Filing Dates extended for providing relief to taxpayers in view of COVID-19 pandemic- Part 1

07/04/2020

Due to COVID-19 pandemic and challenges faced by taxpayers, Government has extended dates for GST filings. These are notified in Notifications 30/2020 to 36/2020 dated 03.04.2020. Circular No. 136/06/2020-GST dated 3rd April, 2020 has been issued.

1. Normal Taxpayers filing Form GSTR-3B

a.Taxpayers having aggregate turnover > Rs. 5 Cr. in preceding FY

Tax period	Late fees waived if return filed on or before
Feb, 2020	24th June, 2020
March, 2020	24th June, 2020
April, 2020	24th June, 2020
May, 2020	27th June, 2020 (extended due date for filing)

b.Taxpayers having aggregate turnover of > Rs. 1.5 crores and upto Rs. 5 crores in preceding FY

Tax period	Late fees waived if return filed on or before
Feb, 2020	29th June, 2020
March, 2020	29th June, 2020
April, 2020	30th June, 2020

c.Taxpayers having aggregate turnover of upto Rs. 1.5 crores in preceding FY

Return/Tax period	Late fees waived if return filed on or before
Feb, 2020	30th June, 2020
March, 2020	03rd July, 2020
April, 2020	6th July, 2020

d.Taxpayers having aggregate turnover of upto Rs. 5 Cr. in preceding FY

Tax period	Extended date and no late fees if return filed on or before	Principal place of business is in State/UT of
May, 2020 Group 1 States/UTs	12th July, 2020	Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Puducherry, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep
May, 2020 Group 2 States/UTs	14th July, 2020	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

2.Normal Taxpayers filing Form GSTR-1

Tax period	Due Date	Waiver of late fee if return filed on or before
March 2020	11.04.2020	30.06.2020
April 2020	11.05.2020	30.06.2020
May 2020	11.06.2020	30.06.2020
Quarterly taxpayers Jan to March 2020	30.04.2020	30.06.2020