GST Advance Receipts

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Regular Transactions

Advance Receipt from Customer

Journal voucher to raise the liability

Sales invoice linked to an advance receipt voucher

Reverse the tax liability on advance receipt

Record a refund voucher

Reverse the liability on cancellation of a transaction

Transactions under Reverse Charge

Advance Receipt from Customer

Sales invoice linked to an advance receipt voucher

Record a refund voucher

Advance Receipts if Turnover is Less than Rs. 1.5 Crores

If your turnover in the previous financial year was less than Rs. 1.5 crores you need not pay tax on advance receipts. The tax liability calculation on advance receipts for supply of goods is disabled by default.

The journal transactions recorded to account for tax liability on advance receipts for supply of goods will not be included in GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B returns. All adjustment transactions recorded for this purpose using the following journal flags will be moved under Not relevant for returns in GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B reports.

Nature of Adjustment	Additional Details
Increase of Tax Liability	Advance Receipts for Export/SEZ sales
Increase of Tax Liability	On Account of Advance Receipts
Decrease of Tax Liability	Cancellation of Advance Receipts
Decrease of Tax Liability	Cancellation of Advance Receipts for Exports/SEZ sales
Decrease of Tax Liability	Sales against Advance Receipts
Decrease of Tax Liability	Sales against Advance Receipts for Export/SEZ sales

Advance Receipts if Turnover is More than Rs. 1.5 Crores

You can record the advance amount received from customers in a receipt voucher by marking it as advance receipt, and print it with the required GST details.

If the turnover of your business is over and above Rs 1.5 crores, set the option Enable tax liability on advance receipts to Yes in the Company GST Details screen to calculate tax liability on advance receipts. The liability will be included in GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B returns.

You need to pay GST for any advance received for goods or services, if the supply is not fulfilled in the same period.

When a sales invoice is raised against an advance received in a different tax period, you need to track the sales against the advance received.

Advance receipt for orders completed in the same month

Advance receipt > Outward supply > File returns

Advance receipt for orders completed in subsequent month

Advance receipt > Raise tax liability > File returns > Outward supply in the next month > Reverse tax liability of advance amount > File returns

Advance receipt for orders cancelled in the same month

Advance receipt > Refund the amount > File returns

Advance receipt for orders cancelled in subsequent month

Advance receipt > Raise tax liability > File return > Refund the amount > Reverse the tax liability > File returns

Regular Taxable Transactions

Advance Receipt from Customer

To record a receipt voucher for advance received from customer

1. Go to Gateway of Tally > Accounting Vouchers > F6: Receipt .

2. Click V : Advance Receipt to mark the voucher for advance receipt.

3. Account : Select the bank to which the payment will be made.

4. Select the party ledger. Ensure the bill-wise details is enabled in the ledger master.

The Advance Receipt Details screen appears with the list of stock items. To select a ledger, click L : Show Ledgers . Click F12: Configure and set the options:

● Allow to provide rate of stock items? to Yes , to enter/alter the slab rate of the stock item.

● Allow to provide quantity for calculation of cess on quantity? to Yes , to enter the cess rate and cess rate per unit.

● Allow modification of tax details? to Yes , to override the GST and cess rates in the voucher.

5. Select the stock item (goods enabled for GST) or ledger (services enabled for GST).

6. Enter the Advance Amount , which is inclusive of GST . You can adjust this against the sales invoice partially/fully, based on the sale value. At the end of the month, depending on the balance amount of the advance available, you can record a journal voucher to raise the liability.

Based on the amount entered, the break-up of the GST amount gets auto calculated for Central Tax , State Tax , and Cess , if applicable. The Advance Receipt Details screen appears as shown below:

7. Press Ctrl+A to accept the Advance Receipt Details screen and return to the receipt voucher.

8. Select the type of reference as Advance and enter the reference details in the Bill-wise Details screen.

9. Accept the receipt voucher.

10. Click P : Print . To print the State Name , Code , and Place of Supply in the voucher, click F12: Configure and set the options as given below:

● Print State Name & State Code? to Yes .

● Print Place of Supply? to Yes .

● Press Ctrl+A to accept.

