Compliance Calendar for the month of April 2021



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The start of the new financial year, April 2021, brings numerous tax and statutory compliance deadlines for businesses in India. This calendar outlines key dates for GST returns, Income Tax filings, and other mandatory forms. Meeting these deadlines is essential to prevent interest and late fees.

The new Financial year 2021-22 has began and being the first month of the financial year, April 2021 is a significant month from the point of view of the tax compliance and other statutory due dates for ROC filing, GST return filings and Income tax filing falling in the month of April 2021. Tax Compliance and Statutory Compliance calendar is helpful for every registered business and professional to be ready for compliance well in advance starting.

Here, we have prepared a Compliance Calendar in two parts, Compliance Calendar for GST due dates of April 2021 and Compliance Calendar for Income Tax Return due dates for the month of April, 2021.

Due Dates are crucial specially when it is falling in the first month of the new financial year i.e. April 2021 for each and every taxpayer including businesses in India for the purpose of filing the GST returns, IT returns and mandatory ROC forms under the respective laws to avoid paying any interest or late fee.

April 2021 Compliance Calendar: GST and Income Tax Deadlines

Compliance Calendar for the Month of April 2021

Due date

Form to be filed

Period

Who should file?

10.04.2021

GSTR 7

March 2021

GSTR 7 is a return to be filed by the persons who is required to deduct TDS (Tax deducted at source) under GST

10.04.2021

GSTR 8

March 2021

GSTR-8 is a return to be filed by the e-commerce operators who are required to deduct TCS (Tax collected at source) under GST

11.04.2021

GSTR 1

March 2021

Taxpayers having an aggregate turnover of more than Rs. 1.50 Crores or opted to file Monthly Return

13.04.2021

GSTR 1 (QRMP)

January-March 2021

GST return for the taxpayers who opted for QRMP scheme

13.04.2021

GSTR 6

March 2021

Input Service Distributors

20.04.2021

GSTR 5 & 5A

March 2021

Non-Resident Taxpayers and ODIAR services provider

20.04.2021

GSTR 3B

March 2021

The due date for GSTR-3B having an Annual Turnover of more than 5 Crores

25.04.2021

GST Challan

For all Quarterly filers

GST Challan Payment if no sufficient ITC for Mar (for all Quarterly Filers)

18.04.2021

CMP-08

January to March 2020

Due date for opting for composition scheme for the quarter January to March

Important due dates for the Income Tax Compliance / PF / ESI in the Month of April 2021

07.04.2021

Challan No. ITNS-281

March 2021

Payment of TDS for Government offices /TCS for all assessees deducted /collected in March 2021

14.04.2021

TDS Certificate

February 2021

Due date for issue of TDS Certificate for tax deducted under Section 194IA in the month of February, 2021

14.04.2021

TDS Certificate

February 2021

Due date for issue of TDS Certificate for tax deducted under Section 194IB in the month of February, 2021

14.04.2021

TDS Certificate

February 2021

Due date for issue of TDS Certificate for tax deducted under Section 194M in the month of February, 2021

15.04.2021

Electronic Challan cum Return (ECR) (PF)

March 2021

E-payment of Provident Fund

15.04.2021

ESI Challan

March 2021

ESI payment

15.04.2021

Form No. 3BB

March 2021

Due date for furnishing statement in Form no. 3BB by a stock exchange in respect of transactions in which client codes been modified after registering in the system for the month of March, 2021

15.04.2021

Form no. 15CC

January to March 2021

Quarterly statement in respect of foreign remittances (to be furnished by authorized dealers)

30.04.2021

Outstanding payments to MSMes

October 2020 to March 2021

A half-yearly return with the registrar for outstanding payments to Micro or Small Enterprises.

30.04.2021

Deposit of TDS Amount

January to March 2021

Due date for deposit of TDS when Assessing Officer has permitted quarterly deposit of TDS under section 192, 194A, 194D or 194H

30.04.2021

Form 24G

March 2021

Where TDS/TCS has been paid without the production of a challan by an office of the Government

30.04.2021

TDS Challan-cum-statement

March 2021

Due date for furnishing of challan-cum-statement in respect of tax deducted under section 194-IA, 194 IB, 194M

30.04.2021

Deposit of TDS

March 2021

Due date for deposit of Tax deducted by an assessee other than an office of the Government

30.04.2021

Form 61

October 2020 to March 2021

Due date for e-filing of a declaration in Form No. 61 containing particulars of Form No. 60 received during the period October 1, 2020 to March 31, 2021

30.04.2021

Form 15G / 15H

January to March 2021

Due date for uploading declarations received from recipients in Form. 15G/15H during the quarter ending March, 2021

 

It is just the beginning of the new financial year and the first month itself is full of statutory due dates for various compliances under Goods and Service Act, Income Tax Act, Companies Act and LLP Act. Filing the above mentioned forms on or before the due dates will save the Taxpayers from hefty penalties.

 

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