR-2A and FORM GSTR-2B of the concerned recipient.
The IFF facility is not mandatory and is only an optional facility made available to the registered persons under the QRMP Scheme.
9. The details of invoices furnished using the said facilities in the first two months are not required to be furnished again in FORM GSTR-1. Accordingly, the details of sales 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, a registered person may choose to furnish the details of sales made during a quarter in FORM GSTR-1 only, without using the IFF
10. MONTHLY PAYMENT OF TAX: - The registered person under the QRMP Scheme would be required to pay the tax due in each of the first two months of the quarter by depositing the due amount in FORM GST PMT-06, by the 25th day of the month succeeding such month. While generating the challan, taxpayers should select “Monthly payment for quarterly taxpayer” as reason for generating the challan. The said person can use any of the following two options provided below for monthly payment of tax during the first two months:-
a. Fixed Sum Method: A facility is being made available on the portal for generating a pre-filled challan in FORM GST PMT-06 for an amount equal to 35% of the tax paid in cash in the previous quarter where the return was furnished quarterly; or equal to the tax paid in cash in the last month of the immediately previous quarter where the return was furnished monthly.
b. Self-Assessment Method: The said persons, in any case, can pay the tax due by considering the tax liability on inward and outward supplies and the input tax credit available in FORM GST PMT-06. In order to facilitate ascertainment of the ITC available for the month, an auto-drafted input tax credit statement has been made available in FORM GSTR-2B, for every month.
11. 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.
12. 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.
13. 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 GSTR-3B, they shall declare the supplies made during the quarter, ITC availed during the quarter and all other details required to be furnished therein. The amount deposited by the registered person in the first two months shall be debited solely for the purposes of offsetting the liability furnished in that quarter’s FORM GSTR-3B. However, any amount left after filing of that quarter’s FORM GSTR-3B may either be claimed as refund or may be used for any other purpose in subsequent quarters. In case of cancellation of registration of such person during any of the first two months of the quarter, he is still required to furnish return in FORM GSTR-3B for the relevant tax period.