The GSTN has issued Advisory dated 23.08.2024, relating to  furnishing bank account details before filing GSTR-1/IFF Notification No. 38/2023 – Central Tax New Delhi, the 4th August, 2023.

The Advisory reads as under:

1.  As per Rule 10A of Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017 notified vide notification no. 31/2019 dated 28.06.2019, a taxpayer is required to furnish details of a valid Bank Account within a period of 30 days from the date of grant of registration, or before furnishing the details of outward supplies of goods or services or both in FORM GSTR-1or using Invoice Furnishing Facility (IFF), whichever is earlier.

2.  Advisory and various communications have already been issued time to time to inform the taxpayers regarding furnishing the details of a valid Bank Account detail in the GST Registration.

3.  Now, from 01st September, 2024 this rule is being enforced. Therefore, for the Tax period August-2024 onwards, the taxpayer will not be able furnish GSTR-01/IFF as the case may be, without furnishing the details of a valid Bank Account in their registration details on GST Portal.

4.  Therefore, all the taxpayers who have not yet furnished the details of a valid Bank Account details are hereby requested to add their bank account information in their registration details by visiting Services > Registration > Amendment of Registration Non – Core Fields tabs on GST Portal.

5.  It is informed that in absence of a valid bank account details in GST registration, you will not be able to file GSTR-1 or IFF as the case may, be from August-2024 return period.

Source: GSTN