Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs ( CBIC ) has again extended the due dates for GST Annual Return (GSTR-9) and Reconciliation Statement ( GSTR-9C) for 2019-20 from 28th February, 2021 to 31st March 2021.
This communication has been made on the last date by means of a Press Note dated 28th February, 2021 as shared by CBIC on its twitter handle. The Press Note reads as under:
It may be noted that the due date for furnishing of the Annual returns (GSTR-9 and GSTR-9C) specified under section 44 of the CGST Act read with rule 80 of the CGST rules for the financial year 2019-20 was earlier extended from 31.12.2020 to 28.02.2021 vide Notification No. 95/2020- Central Tax dated 30.12.2020.
In view of the difficulties expressed by the taxpayers in meeting this time limit, the Government has decided to further extend the due date for furnishing of GSTR-9 and GSTR-9C for the financial year 2019-20 to 31.03.2021 with the approval of Election Commission of India.
This press note is being issued to keep taxpayers informed so that they may plan their return filing accordingly.
Suitable notification to give effect to this decision is being issued.
The tweet of CBIC is given below for ready reference of our readers:
Also Read: Filing GSTR-9 for FY 2019-20: Important points you should know
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