MASSIVE Relief For GST Taxpayers! GSTR-1, GSTR-3B Filing Deadline Extended By 2 Days

New Delhi: Bringing a huge relief for the GST taxpayers, the government on Friday (January 11) extended the deadline for filing monthly GST sales return form GSTR-1 and GST payment by 2 days amidst numerous claims by taxpayers who reported that filing of GST was not possible due to technical glitches in the GSTN system.

As per a notification by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), the last date for filing GSTR-1 for December is January 13, while that for taxpayers opting for quarterly payment under the QRMP scheme for the October-December period will be January 15.

Normally, the last date for filing GSTR-1 for monthly return filers is January 11, while for quarterly taxpayers it is January 13. The deadline for GST payment by filing GSTR-3B for December has been extended to January 22, from the existing date of January 20.

For taxpayers who pay GST quarterly, the due date has been extended to January 24 and January 26, depending on the state-wise registration of the business.

Dear Taxpayers,_

Due Date for filling GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B have been extended by two days. For details, Please refer to the notification number 01/2025 and 02/2025 dated 10.01.2025 issued by CBIC. pic.twitter.com/qzITfazp4V

— GST Tech (@Infosys_GSTN) January 10, 2025

Earlier today, Taxpayers complained of their continued struggle to file their GSTR-1 on the GST portal as technical issues continue to mar filings

It is to be noted that the previous deadline to file GSTR-1 was to be January 11, 2025 for the December 2024 tax period. 

GST Network posted an update on X, stating, "Dear Taxpayers! GST portal is currently experiencing technical issues and is under maintenance. We expect the portal to be operational by 12:00 noon. CBIC is being sent an incident report to consider extension in filing date. Thank you for your understanding and patience!".

Dear Taxpayers!_

GST portal is currently experiencing technical issues and is under maintenance. We expect the portal to be operational by 12:00 noon. CBIC is being sent an incident report to consider extension in filing date.

Thank you for your understanding and patience! — GST Tech (@Infosys_GSTN) January 10, 2025

Netizens reacting to the technical issues demanded that the deadline be extended.

@Infosys_GSTN @nsitharaman @askGST_GoI @FinMinIndia How will the tax payer file GSTR 7 & #gstr1 if portal is not available. Once #gstportal is back online, due to heavy traffice it will be difficult to file. Kindly provide extension for atleast 5 days #GSTNdown — Krishnan P P (@Krishnan_pp) January 10, 2025

GSTIN : Scheduled downtime till 10th Jan'25 6:00AM, then 9:00 AM, then 10:00 AM and now 12:00 PM._

Meanwhile taxpayers & tax professionals _ pic.twitter.com/jueE12ySU3 — Amal Ashokan (@amlu02) January 10, 2025

GSTR1 filing due date is tomorrow, but the portal has been down since yesterday! With Pongal celebrations starting tomorrow in Tamil Nadu, many taxpayers will be unable to file on time. Please resolve the issue ASAP! @FinMinIndia #GSTR1 #GSTPortal #Pongal — Tax Pr Ramesh (@TPrRameshOffiz) January 10, 2025

GST portal is not working since few days and lot of professional time is wasted and still no solution..levy penalty on @Infosys_GSTN and provide relief to taxpayers and give proper timeline for smooth working of portal @cbic_india @FinMinIndia @nsitharamanoffc @PMOIndia — Amit Rathi (@amitrathi_) January 10, 2025

Extend due date of GSTR1 immediately — Ashish (@ashishrbohra) January 10, 2025

As usual the #GST portal isn't working & it becomes a pain for everyone

Hope some permanent solution is done for the recurring problems — Gautam Agarwal __ (@gauagg) January 10, 2025

At the time of filing the story, we checked GST portal (14.34 hours), where the website highlighted, "We shall be enhancing services on the GST portal on 9th January'25 11:00 PM onwards. GST Portal services will not be available until 10th January '25 03:00 PM. The inconvenience caused is regretted."