New Delhi, Oct 19 (PTI) The government on Sunday extended the due date for filing the monthly GSTR-3B tax payment form by 5 days till October 25.

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), in a notification, said the GSTR-3B filers for September and the July-September quarter can pay taxes by October 25.

"@cbic_india extends the GSTR-3B filing deadline," the CBIC said in a post on X.

GSTR-3B is a monthly and quarterly summary return that registered taxpayers file in a staggered manner between the 20th, 22nd and 24th of every month for different categories of taxpayers.

The extension was on expected lines, with October 20 being the Diwali festival. PTI JD BAL BAL

GSTR-3B deadline extended to Oct 25 for September and quarterly filers; taxes must be paid by Oct 25. The government extended the filing and tax-payment deadline for the GSTR-3B return to October 25 for September and the July-September quarter; taxpayers must use the extended date to pay liabilities. The GSTR-3B is a periodic summary return filed in a staggered schedule between the 20th, 22nd and 24th of each month, and the extension provides five days' relief for the affected filers.