Govt extends FY21 GST annual return filing deadline till February 28

GSTR 9 is an annual return that taxpayers who are registered for the Goods and Services Tax must file once a year (GST). It contains information on outbound and inbound supplies made or received under various tax headings.

The deadline for enterprises to file GST annual returns for the fiscal year 2020-21, which concluded in March 2021, has been extended by two months, until February 28.

“The deadline for filing annual returns in FORM GSTR-9 and self-certified reconciliation statements in FORM GSTR-9C for the financial year 2020-21 has been extended from 31.12.2021 to 28.02.2022,” the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) tweeted late Wednesday.

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GSTR 9 is an annual return that taxpayers who are registered for the Goods and Services Tax must file once a year (GST). It contains information on outbound and inbound supplies made or received under various tax headings.

GSTR-9C is a reconciliation statement that links GSTR-9 to the audited yearly financial statement.

Only taxpayers with an annual turnover of more than Rs 2 crore are required to file an annual return, while registered people with an annual turnover of more than Rs 5 crore are required to file a reconciliation statement.