GSTN to Bar Filing of Returns Older Than 3 Years from 1st August 2025



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The Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN) has announced a new rule: taxpayers will no longer be able to file GST returns that are older than three years from their due date. This change, stemming from the Finance Act 2023, will take effect from August 1st, 2025. This means any returns with a due date three or more years in the past that haven't been filed by July 2025 will be permanently barred from submission on the GST portal.

GSTN has notified that taxpayers will no longer be allowed to file GST returns after the expiry of three years from the due date, as per amendments introduced through the Finance Act, 2023 (8 of 2023), dated March 31, 2023, and implemented from October 1, 2023, via Notification No. 28/2023 - Central Tax dated July 31, 2023. Official copy of the Advisory is as follows Advisory to file pending returns before expiry of three years As per the Finance Act,2023 (8 of 2023), dt. 31-03-2023, implem
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FAQ :

The restriction on filing GST returns older than three years will be implemented on the GST portal from the July 2025 tax period, meaning it takes effect from August 1st, 2025.

Taxpayers will not be allowed to file GST returns after the expiry of three years from the due date of furnishing the said return.

This restriction applies to various GST returns including GSTR-1, GSTR-1A, GSTR-3B, GSTR-4, GSTR-5, GSTR-5A, GSTR-6, GSTR-7, GSTR-8, and GSTR-9 or 9C.

Any return for which the due date was three years back or more and hasn't been filed till the July 2025 tax period will be barred from filing.

Taxpayers are advised to reconcile their records and file any pending GST returns as soon as possible before the deadline.




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