GSTR - 9 AND 9C

[SAFETAB LIFESCIENCE]

Hi Friends,

Is there any chance of extending the due for filing GSTR - 9 & 9C. How many % companies have filed. Any data is there.

[KASTURI SETHI]

You are hoping against hope. What is relevant here how many extensions for the year 17-18 have already been given ? This time Govt. intends to convey the message that the assessees should not wait for last date every time.

AI Summary

GSTR filing deadlines unlikely to be extended; taxpayers urged to comply before the final date. Query asks whether the due date for filing GSTR 9 and GSTR 9C will be extended and seeks filing statistics; the reply states further extension is unlikely, references prior extensions for 2017-18, and conveys the government's intent to discourage taxpayers from waiting for deadline extensions.