One of my clients has missed the due dates for filing GSTR-4 Annual Returns from F.Y. 2020-21 onwards. As of now, the GST portal allows filing only the GSTR-4 for F.Y. 2023-24. However, I am unable to proceed because the GSTR-4 Annual Returns for F.Y. 2020-21, 2021-22, and 2022-23 remain unfiled.
Kindly guide me on the following:
How can I file the pending GSTR-4 Annual Returns for F.Y. 2020-21, 2021-22, and 2022-23? Is there any provision for condonation of delay, waiver, or any special procedure that would enable filing of these pending returns? If filing of the previous years' returns is not possible through the GST portal, what is the prescribed course of action to regularize the compliance and enable filing of the subsequent return?
I would appreciate your guidance on the appropriate procedure to resolve this issue.