Difference Between GSTR-9 And GSTR-9C

Sakshi Jain, CA LLB at April 04, 2024

What is GSTR 9 and 9C

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has extended the due date for filing GSTR 9 and 9C for the financial year 2018-19 to 31 December 2020. It is important to note that these are 2 different statements and are applicable in different situations. In this article, we will help you understand the difference between GSTR 9 and 9C.

Difference Between GSTR-9 And 9C

Subject	GSTR-9	GSTR-9C
Law	Notified in Rule 80 under Section 44 of the CGST Act	Notified in Section 35(5) of Section 44 of the CGST Act
Nature	Consolidation of all GST returns (i.e. GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B) of the relevant Financial Year	Certified reconciliation statement (turnover, tax paid and ITC)
Type	GST Return	Reconciliation Statement
Certification	No (self-certified)	Yes (GST Auditor/ CA/CMA)
Signatories	Digitally signed by the taxpayer	Digital signed by GST Auditor/ CA/CMA and taxpayer
Applicability	All GST registered taxpayers^	GST registered taxpayers having an aggregate turnover of more than INR 2 crores^^
Due date for filing	31 December of the next Financial Year*	31 December of the next Financial Year (after GSTR-9 is filed)*
Late fees & Penalty	Late fees of INR 200 (INR 100 under CGST and INR 100 under SGST) per day of delay subject to a maximum of 0.25% of total turnover in respective State/UT.	Fixed amount - INR 25,000
Structure	6 parts	Part A: Reconciliation Statement (5 parts) Part B: Certificate (2 parts)
Annexures	Not Applicable	Audited financials of the taxpayer need to be annexed
Format	Download here	Download here

The above table depicted the GSTR 9 and 9C difference where law, nature, type, certification, and other things explained in an easy manner. In this way, a taxpayer can easily understand the gstr 9 vs gstr 9c, difference between 9 and 9C.

^For the Financial year 2018-19, filing of GSTR-9 for taxpayers with an annual turnover less than INR 2 crores is waived off. ^^For the Financial year 2018-19, filing of GSTR-9C for taxpayers with an annual turnover less than INR 5 crores is waived off. *The due date for filing GSTR-9 and GSTR-9C for the Financial year 2018-19 is 31 December 2020.

Important Points To Remember

GSTR-9 must be filed before filing GSTR-9C.
Taxpayers who are not required to file GSTR9 and GSTR9C are:
- Casual taxable person
- Non-Resident taxable person
- Input Service Distributor (ISD)
- Unique Identification Number (UIN) holders
- Online Information and Database Access Retrieval (OIDAR) service providers
- Composition dealers (They are required to file GSTR-9A)
- Taxpayers deducting/collecting TDS/TCS
GSTR-9 and GSTR-9C cannot be revised.
If a taxpayer has opted for composition scheme during the year, both GSTR-9 and GSTR-9A have to be filed for the respective periods.
Tax liability identified while filing the annual return can be deposited with the Government using DRC-03 form.
ITC, which is not claimed in GSTR-3B, cannot be claimed in GSTR-9.
As per a recent Press Release, it is clarified that the taxpayers are required to report only the values pertaining to Financial Year 2018-19 and the values concerning to Financial Year 2017-18 (which may have already been reported or adjusted) should be ignored.

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Sakshi Jain, CA LLB

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I am a content and marketing manager at Masters India. I am also a tax and finance content writer. I also write academic books on accounts and tax. I have an experience of 7+ years in Income Tax Read more...

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