{"id":25280,"date":"2020-09-23T07:17:35","date_gmt":"2020-09-23T07:17:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/indiataxations.in\/?p=25280"},"modified":"2020-09-23T07:20:14","modified_gmt":"2020-09-23T07:20:14","slug":"gst-return-filing-dates-extended-for-taxpayers-in-view-of-covid-19-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiataxations.in\/index.php\/2020\/09\/23\/gst-return-filing-dates-extended-for-taxpayers-in-view-of-covid-19-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"GST Return Filing Dates extended for taxpayers in view of COVID-19 pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Due to COVID-19 pandemic and challenges faced by taxpayers, Government has extended dates for GST filings. These are notified in\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbic.gov.in\/htdocs-cbec\/gst\/central-tax-notfns-2017\">Notifications 30\/2020 to 36\/2020<\/a>\u00a0dated 03.04.2020.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbic.gov.in\/resources\/htdocs-cbec\/gst\/Circular_Refund_136_6_2020.pdf\">Circular No. 136\/06\/2020-GST\u00a0<\/a>dated 3rd April, 2020 has been issued.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong> Normal Taxpayers filing Form GSTR-3B<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>a.Taxpayers having aggregate turnover &gt; Rs. 5 Cr. in preceding FY<\/strong><\/p>\n<table width=\"986\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Tax period<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Late fees waived if return filed on or before<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"98\">Feb, 2020<\/td>\n<td>24th June, 2020<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"98\">March, 2020<\/td>\n<td>24th June, 2020<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"98\">April, 2020<\/td>\n<td>24th June, 2020<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"98\">May, 2020<\/td>\n<td>27th June, 2020 (extended due date for filing)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>b.Taxpayers having aggregate turnover of &gt; Rs. 1.5 crores and upto Rs. 5 crores in preceding FY<\/strong><\/p>\n<table width=\"986\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Tax period<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Late fees waived if return filed on or before<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"98\">Feb, 2020<\/td>\n<td>29th June, 2020<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"98\">March, 2020<\/td>\n<td>29th June, 2020<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"98\">April, 2020<\/td>\n<td>30th June, 2020<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>c.Taxpayers having aggregate turnover of upto Rs. 1.5 crores in preceding FY<\/strong><\/p>\n<table width=\"986\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Return\/Tax period<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Late fees waived if return filed on or before<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"98\">Feb, 2020<\/td>\n<td>30th June, 2020<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"98\">March, 2020<\/td>\n<td>03rd July, 2020<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"98\">April, 2020<\/td>\n<td>6th July, 2020<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>d.Taxpayers having aggregate turnover of upto Rs. 5 Cr. in preceding FY<\/strong><\/p>\n<table width=\"986\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Tax period<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Extended date and no late fees if return filed on or before<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Principal place of business is in State\/UT of<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"98\">May, 2020 Group 1 States\/UTs<\/td>\n<td>12th July, 2020<\/td>\n<td>Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Daman &amp; Diu and Dadra &amp; Nagar Haveli, Puducherry, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"98\">May, 2020 Group 2 States\/UTs<\/td>\n<td>14th July, 2020<\/td>\n<td>Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya, Assam, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Chandigarh, Delhi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>2.Normal Taxpayers filing Form GSTR-1<\/strong><\/p>\n<table width=\"986\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Tax period<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Due Date<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Waiver of late fee if return filed on or before<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"98\">March 2020<\/td>\n<td>11.04.2020<\/td>\n<td>30.06.2020<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"98\">April 2020<\/td>\n<td>11.05.2020<\/td>\n<td>30.06.2020<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"98\">May 2020<\/td>\n<td>11.06.2020<\/td>\n<td>30.06.2020<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"98\"><strong>Quarterly taxpayers Jan to March 2020<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>30.04.2020<\/td>\n<td>30.06.2020<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>3.Opt in for Composition in FY 2020-21<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Normal Taxpayers wanting to opt for Composition\u00a0should not file\u00a0GSTR3B and GSTR 1 for any tax period of FY 2020-21 from any of the GSTIN on the associated PAN.<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<table width=\"986\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Form<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Tax period (FY)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Extended Date<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"98\">GST CMP-02<\/td>\n<td>2020-21<\/td>\n<td><strong>30.06.2020<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"98\">GST ITC-03<\/td>\n<td>2019-20 (As on 31-3-2020)<\/td>\n<td><strong>31.07.2020<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>4.Compliances for Composition taxpayers:<\/strong><\/p>\n<table width=\"986\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Form<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Tax period<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Extended Date<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"98\">GST CMP-08<\/td>\n<td>Jan to March 2020<\/td>\n<td><strong>07.07.2020<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"98\">GSTR-4<\/td>\n<td>FY 2019-20<\/td>\n<td><strong>15.07.2020<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>5.NRTP, ISD, TDS &amp; TCS taxpayers:<\/strong><\/p>\n<table width=\"986\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Sl. No.