11. Set Print GST Advance Receipt? to Yes , as shown below:

12. Press Enter to print.

The printed receipt voucher with the GST details appears as shown below:

Journal voucher to raise the liability

To record a journal voucher to raise the liability

1. Go to Gateway of Tally > Accounting Vouchers > F7: Journal .

2. Click J : Stat Adjustment .

3. Select the options as shown below:

4. Debit the expense ledger, or the ledger grouped under Current Assets.

5. Credit the GST ledgers for the tax on advance receipt. Enter the tax Rate and T axable Value in the GST Details screen displayed for each tax ledger.

6. Set the option Provide GST Details? to Yes .

7. In the Statutory Details screen, select the party ledger.

Note: Place of supply has to be entered. You need not provide the party details.

8. Press Enter to save.

9. Press Ctrl+A to accept the voucher.

The tax liability raised on the advance amount appears in GSTR-1 , as shown below:

Reversing the liability on advance receipt after sales

Sales invoice linked to an advance receipt voucher

When the sales invoice is recorded, the receipt voucher has to be linked to it by selecting the Type of Ref as Agst Ref in the Bill-wise Details screen of the sales invoice.

The GSTR-1 report displays the sales invoice, with tax on sales and advance amount as shown below:

To reverse the tax liability on advance receipt

1. Go to Gateway of Tally > Accounting Vouchers > F7: Journal .

2. Click J : Stat Adjustment .

3. Select the options as shown below:

4. Debit the GST ledgers, and enter the tax Rate and Taxable Value in the GST Details screen displayed for each tax ledger.

5. Credit the expense ledger, or the ledger grouped under Current Assets for tax on advance receipt.

6. Set the option Provide GST Details to Yes . Enter the details of advance receipt and select the party ledger.

The GSTR-1 report appears as shown below:

Reversal of GST on account of cancellation of advance receipt

If an advance receipt voucher is recorded, a journal voucher is recorded to raise the tax liability, and then the transaction is cancelled partially or fully:

● Record a refund voucher to return the advance amount .

● Record a journal voucher to reverse the tax liability .

Record an advance receipt voucher as shown below:

Record a journal voucher to raise the tax liability as shown below:

To record a refund voucher

1. Go to Gateway of Tally > Accounting Vouchers > F5: Payment .

2. Click F : Refund of Adv. Recvd.

3. Select the bank Account .

4. Select the party ledger. Ensure the bill-wise details is enabled in the ledger master.

5. Click F12: Configure > F12: Advanced . Enable the option Show Party Details for GST? to view the Party Details screen, and provide the relevant details.

6. In the Refund Details section, the list of stock items appears for selection. To select a ledger, click L : Show Ledgers . Click F12: Configure and set the options:

● Allow to provide rate of stock items? to Yes , to enter/alter the slab rate of the stock item.

● Allow to provide quantity for calculation of cess on quantity? to Yes , to enter the cess rate and cess rate per unit.

● Allow modification of tax details? to Yes , to override GST and cess rates in the voucher.

7. Select the stock item (goods enabled for GST) or ledger name (services enabled for GST).

8. Enter the Refund Amount , which is inclusive of GST. The break-up of the GST amount gets auto calculated for Central Tax , State Tax , and Cess , if applicable. The Refund Details section appears as shown below:

9. Press Ctrl+A to accept and return to the payment voucher.

10. Select the type of reference as Agst Ref , and select the reference details in the Bill-wise Details screen.

11. Set Provide GST details? to Yes , and enter the Receipt No. and Date of the advance receipt.

12. Press Enter to save.

13. Click P : Print and set Print Refund Voucher? to Yes , as shown below:

14. Press Enter to print.

The printed refund voucher appears as shown below:

To reverse the liability on cancellation of a transaction

1. Go to Gateway of Tally > Accounting Vouchers > F7: Journal .

2. Select the options as shown below:

3. Debit the GST ledgers and credit the ledger grouped under Current Assets .

4. Enable the option Provide GST Details?

5. Enter the details of the receipt voucher and refund voucher, and select the party ledger as shown below:

Note: Place of supply has to be entered. You need not provide the party details.

6. Press Enter to save. The journal voucher appears as shown below:

7. Press Enter to save.

The GSTR-1 report appears as shown below: