Due Date Compliance Calendar - December 2020



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This article provides a comprehensive compliance calendar for December 2020, ensuring professionals don't miss crucial deadlines. It details due dates for various GST returns, including GSTR-8, GSTR-7, GSTR-1, GSTR-6, GSTR-3B, GSTR-5, GSTR-5A, GSTR-9, GSTR-9A, and GSTR-9C. Additionally, it covers Income Tax deadlines for TDS/TCS deposits, advance tax payments, and the filing of income tax returns and audit reports. Key dates for Companies Act compliances like the Fresh Start Scheme, AGM, auditor appointments, and financial statement filings are also included, alongside other important payments such as Professional Tax, PF, and ESIC.

A CA has to take care of various compliances each month ranging from GST, and Income Tax to Companies Act, and LLP Act. Amidst this, it is important to plan your month, so that you don’t miss any due dates. In this article, we discuss all the due dates under all the acts that lie in the month of December 2020.

A. GST Compliance Calendar

S.No.

Particulars

Tax Period

Forms/Returns

Due Date

1

Return to be filed E-Commerce Operators who have deducted TCS

November

GSTR-8

10.12.2020

2

Return to be filed by people deducting TDS

November

GSTR-7

10.12.2020

3

Return of Outward Supplies for assesses who have opted for monthly return and whose turnover exceeds Rs. 1.5 crores

November

GSTR-1

11.12.2020

4

Return to be filed by an Input Service Distributor for November 2020

November

GSTR-6

13.12.2020

5

Return to be filed by registered persons whose turnover exceeds Rs. 5 crores

November

GSTR-3B

20.12.2020

6

Return to be filed by Non-Resident Foreign Taxpayer

November

GSTR-5

20.12.2020

7

Return to be filed by Non-Resident Online Information and Database Access or Retrieval (OIDAR) services Provider

November

GSTR-5A

20.12.2020

8

Return to be filed by registered persons having an annual turnover of up to Rs. 5 crores
Group A: Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Puducherry, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep

November

GSTR-3B

22.12.2020

9

Return to be filed by registered persons having an annual turnover of up to Rs. 5 crores
Group B: Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya, Assam, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Chandigarh, Delhi

November

GSTR-3B

24.12.2020

10

Annual return to be filed by taxpayers registered under GST

FY 18-19

GSTR-9

31.12.2020

11

Annual Return to be filed by Composition Dealers having an annual turnover of up to Rs. 1.5 crores

FY 18-19

GSTR-9A

31.12.2020

12

• Audit Form to be filed by taxpayers whose turnover has exceeded Rs. 2 crores in a FY together with,

• A Reconciliation Statement and Certification of an Audit

FY 18-19

GSTR-9C

31.12.2020

December 2020 Compliance Calendar: GST, Income Tax and More

B. Income Tax Compliance Calendar

S.No.

Particulars

Tax Period

Due Date

1

Deposit of TDS deducted during the month

November

07.12.2020

2

Deposit of TCS collected during the month

November

07.12.2020

3

Filing of Advance Tax Payment Form

October to December

15.12.2020

4

Filing of Income Tax Return for all assesses other than:

• Corporate assesses

• Non-corporate assesses, whose books of accounts are required to be audited

• Partner of a firm whose accounts are required to be audited

• An assesse who is required to furnish a report u/s 92E

FY 19-20

31.12.2020

5

Furnishing of various audit reports including tax audit report and report in respect of international/specified domestic transaction

FY 19-20

31.12.2020

C. Companies Act Compliance Calendar

S.No.

Particulars

Due Date

1

Companies Fresh Start Scheme

31.12.2020

2

Due date for holding Annual General Meeting (AGM) for FY 19-20

31.12.2020

3

Appointment of Statutory Auditor in the Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Form ADT-1

Within 15 days of the AGM

4

Filing of financial statements with the ROC of Companies in Form AOC-4

Within 30 days of the AGM

5

Filing of Annual Return with the ROC of Companies in Form MGT-7

Within 60 days of the AGM

 

D. Other compliances

S.No.

Particulars

Due Date

1

Professional Tax Payment for November, 2020

10.12.2020

2

PF Payment for November, 2020

15.12.2020

3

ESIC Payment for November, 2020

15.12.2020

4

Limited Liability Partnership Act:

Filing of Statement of Accounts and Solvency in Form-8

31.12.2020

 

FAQ :

Key GST deadlines include GSTR-8 and GSTR-7 by 10.12.2020, GSTR-1 by 11.12.2020, GSTR-6 by 13.12.2020, GSTR-3B for certain taxpayers by 20.12.2020, and others by 22.12.2020 or 24.12.2020. Annual returns GSTR-9, GSTR-9A, and GSTR-9C are due by 31.12.2020.

Deposits for TDS and TCS deducted or collected during November 2020 are due by 07.12.2020.

The due date for filing Income Tax Returns for FY 19-20 for most assesses, excluding corporate and certain other categories, is 31.12.2020.

The Companies Fresh Start Scheme deadline is 31.12.2020. The due date for holding the Annual General Meeting (AGM) for FY 19-20 is also 31.12.2020. Filing financial statements (AOC-4) and annual returns (MGT-7) with the ROC are due within 30 and 60 days of the AGM, respectively.

Yes, Professional Tax payment for November is due by 10.12.2020, while PF and ESIC payments for November are due by 15.12.2020. The LLP Act requires filing of Statement of Accounts and Solvency (Form-8) by 31.12.2020.


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