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 |
