Quarterly Return filing & Monthly Payment of Taxes (QRMP) scheme

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC) has launched the Quarterly Return filing & Monthly Payment of Taxes (QRMP) scheme under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) system. It has been launched for small taxpayers.

Key Facts

• The Taxpayers whose aggregate annual turnover is up to ?5 crore in the preceding financial year are eligible for this scheme.
• With this QRMP scheme, taxpayers having their turnover up to ?5 crore have the option to file their GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B returns quarterly from the January-March period.
• Taxpayers can make GST payments through challan every month.
• It will be done either by self-assessment of the monthly liability or 35% of net cash liability of previously filed GSTR-3B of the quarter.
• The return can also be filed through an SMS.

How return can be filed?

A registered person who have to file his GSTR-3B return quarterly should indicate the same on GST portal. It will start from the 1st of the second month of the preceding quarter and it can be filed until the last day of the first month of the quarter. Once the registered person opts for quarterly filing, the person will continue to file his return every quarter for all future tax periods.

Self Assessment Method (SAM)

The Self Assessment method is an existing method where the taxpayer can pay the tax liability by considering the tax liability on inward & outward supplies and the input tax credit. The taxpayer needs to manually arrive at the tax liability for the month. A registered person is not eligible for these procedures unless he has provided the return for the complete tax period preceding that month.