What are the different sections in the GSTR-9 return?
The GSTR-9 comprises six parts. Some sections are editable, some are fetched from the GST Portal, and others must be filled in manually by the taxpayer.
PART I - Basic Details
Contains the details of the tax payer such as the Financial Year, GSTIN, and Trade Name (Table 1, 2 and 3). These details are auto-populated by Zoho ERP.
PART II - Details of Outward and inward supplies declared during the financial year
Contains the details of all sales and purchases during the return filing period.
| Table | Description | Format | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Table 4 | Details of advances, inward and outward supplies on which tax is payable as declared in returns filed during the financial year. | Can be edited in Zoho ERP. | Data available in Zoho ERP and fetched from GSTN. Can be updated based on invoices, credit notes, and customer debit notes created with taxes during the return period. |
| Table 5 | Details of Outward supplies on which tax is not payable as declared in returns filed during the financial year. | Can be edited in Zoho ERP | Data available in Zoho ERP and fetched from GSTN. Can be updated based on invoices, credit notes, and customer debit notes created without taxes, and transactions where tax is applied under reverse charge during the return period. |
PART III - Details of ITC as declared in returns filed during the financial year
Contains all the Input Tax Credit (ITC) related details of your purchase transactions during your return filing period.
| Table | Description | Format | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Table 6 | Details of ITC availed as declared in returns filed during the financial year | Table 6A, B, C, D, E, F cannot be edited in Zoho ERP. Table 6G, K, L can be edited in Zoho ERP. | Table 6A,G,K,L- Auto-populated by GST Portal. Table 6B,C,D,E,F- computed by Zoho ERP. Tables 6G, 6K, and 6L can be updated based on GSTR-3B, TRAN-1, TRAN-2, and ITC claimed through ISD returns |
| Table 7 | Details of ITC Reversed and Ineligible ITC as declared in returns filed during the financial year. | Can be edited in Zoho ERP. | Can be updated based on the purchase transactions created as ineligible for ITC. |
| Table 8 | Other ITC related information. | Cannot be edited in Zoho ERP. | Table 8A is auto-populated by the GSTN. Tables 8B to 8K must be filled in the GST Portal based on ITC availed. |
PART IV - Details of tax paid as declared in returns filed during the financial year
Contains details of taxes paid during the return filing period. Table 9 is auto-populated by the GST Portal. However, the Tax Payable column can be edited.
PART V - Particulars of the transactions for the previous FY declared in returns of April to September of current FY or upto date of filing of annual return of previous FY whichever is earlier
| Table | Description | Format | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Table 10 | Supplies or tax declared through amendments (+) (net of debit notes). | Cannot be edited in Zoho ERP. | Auto-populated by Zoho ERP. |
| Table 11 | Supplies or tax reduced through amendments (–) (net of credit notes). | Cannot be edited in Zoho ERP. | Auto-populated by Zoho ERP. |
| Table 12 | Reversal of ITC availed during previous financial year. | Cannot be edited in Zoho ERP. | Must be updated manually in the GST Portal. Can be updated based on ITC reversal reported in GSTR-3B. |
| Table 13 | ITC availed for the previous financial year. | Can be edited in Zoho ERP. | Must be entered manually in Zoho ERP. Can be updated based on ITC available in GSTR-3B. |
| Table 14 | Differential tax paid on account of declaration in 10 & 11 above. | Cannot be edited in Zoho ERP. | Auto-populated by Zoho ERP. |
PART VI: Other Information
Contains details of refunds, HSN, SAC, late fees and so on.
| Table | Description | Format | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Table 15 | Details of demands and refunds. | Cannot be edited in Zoho ERP. | Must be updated manually in the GST Portal. |
| Table 16 | Information on supplies received from composition taxpayers, deemed supplies under Section 143, and goods sent on an approval basis. | Cannot be edited in Zoho ERP. | Table 16A is auto-populated by Zoho ERP. Tables 16B and 16C must be updated manually in the GST Portal. |
| Table 17 | HSN Wise Summary of outward supplies. | Cannot be edited in Zoho ERP. | Auto-populated by Zoho ERP (If HSN/SAC is provided in items module). |
| Table 18 | HSN Wise Summary of Inward supplies. | Cannot be edited in Zoho ERP. | Auto-populated by Zoho ERP (If HSN/SAC is provided in items module). |
| Table 19 | Late fee payable and paid. | Cannot be edited in Zoho ERP. | Computed in the GST Portal. |
Based on the details mentioned above you will be able to update the values in the Fetch and Update tab. Once you have updated the details, you can proceed to push them to the GST Portal.