Due dates for GSTR-9 and 9C extended in a staggered manner

Last updated: 05 February 2020

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The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has extended the due dates for filing GSTR-9 and GSTR-9C for the financial year 2017-18. This extension is being implemented in a staggered manner across different groups of states, with new deadlines set for February 3rd, 5th, and 7th, 2020, to accommodate difficulties faced by taxpayers.

CBIC has notified that considering the difficulties being faced by taxpayers in filing GSTR-9 and GSTR-9C for FY 2017-18 it has been decided to extend the due dates in a staggered manner for different groups of States to 3rd, 5th and 7th February 2020 as under.

Group 1: Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Other Territory - 3rd February 2020

Group 2: Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Chandigarh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan, Gujarat- 5th February 2020.

Group 3: Bihar, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya, Assam, West Bengal, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Lakshadweep, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh- 7th February 2020

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The due dates for GSTR-9 and 9C for FY 2017-18 have been extended due to difficulties faced by taxpayers in filing these returns.

The new due dates are staggered as 3rd February 2020, 5th February 2020, and 7th February 2020, depending on the taxpayer's state group.

Group 1 includes Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, and Other Territory, with a due date of 3rd February 2020.

Group 2 comprises Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Chandigarh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan, and Gujarat, with a due date of 5th February 2020.

Taxpayers in Group 3, including states like Bihar, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh, have a new due date of 7th February 2020.

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