GST systems resumes e-way bill blocking if monthly returns are not filed

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From the tax period starting from August 2021, GST systems will check the status of monthly returns filed and taxes paid by businesses in form of GSTR-3B or statements filed in form GST CMP-08 as per the regular procedure and block the generation of EWBs (e-way bill) in case of non-compliance as per rule, GST Network (GSTN) has said. The blocking comes after Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), last year had suspended the blocking of e-way bill generation to give compliance relief to non filers owing to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The company further said that the e-way bill generation facility has been blocked on the e-way bill portal for all the taxpayers. GSTN is the company which forms the technology backbone for goods and services tax.

File pending returns in GSTR 3B or CMP-08

According to the GST rules, the e-way bill generation facility would be restricted, if in case of the business failing to file the return in form GSTR-3B or statement in CMP-o8, for two consecutive tax periods or more.

GSTN said that for availing e-way bill generation facility on a continuous basis on the EWB portal, it is advised to file the pending GSTR 3B returns or CMP-08 Statement on regular basis.

Earlier in August, in an advisory to taxpayers, GSTN had said that the government has resumed the blocking of e-way bill generation facility on the EWB  portal, from August 15 onwards, for all taxpayers.

Therefore, the system will verify the status of returns filed in form GSTR-3B or the statements filed in Form GST CMP-08 (composition taxpayers filing quarterly returns) and bar e-way bill generation for non-filers after August 15, 2021, GSTN had said