Returns & Filing

[Omitted]

Rule 79 of the CGST Rules

Chapter 8 – Returns Text as on 2026-09-05 Source CBIC

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Omitted with effect from 1 October 2022; it dealt with communicating an e-commerce mismatch.

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(1) Any discrepancy in the details furnished by the operator and those declared by the supplier shall be made available to the supplier electronically in FORM GST MIS-3 and to the e-commerce operator electronically in FORM G…
(2) A supplier to whom any discrepancy is made available under sub-rule (1) may make suitable rectifications in the statement of outward supplies to be furnished for the month in which the discrepancy is made available.
(3) An operator to whom any discrepancy is made available under sub-rule (1) may make suitable rectifications in the statement to be furnished for the month in which the discrepancy is made available.
(4) Where the discrepancy is not rectified under sub-rule (2) or sub-rule (3), an amount to the extent ofdiscrepancy shall be added to the output tax liability of the supplier in his return in FORM GSTR-3 for the month succe…

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Rule 79. 1 [****] 1 . Omitted (w.e.f. 01.10.2022) vide Notification No. 19/2022 – CT dated 28.09.2022 for "Rule 79. Communication and rectification of discrepancy in details furnished by the ecommerce operator and the supplier .-

(1) Any discrepancy in the details furnished by the operator and those declared by the supplier shall be made available to the supplier electronically in FORM GST MIS-3 and to the e-commerce operator electronically in FORM GST MIS-4 on the common portal on or before the last date of the month in which the matching has been carried out.

(2) A supplier to whom any discrepancy is made available under sub-rule

(1) may make suitable rectifications in the statement of outward supplies to be furnished for the month in which the discrepancy is made available.

(3) An operator to whom any discrepancy is made available under sub-rule

(1) may make suitable rectifications in the statement to be furnished for the month in which the discrepancy is made available.

(4) Where the discrepancy is not rectified under sub-rule

(2) or sub-rule (3), an amount to the extent ofdiscrepancy shall be added to the output tax liability of the supplier in his return in FORM GSTR-3 for the month succeeding the month in which the details of discrepancy are made available and such addition to the output tax liability and interest payable thereon shall bemade available to the supplier electronically on the common portal in FORM GST MIS-3 ."

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Text reproduced from the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, as available on 2026-09-05. The explanation and practice notes above are GSTZone’s own, written for this hub. If you spot anything out of date, tell us and we’ll fix it — this hub is checked daily against CBIC.

rule 791 [****] 1 . omitted (w.e.f. 01.10.2022) vide notification no. 19/2022 – ct dated 28.09.2022 for "rule 79. communication

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