Government Rolls Out Facility of Filing of Nil GST Return through SMS

In a significant move towards taxpayer facilitation, the Government has today onwards allowed the filing of "NIL" GST monthly Return in FORM GSTR-3B through SMS. Earlier, The Govt. has come up with such relief measures in the form of allowing Return filing through EVC for Taxpayers of all categories.

This latest move will substantially improve ease of GST compliance for over 22 lakh registered taxpayers who had to otherwise log into their account on the common portal and then file their returns every month. Now, taxpayers with NIL liability need not log on to the GST Portal and may file their NIL returns through an SMS.

For this purpose, the functionality of filing Nil FORM GSTR-3B through SMS has been made available on the GSTN portal with immediate effect. The status of the returns so filed can be tracked on the GST Portal by logging in to GSTIN account and navigating to Services > Returns > Track Return Status.

The procedure to file Nil returns by SMS is as follows: -

Step	SMS to "14409"	Receive from VD-GSTIND
Initiate Nil  Filing	NIL <space> 3B <space> GSTIN <space> Tax period Eg." NIL" 3B "09XXXXXXXXXXXZC" 052020	"123456" is the CODE for NIL filing of GSTR-3B for "09XXXXXXXXXXXZC" for period May 2020.Code Validity 30 Min.
Confirming  Nil  Filing	CNF<space>3B<space>Code Eg., CNF 3B 123456	Your, "09XXXXXXXXXXXZC", GSTR-3B for May 2020 is filed successfully and acknowledged vide ARN is AA070219000384. Please use this ARN to track the status of your return.
For Help,  Anytime	HELP  <Space> 3B Eg. Help 3B	To file NIL return of GSTIN for Mar 2020: NIL 3B "07CQZCD1111I4Z7" 032020. To confirm Nil filing: CNF 3B CODE. For More details, Visit-"www.gst.gov.in"

Source: Press Information Bureau

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