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Key Benefits

  • Mandatory GST compliance even with zero business activity
  • Avoids late fees, interest, and system-generated notices
  • Prevents suspension or cancellation of GST registration
  • Maintains clean GST compliance history
  • Protects future ITC eligibility
  • Simple, quick, and error-free filing
  • Peace of mind for inactive or seasonal businesses

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Overview

GST NIL Return Filing is required when a registered GST taxpayer has no sales, no purchases, and no tax liability during a return period.
Even if:
  • No invoices were issued
  • No business activity took place
  • No tax is payable
GST law still mandates timely filing of NIL returns
Failure to file NIL returns leads to automatic late fees, interest, and compliance blockage, as GST compliance is system-driven and monitored by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs.

Who Should File GST NIL Returns?

GST NIL returns are mandatory for:
  • Businesses with active GST registration but no turnover
  • Startups in pre-revenue stage
  • Seasonal businesses
  • Temporarily closed or dormant businesses
  • Service providers without clients in a period
  • Traders with no purchases or sales
  • Taxpayers planning GST cancellation
If your GSTIN is active, NIL filing is usually compulsory.

What Qualifies as a NIL GST Return?

A return can be treated as NIL only if all of the following are true:
  • No outward supplies (sales)
  • No inward supplies (purchases)
  • No reverse charge liability
  • No tax payable
  • No ITC claimed
  • No late fees from previous periods
If even one condition fails, the return is not NIL.

Documents / Information Required

GST NIL return filing generally requires:
Documents
  • 1 GSTIN and portal access
  • 2 Confirmation of no transactions
  • 3 Previous return filing status
  • 4 Outstanding late fee check (if any)

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Comparison

Parameters GST Return When NIL Filing Applies
GSTR-1 No outward supplies
GSTR-3B No tax liability or ITC
CMP-08 Composition dealer with no turnover
GSTR-4 Composition dealer with no activity
GSTR-9 Annual NIL return (where permitted)

Consequences of Not Filing NIL Returns

Late fees accumulating per day
Blocking of subsequent GST returns
Suspension or cancellation of GST registration
Inability to generate e-way bills
Issues during GST cancellation or revival
Compliance red flags in GST records

How We Work

Step 01

GSTIN Status & Period Review

Step 02

NIL Eligibility Confirmation

Step 03

Return Preparation & Validation

Step 04

GST NIL Return Filing

Step 05

Compliance Status Confirmation

Common Errors and Mistakes

01

Assuming NIL return is optional

02

Filing only one return (GSTR-3B) and skipping GSTR-1

03

Forgetting NIL returns during business pause

04

Ignoring late fee accumulation

05

Delaying filing before GST cancellation

06

Relying on portal auto-fill without review

Due Dates & Compliance Timeline

GSTR-1: Monthly / Quarterly
GSTR-3B: Monthly
CMP-08: Quarterly
GSTR-4: Annual

FAQs

Is GST NIL return filing mandatory?

Yes, if your GST registration is active.

Do NIL returns attract late fees if filed late?
Can GST be cancelled without filing NIL returns?
Is NIL return required every month?
Can NIL returns be revised later?

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