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Return Type,Form<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>To be filed by<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Tax Period<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Due Date<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Extended Date<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"98\">1<\/td>\n<td>GSTR-5<\/td>\n<td>Non Resident Taxpayers<\/td>\n<td>March, April &amp; May, 2020<\/td>\n<td>20th of succeeding month<\/td>\n<td>30th June, 2020<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"98\">2<\/td>\n<td>GSTR-6<\/td>\n<td>Input Service Distributors<\/td>\n<td>-do-<\/td>\n<td>13th of succeeding month<\/td>\n<td>30th June, 2020<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"98\">3<\/td>\n<td>GSTR-7<\/td>\n<td>Tax Deductors at Source (TDS deductors)<\/td>\n<td>-do-<\/td>\n<td>10th of succeeding month<\/td>\n<td>30th June, 2020<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"98\">4<\/td>\n<td>GSTR-8<\/td>\n<td>Tax Collectors at Source (TCS collectors)<\/td>\n<td>-do-<\/td>\n<td>10th of succeeding month<\/td>\n<td>30th June, 2020<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>6.Extension of validity period of EWB:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>E-way bills (EWB), whose expiry date lies between 20th March, 2020, and 15th April, 2020, would also be deemed to be valid till 30th April, 2020.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"7\">\n<li><strong> Interest liability for filing Form GSTR-3B<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong> Taxpayers having aggregate turnover &gt; Rs. 5 Cr. in preceding FY<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<table width=\"986\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Tax period<br \/>\n(a)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Interest not payable,if filed by<br \/>\n(b)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Date from which interest is\u00a0payable@\u00a09% till date of filing,if filed by 24th June, 2020<br \/>\n(c)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Date from which interest is\u00a0payable@\u00a018% till date of filing,if\u00a0<u>not<\/u>\u00a0filed by 24th June, 2020<br \/>\n(d)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"98\">Feb, 2020<\/td>\n<td>4th April, 2020<\/td>\n<td>5th April, 2020<\/td>\n<td>21st March, 2020<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"98\">March, 2020<\/td>\n<td>5th May, 2020<\/td>\n<td>6th May, 2020<\/td>\n<td>21st April, 2020<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"98\">April, 2020<\/td>\n<td>4th June, 2020<\/td>\n<td>5th June, 2020<\/td>\n<td>21st May, 2020<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<ol>\n<li><strong> Taxpayers having aggregate turnover of &gt; Rs. 1.5 crores and upto Rs. 5 crores in preceding FY<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<table width=\"986\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Tax period<br \/>\n(a)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Interest not payable,if filed by<br \/>\n(b)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Date from which interest is payable @18%, if not filed by dates in Column (b),for taxpayers falling in States\/UT of Group 1<br \/>\n(c)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Date from which interest payable @18%, if not filed by dates in Column (b), for taxpayers falling in States\/UT of Group 2<br \/>\n(d)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"98\">Feb, 2020<\/td>\n<td>29th June, 2020<\/td>\n<td>23rd March, 2020<\/td>\n<td>25th March, 2020<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"98\">March, 2020<\/td>\n<td>29th June, 2020<\/td>\n<td>23rd April, 2020<\/td>\n<td>25th April, 2020<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"98\">April, 2020<\/td>\n<td>30th June, 2020<\/td>\n<td>23rd May, 2020<\/td>\n<td>25th May, 2020<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<ol>\n<li><strong> Taxpayers having aggregate turnover of upto Rs. 1.5 crores in preceding FY<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<table width=\"986\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Tax period<br \/>\n(a)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Interest not payable,if filed by<br \/>\n(b)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Date from which interest is payable @18%, if not filed by dates in Column (b),for taxpayers falling in States\/UT of Group 1<br \/>\n(c)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Date from which interest payable @18%, if not filed by dates in Column (b), for taxpayers falling in States\/UT of Group 2<br \/>\n(d)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"98\">Feb, 2020<\/td>\n<td>30th June, 2020<\/td>\n<td>23rd March, 2020<\/td>\n<td>25th March, 2020<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"98\">March, 2020<\/td>\n<td>03rd July, 2020<\/td>\n<td>23rd April, 2020<\/td>\n<td>25th April, 2020<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"98\">April, 2020<\/td>\n<td>06th July, 2020<\/td>\n<td>23rd May, 2020<\/td>\n<td>25th May, 2020<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><u>Note:<\/u>\u00a0To know in detail about States or UTs falling in Group 1 or 2, refer point no 1 (d) of the Part 1 of the advisory (click here\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gst.gov.in\/newsandupdates\/read\/371\">https:\/\/www.gst.gov.in\/newsandupdates\/read\/371<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Due to COVID-19 pandemic and challenges faced by taxpayers, Government has extended dates for GST filings. These are notified in\u00a0Notifications 30\/2020 to 36\/2020\u00a0dated 03.04.2020.\u00a0Circular No. 136\/06\/2020-GST\u00a0dated 3rd April, 2020 has been issued. Normal Taxpayers filing Form GSTR-3B a.Taxpayers having aggregate turnover &gt; Rs. 5 Cr. in preceding FY Tax period Late fees waived if return &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/indiataxations.in\/index.php\/2020\/09\/23\/gst-return-filing-dates-extended-for-taxpayers-in-view-of-covid-19-pandemic\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">GST Return Filing Dates extended for taxpayers in view of COVID-19 pandemic<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiataxations.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25280"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiataxations.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiataxations.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiataxations.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiataxations.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25280"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/indiataxations.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25280\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25282,"href":"https:\/\/indiataxations.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25280\/revisions\/25282"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiataxations.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25280"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiataxations.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25280"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiataxations.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25280"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}