New Delhi: The government on Friday extended the deadline for filing monthly goods and services tax or GST sales return form GSTR-1 and GST payment by 2 days after taxpayers reported technical glitches in the GSTN system. Normally, the last date for filing GSTR-1 for monthly return filers is January 11 while for quarterly taxpayers it is January 13. The deadline for GST payment by filing GSTR-3B for December has also been extended to January 22 from the existing date of January 20.
The GST Network has been facing technical glitches since Thursday, as taxpayers were unable to generate a summary of GSTR-1 and file the return. As per a notification by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), the last date for filing GSTR-1 for December is January 13, while that for taxpayers opting for quarterly payment under the QRMP scheme for the October-December period will be January 15. “For taxpayers who pay GST quarterly, the due date has been extended to January 24 and January 26, depending on the state-wise registration of the business,” the CBIC said.
Earlier in the day, GST Network said in a post on X that it has sent an "incident report" to the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) on the technical glitches in the system and requested an extension of the filing date of GST sales return or GSTR-1. “GST portal is currently experiencing technical issues and is under maintenance. We expect the portal to be operational by 12:00 noon. CBIC is being sent an incident report to consider extension in filing date,” GST Tech, the official handle of GSTN, said in a post on X.
