10.1.2018 IS THE LAST DATE TO FILE GSTR-1 RETURNS
The Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 came into force with effect from
1.7.2017 in India.
As per the
Notification No. 71/2017 and 72/2017 dated 29.12.2017 the last date for filing
of FORM GSTR-1 Returns were fixed as 10th January, 2018 which are
not modified.
Hence the last date for filing of FORM GSTR-1 Return is 10.1.2018 i.e.
today and no further extension of time announced by the Government.
The Central Government has clarified the above position as per the Press
Release given below:
Press Release
January 10, 2018
No extension
of date for filing return in FORM GSTR-1
The last date for filing of return in FORM GSTR-1, for different classes of taxpayers
for the relevant
periods, as shown in the Table below, is 10th January, 2018.
Table
Sl.
No.
|
Class
of Taxpayer
|
Return
|
1
|
Registered persons
having
aggregate turnover of
up to 1.5 crore rupees in the
preceding financial
year
or the current
financial year.
|
Quarterly return
in FORM
GSTR-1
for July –
September, 2017
|
2
|
Registered
persons having
aggregate turnover
of
more than
1.5 crore rupees in
the preceding financial year or the
current
financial year.
|
Monthly returns in FORM
GSTR-1
for July- November, 2017
|
2. Taxpayers may note that there is a fake notification regarding extension of date being circulated
on social
media. No extension of the last date for filing of GSTR-1
has been given.
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