UP GST-Only 11 percent traders have filed GTRB-3B for July.

UP GST-Only 11 percent traders have filed GTRB-3B for July. Out of total erstwhile traders registered under Commercial Tax only 86038 traders have filed return for the July

A letter written by UP Commercial Tax Commissioner shows a grim picture of GST implementation in the State of U.P. The letter reveals that nearly ¼ traders have not migrated yet and out of those fully migrated barely 11% (approx) of traders have filed GTRB-3B for the month of July.

In GST Regime which was made applicable from 1^st July, 2017, traders/dealers already registered with the Uttar Pradesh Commercial Tax Department were compulsorily required to migrate to Goods and Service Tax Network (GSTN) Portal. Online services at GSTN Portal can be accessed through Login only after such migration.

However, as per recent communication dated 28^th Sep, 2017 issued by the Commissioner of Commercial Tax, U.P., till now, only 654845 (75.32%) dealers have completely migrated. Currently, out of dealers already registered with the Department, 782226 (89.28%) have enabled activation by filling Part-A at GSTN Portal through their Provisional I.D. and password, but they have not completely migrated by filling the information required in the fields of the other part.

As per the said letter, the zone/region-wise list of dealers left from migration has been sent to the Login of all Additional/Joint Commissioners with direction to contact the concerned dealers personally and get their migration completed at top most priority by resolving their problems.

Also, as per the said letter, the both, migrated and the newly registered dealers were required to  GSTR-3B for the month of July and August. However as per analysis of GSTN data, only 86038 traders have filed return for the July month but have not filed the return for the month of August. This information has also been sent to the Login of all Additional/Joint Commissioners with direction to provide them IT/computer related help as required particularly to small and medium sized traders.

The letter directs that attempt be made to get the returns filed by the traders on top priority basis by resolving the problems faced by the traders. Also it has been directed that a zone level compilation be made of problems faced by the traders in return filing procedures, doubts regarding GST rates, legal doubts, IT related and HSN Code related all problems. The said compilation is to be sent by 4^th October, 2017.