July Month Time Limit for Filing GSTR-2 Extended to 30.11.2017, GSTR-3 to 11.12.2017

The last date for filing of GSTR-2 for the month of July, 2017 is 31st October, 2017. The competent authority has approved the extension of filing of GSTR-2 for July, 2017 to 30th November, 2017, for facilitation of businesses and all taxpayers.

The last date for filing of GSTR-3 for the month of July, 2017 also stands extended to 11th December, 2017 (the deadline was 10th November, 2017).

A Notification in this regard is issued. This will facilitate about 30.81 lakh taxpayers for filing GSTR-2 for the month of July, 2017.

[Notification No. 54-Central Tax dated 30 October 2017]

In exercise of the powers conferred by the first proviso to sub-section (2) of section 38 and sub-section (6) of section 39 read with section 168 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 (12 of 2017), the Commissioner hereby makes the following amendments in the notification number 30/2017-Central Tax, dated the 11th September, 2017, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 1144 (E), dated the 11^th September, 2017, namely:-

in the table,

a) against Sl. No. 2, in column (4), for the words, figures and letters “Upto 31^st October, 2017”, the words, figures and letters “Upto 30^th November, 2017” shall be substituted;

b) against Sl. No. 3, in column (4), for the words, figures and letters “Upto 10^th November, 2017”, the words, figures and letters “Upto 11^th December, 2017” shall be substituted.