GSTR-4 Annual Return ! Pending Returns for F.Y. 20-21 to 22-23

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Lalit (Querist)
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02 July 2026 Dear Sir/Madam,

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.

Thank you.

Aashok Kumar Sharma

Aashok Kumar Sharma

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02 July 2026 To file pending GSTR-4 returns for financial years 2020-21 through 2022-23, as seen in image_6c5740.jpg, you must approach your jurisdictional GST officer to request that the filing facility be enabled on the portal, as the system currently restricts access to those periods. You should also prepare to pay the applicable late fees for the delayed filings.

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