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Extension in the due date for various GST Compliance

Extension in the due date for various GST Compliance amid COVID-19 crises

The second wave of COVID-19 has affected India in a more severe manner. Though there is no complete lockdown in the country as it was given last year, the stakeholders and taxpayers are facing difficulties in managing their day-to-day business. Keeping in view the current situation, the Government has extended the due dates of various compliances by Taxpayers under GST, through Central Tax. In this article, we have mentioned all extensions in due dates for GST return filing.

Informative Read: Different types of GST Returns in India

Return Type (Form)	Who needs to file / Tax period	Due Date (Original)	Due Date Extended
Filing of Form GSTR-1/IFF by Normal Taxpayers
Form GSTR 1 (Monthly)	Normal Taxpayer filing Monthly returns for the month of April 2021	11.05.2021	26.05.2021
Form IFF	Normal Taxpayers under QRMP Scheme of April 2021	13.05.2021	28.05.2021
Extension in due date for filing of GST Returns by Composition, NRTP, ISD, TDS & TCS Taxpayers
GSTR-4	Composition Taxpayers (Annual Return) for FY 2020-21	30.04.2021	31.05.2021
GSTR-5	Non-Resident Taxpayers (NRTP) for the month of March/ April 2021	20th April/ May 2021	31.05.2021
GSTR-6	Input Service Distributors (ISD) for the month of April 2021	13.05.2021	31.05.2021
GSTR-7	Tax Deducted at Source (TDS deductors)	10.05.2021	31.05.2021
GSTR-8	Tax Collected at Source (TCS collectors)	10.05.2021	31.05.2021
The due date for Filing of Form ITC-04: The due date for filing of Form GST ITC-04 (to be filed by Principal/Manufacturer for goods sent/received/supplied from Job Worker) for the quarter Jan-March, 2021, (due date 25th April 2021) has been extended till 31st May 2021

Not only the Government has given relief by granting an extension in GST return filing due dates, but the Government has extended due dates for various Income Tax Filings as well to facilitate and reduce the burden of the taxpayers and stakeholders in this chaotic situation. What are these due dates for different Income Tax Return find out in the link given below

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