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This calendar outlines the key tax deadlines and obligations for February 2025. It covers various filings including Goods and Services Tax (GST) returns like GSTR-1, GSTR-3B, and others, alongside Income Tax payments and TDS certificate issuances. Additionally, it details requirements for FEMA ECB-2 returns, ESI payments, and Provident Fund contributions.

February 2025 Tax Calendar: Due Dates and Obligations

Event Date

Act

Applicable Form

Obligation

01-02-2025

Goods and Services Tax

-

Multi-factor authentication becomes mandatory for turnover above Rs. 5 cr.

07-02-2025

Income Tax

Challan No. ITNS-281

Payment of TDS/TCS of January. In the case of government offices where TDS/TCS is paid by book entry, the same shall be paid on the same day on which tax is deducted or collected.

07-02-2025

FEMA

ECB-2

Return of External Commercial Borrowings for January.

07-02-2025

Income Tax

Challan No. ITNS-285

Payment of Equalization levy (Google Tax) charged on specified services during January.

10-02-2025

Goods and Services Tax

GSTR-7

Monthly Return by Tax Deductors for January.

10-02-2025

Goods and Services Tax

GSTR-8

Monthly Return by e-commerce operators for January.

11-02-2025

Goods and Services Tax

GSTR-1

"Monthly Return of Outward Supplies for January. Manual entry of HSN has been replaced by choosing correct HSN from given Drop down. Also, Table-12 has been bifurcated into two tabs B2B and B2C, to report these supplies separately. Further, warning regarding values of the supplies and tax amounts involved in the same, will also be given for both the tabs of Table-12. "

13-02-2025

Goods and Services Tax

IFF

Optional Upload of B2B invoices, Dr/Cr notes for January under QRMP scheme.

13-02-2025

Goods and Services Tax

GSTR-5

Monthly Return by Non-resident taxable person for January.

13-02-2025

Goods and Services Tax

GSTR-6

Monthly Return of Input Service Distributor for January.

14-02-2025

Income Tax

Form 16B

Issue of TDS Certificate u/s 194-IA for TDS deducted on Purchase of Property in December.

14-02-2025

Income Tax

Form 16C

Issue of TDS Certificate for tax deducted on rent above 50,000 pm by certain individuals/HUF under Section 194-IB where the lease was terminated in December.

14-02-2025

Income Tax

Form 16D

Issue of TDS Certificate for tax deducted u/s 194M on certain payments by individual/HUF in December.

14-02-2025

Income Tax

Form 16E

Issue of TDS Certificate for tax deducted u/s 194S on Virtual Digital Assets in December.

15-02-2025

Income Tax

Form 16A

Issue of TDS certificates other than salary for Q3 of FY 2022-23.

15-02-2025

-

-

CAG Empanelment of CA firms/LLPs for FY 2024-25.

15-02-2025

ESI

ESI Challan

ESI payment for January.

15-02-2025

Provident Fund

Electronic Challan cum Return (ECR)

E-Payment of PF for January.

15-02-2025

Income Tax

Form 24G

Details of Deposit of TDS/TCS of January by book entry by an office of the Government.

20-02-2025

Goods and Services Tax

GSTR-5A

Monthly Return by persons outside India providing online information and database access or retrieval services, for January. Also to be filed by every registered person providing online money gaming from a place outside India to a person in India.

20-02-2025

Goods and Services Tax

GSTR-1A

Add/amend particulars (other than GSTIN) in GSTR-1 of Jan. It can be filed after the filing of GSTR-1 but before filing the corresponding GSTR-3B.

20-02-2025

Goods and Services Tax

GSTR-3B

Summary Return cum Payment of Tax for January by Monthly filers. (other than QRMP).

25-02-2025

Goods and Services Tax

PMT-06

Deposit of GST of January under QRMP scheme.

28-02-2025

Goods and Services Tax

GSTR-11

Return by persons with Unique Identification Number (UIN) like embassies etc to get refund under GST for goods and services purchased by them, for January.


Key GST deadlines include GSTR-7 and GSTR-8 by the 10th, GSTR-1 by the 11th, IFF, GSTR-5, and GSTR-6 by the 13th, GSTR-5A by the 20th, GSTR-1A by the 20th, GSTR-3B by the 20th, PMT-06 by the 25th, and GSTR-11 by the 28th.

Income Tax payments for January TDS/TCS are due by the 7th. TDS certificates for property purchase (Form 16B), rent (Form 16C), certain payments (Form 16D), and virtual digital assets (Form 16E) are due by the 14th. TDS certificates for Q3 FY 2022-23 (Form 16A) are due by the 15th.

The FEMA ECB-2 return for External Commercial Borrowings for January is due by the 7th. ESI payment for January is due by the 15th, as is the Electronic Challan cum Return (ECR) for Provident Fund.

Yes, for GSTR-1, manual HSN entry is replaced by a dropdown selection, and Table-12 is bifurcated into B2B and B2C tabs for separate reporting. Warnings for supply and tax amounts will also be provided for Table-12.

For government offices paying TDS/TCS by book entry, the payment for January is due by the 7th, and the details of the deposit (Form 24G) are due by the 15th.


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