Seeks to extend the due date for filing FORM GSTR-4 for financial year 2019-2020 to 31.10.2020


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The Ministry of Finance, through the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, has issued a notification extending the deadline for filing FORM GSTR-4 for the financial year 2019-2020. The new due date is now 31st October 2020. This amendment is made under the powers conferred by section 148 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017.

Ministry Of Finance
(Department of Revenue)
(Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs)
New Delhi

Notification No. 64/2020–Central Tax

Dated: 31st August, 2020

G.S.R. 539(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 148 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017), the Government, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby makes the following further amendment in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 21/2019- Central Tax, dated the 23rd April, 2019, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 322(E), dated the 23rd April, 2019, namely:–

In the said notification, in the third paragraph, in the first proviso, for the figures, letters and words “31st day of August, 2020″, the figures, letters and words “31st day of October, 2020″ shall be substituted.

[F. No. CBEC-20/06/07/2019-GST]

PRAMOD KUMAR, Director

Note : The principal notification No. 21/2019- Central Tax, dated the 23rd April, 2019, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number G.S.R. 322(E), dated the 23rd April, 2019 and last amended by notification No. 59/2020-Central Tax, dated the 13th July, 2020, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number G.S.R. 443(E), dated the 13th July, 2020.

FAQ :

The due date for filing FORM GSTR-4 for the financial year 2019-2020 has been extended to 31st October 2020.

This extension applies to the financial year 2019-2020.

The notification was issued by the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue) through the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs.

The extension is made in exercise of the powers conferred by section 148 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017.

 
Notification No : Notification No. 64/2020–Central Tax
Source : https://www.cbic.gov.in/resources//htdocs-cbec/gst/notfctn-64-central-tax-english-2020.pdf



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