After glitch, govt extends GST return filing deadline by five days

The government on Saturday extended the last date for filing returns and payment of taxes under the GST regime by five days till August 25 after the GSTN portal faced technical issues because of a huge rush

The error message that greeted traders on Saturday. Pic/Twitter

The government on Saturday extended the last date for filing returns and payment of taxes under the GST regime by five days till August 25 after the GSTN portal faced technical issues because of a huge rush.

The extension came after the GST site went down for a few hours during the day, which was restored by the evening. GSTN Chairman Navin Kumar said the site since has been restored and tax filing restarted. “There was a minor glitch because of the overload,” he added.

In a statement, the finance ministry said: “The GST Implementation Committee, consisting of state and central government officers, has taken a decision to extend the last date for payment of GST for July 2017 to August 25, 2017.” It said certain flood-hit states, as well as Jammu and Kashmir, had sought an extension.

For taxpayers who have to claim credit for past taxes paid by filing form TRANS 1, the last date for returns will be August 28.

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