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When a purchase is missing from GSTR-2B

A purchase in the books and a row in GSTR-2B are not the same thing. Future Tax marks what can be claimed before GSTR-3B is filed. The office is at 515 Trichy Road, Singanallur.

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This page is the check when a purchase invoice is missing from GSTR-2B. Filing GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B stays on the GST filing page. Do not send the GST password in chat. Call +91 94454 38387.

What GSTR-2B is

GSTR-2B is the auto-drafted input-tax statement for that tax period. It is usually available around the 14th. Confirm the statement on the GST portal for that period before the return is prepared. Table 4 of GSTR-3B may bring in figures from GSTR-2B. Check Table 4 before you file.

Missing from GSTR-2B

If the invoice is in the purchase register and absent from GSTR-2B, do not claim that credit in the current GSTR-3B. Section 16(2)(aa) requires the supplier's details to be in GSTR-2B before that credit is taken. Ask the supplier to report or correct the invoice in their return. The credit can be considered in a later period only if it then appears in GSTR-2B and the other conditions for credit are met.

Present in GSTR-2B

An invoice that is in both the books and GSTR-2B can support eligible credit when the credit is not blocked. Credit blocked under section 17(5) stays out even when the invoice is in GSTR-2B. The categories are on the GST filing page.

DRC-01C

The portal can issue Form DRC-01C when the difference between GSTR-2B and GSTR-3B crosses the limit in the notification. A reply is due within 7 days. Future Tax prepares that reply from the invoices. The amount of the difference, and whether a reply is due, are read from the form. A GST notice that is not this mismatch stays on the notice page.

Before the return is filed

  1. Send the purchase register, GSTR-2B, and any invoice that is in the books only.
  2. The desk marks matched, missing, and blocked credit, and lists what is still open.
  3. You approve the draft. GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B are filed after that approval.
  4. The acknowledgement is shared after the portal accepts the return. Confirm the due date for that period on the GST portal.

Monthly GST filing starts at ₹500 on the Coimbatore GST filing page. A month with many missing invoices costs more. The quote is confirmed before filing. The first discussion is free. The length depends on the file.

Common questions

The invoice is in my books but not in GSTR-2B. Can I claim it?

No. Do not claim that credit in the current GSTR-3B. Section 16(2)(aa) requires the supplier's details to be in GSTR-2B before that credit is taken. Ask the supplier to report the invoice. The credit can be considered in a later period only if it then appears in GSTR-2B and the other conditions are met.

The invoice is in GSTR-2B. Is the credit automatic?

No. A matched invoice can support eligible credit only when the credit is not blocked. Credit blocked under section 17(5) stays out even when the invoice is in GSTR-2B.

What if the portal sends DRC-01C?

Form DRC-01C can be issued when the difference between GSTR-2B and GSTR-3B crosses the limit in the notification. A reply is due within 7 days. The reply depends on the invoices and the date on the form.

Related pages

GST filing onlineGSTR-1 and GSTR-3B GST filing CoimbatoreSinganallur desk GST notice replyWhen a notice arrives DRC-01BGSTR-1 and GSTR-3B differ Contact+91 94454 38387

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