Compliance Calendar for the Month of March 2021



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March 2021 is a pivotal month for businesses as it marks the end of the financial year, bringing numerous tax and statutory compliance deadlines. This calendar outlines key dates for GST returns, Income Tax filings, and ROC (Registrar of Companies) submissions. Meeting these deadlines is essential to prevent incurring interest and late fees on your filings.

Being the last month for the financial year, March 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 March 2021. Tax Compliance and Statutory Compliance calendar is helpful for every registered business and professional to be ready for compliance well in advance.

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

Due Dates are crucial 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.

March 2021 Compliance Calendar: GST, Income Tax and ROC

Due date

Form to be filed

Period

Who should file?

10.03.2021

GSTR 7

February 2021

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

10.03.2021

GSTR 8

February 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.

11.03.2021

GSTR 1

February 2021

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

13.03.2021

GSTR 6

February 2021

Input Service Distributors

20.03.2021

GSTR 5 & 5A

February 2021

Non-Resident Taxpayers and ODIAR services provider

20.03.2021

GSTR 3B

February 2021

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

31.03.2021

CMP-08

October to December 2020

Due date for opting for composition scheme for the year 2021-22

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

07.03.2021

Challan No. ITNS-281

February 2021

Payment of TDS/TCS deducted /collected in February 2021.

15.01.2021

TCS Return

Quarterly

Advance Tax payment for the quarter of Jan to March 2021

15.03.2021

Electronic Challan cum Return (ECR) (PF)

February 2021

E-payment of Provident Fund

15.03.2021

ESI Challan

February 2021

ESI payment

31.03.2021

Form 26Q

Quarterly

Extended due date to file TDS return for AY 2020-21(Extended due date)

31.03.2021

Form- 1 to 7

FY 2019-20

Filing ITR for AY 2020-2021 with penalty for both audit and non audit cases.

31.03.2021

   

Payment of Tax under Vivad se Vishwas act, 2020

31.03.2021

 Form 1 to 7

FY 2019-20

Last date to revise ITR for the financial year 2019-20

31.03.2021

   

Last date to link Aadhaar with PAN

 

The Month of March 2021 is full of statutory due dates for various compliances under the 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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