New change in GSTR-3B, table 3.1(A) The GST Council in its 45th meeting held on 17th September, 2021 recommended to notify “Restaurant Service” under section 9(5) of the CGST Act, 2017 along with other services notified earlier such as motor cabs, accommodation and housekeeping services wherein the tax on such supplies would be paid by electronic commerce operator if such supplies made through it.

New change in GSTR-3B, table 3.1(A) The GST Council in its 45th meeting held on 17th September, 2021 recommended to notify "Restaurant Service" under section 9(5) of the CGST Act, 2017 along with other services notified earlier such as motor cabs, accommodation and housekeeping services wherein the tax on such supplies would be paid by electronic commerce operator if such supplies made through it.

Notification No. 17/2021-Central Tax (Rate) and 17/2021-Integrated Tax (Rate) dated 18.11.2021 were issued in this regard for intra state and inter-state supply respectively. Accordingly, the tax on supplies of restaurant service supplied through e-commerce operators, shall be paid by the e-commerce operator with effect from the 1st January, 2022 To comply with the notification issued, a new table 3.1(A) shall be added in Form GSTR-3B for reporting of supplies made under section 9(5) of CGST Act and corresponding provisions in IGST/SGST/UTGST Acts.

The structure of table 3.1(A) shall be as follows: 3.1(A) Details of Supplies notified under section 9(5) of the CGST Act, 2017 and corresponding provisions in IGST/UTGST/SGST Acts Nature of Supplies Total taxable value Integrated tax Central tax State/UT tax Cess (i)   Taxable supplies on which electronic commerce operator pays tax u/s 9(5) [To be furnished by electronic commerce operator] (ii) Taxable supplies made by registered person through electronic commerce operator, on which electronic commerce operator is required to pay tax u/s 9(5) [To be furnished by registered person making supplies through electronic commerce operator] In row (i), the electronic commerce operators shall be required to report the supplies on which they are liable to pay taxes.

The details so added, shall be added to the liability under other than reverse charge in Table 6.1. The liabilities so reported will be required to be paid by cash only. Out of the supplies reported in table 3.1(A)(i), the breakup of Inter-state supplies, POS wise on the supplies made to Unregistered persons, composition taxable persons and UIN holders, is required to be reported in table 3.2 In Row (ii), the registered persons making supplies through electronic commerce operators shall be required to report the supplies which are made by them through electronic commerce operators. 

The values auto-drafted in table 3.1(a) and table 3.1(c) from GSTR-1 include the supplies which are made through electronic commerce operators. An Electronic Commerce Operator liable to pay taxes should reduce such supplies from table 3.1(a) and report it in table 3.1(A)(i). Supplies made by person on which electronic commerce operator are liable to pay taxes should reduce such supplies in table 3.1(c) and report it in table 3.1(A)(ii).