Due date of GSTR -9, 9A and 9C for F.Y. 2017-18 extended till 30th November 2019: CBIC Order

Due date of GSTR -9, 9A and 9C for F.Y. 2017-18 extended till 30th November2019: CBIC Order

Extension of due date for filing of GSTR -9, 9A and 9C for F.Y. 2017-18 : CBIC Order

The last date for furnishing of Annual Return in the FORM GSTR-9 / FORM GSTR-9A and Reconciliation Statement in FORM GSTR-9C for the financial year 2017-18 has been extended from 31st August, 2019 to 30th November, 2019. RoD Order No. 07/2019-CT dtd. 26.08.2019.

[To be published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub­section (ii)]

Government or India

Ministry of Finance

(Department of Revenue)

Central Board or Indirect Taxes and Customs

Order No. 7/2019-Central Tax

New Delhi the 26th August, 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 forn 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 10 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, 20 17, the Central Government, on recommendations of the Council, hereby makes the following Order, 10 remove the difficulties, namely:-

1. Short title.-This Order may be called the Central Goods and Services Tax (Seventh 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 “31st August, 2019” , the figures, letters and word “30th November, 2019” shall be substituted.

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

(Ruchi Bisht)

Under Secretary to the Government of India

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