This discussion clarifies GSTR-9 annual return filing for FY 21-22. For businesses with an aggregate turnover up to ₹2 crore, filing GSTR-9 was optional. Furthermore, the portal now prevents filing returns more than three years past their due date, meaning FY 21-22 returns can no longer be submitted. Amnesty schemes are generally not applicable for this period due to these constraints.
28 October 2026
GSTR-9 for FY 2021-22 was optional where aggregate turnover was up to ₹2 crore (Notf 10/2022-CT), so it is not compulsory if your total turnover was about ₹51.6 lakh; also, the portal now bars filing returns more than three years after their due date, so FY 2021-22 GSTR-9 can no longer be filed.