CBIC extends due date for furnishing FORM GSTR-9, FORM GSTR-9A and FORM GSTR-9C

CBIC  extends due date for furnishing FORM GSTR-9, FORM GSTR-9A and FORM GSTR-9C for the period from the 1st July, 2017 to the 31st March, 2018  to 31st August, 2019 vide removal of difficulty  Order No. 6/2019-Central Tax dated 28th June, 2019.

Government of India
Ministry of Finance
(Department of Revenue)
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs

Order No. 6/2019-Central Tax

New Delhi, the 28th June, 2019

S.O.(E).––WHEREAS, sub-section (1) of section 44 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017) (hereafter in this Order referred to as the said Act) provides that every registered person, other than an Input Service Distributor, a person paying tax under section 51 or section 52, a casual taxable person and a non-resident taxable person, shall furnish an annual return for every financial year electronically in such form and manner as may be prescribed on or before the thirty-first day of December following the end of such financial year;

AND WHEREAS, for the purpose of furnishing of the annual return electronically for every financial year as referred to in sub-section (1) of section 44 of the said Act, certain technical problems are being faced by the taxpayers as a result whereof, the said annual return for the period from the 1st July, 2017 to the 31st March, 2018 could not be furnished by the registered persons, as referred to in the said sub-section (1) and because of that, certain difficulties have arisen in giving effect to the provisions of the said section.

NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 172 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, the Central Government, on recommendations of the Council, hereby makes the following Order, to remove the difficulties, namely:––

1. Short title.––This Order may be called the Central Goods and Services Tax (Sixth Removal of Difficulties) Order, 2019.

2. In section 44 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, in the Explanation, for the figures, letters and word “30th June, 2019”, the figures, letters and word “31st August, 2019” shall be substituted.

[F.No.20/06/17/2018-GST]

(Ruchi Bisht)
Under Secretary to the Government of India

GST Annual Return Date Extended by Two Months

GST Council has extended the due date of filing of GST Annual return by two months.

35th GST Council meeting held on 21st June 2019 at New Delhi.

The due date for filling of GSTR9, GSTR9A and GSTR9C for the FY 2017-18 has been extended by two months, i.e. till 31st August 2019 earlier it was 30th June 2019.