GSTR-3B Filing Date Extended by Two Days to 22 May 2018 for the month of April 2018 since 20 May is a Sunday

In the interest of taxpayers, it has been decided to extend the last date for filing of return in FORM GSTR-3Bfor the month of April, 2018 for two days, i.e., till 22^nd May, 2018.

Earlier it was brought to the notice of the competent authority that certain technical issues are being faced by the taxpayers during the filing of FORM GSTR-3B for the month of April, 2018. In order to resolve the same, emergency maintenance is being carried out on the system.

[Notification No. 23/2018 – Central Tax dated 18 May 2018]

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 168 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017) read with sub-rule (5) of rule 61 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017, the Central Government, on the recommendations of the Council, hereby makes the following amendment in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 16/2018- Central Tax, dated the 23rd March, 2018, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 268(E), dated the 23rd March, 2018, namely:-

In the said notification, in the Table, against serial number 1, in column (3), for the figures, letters and word “20th May, 2018”, the figures, letters and word “22nd May, 2018” shall be substituted.

[F. No.349/58/2017-GST(Pt.II)]