Last Updated on July 8, 2021
Tax Compliance Calendar for FY 2021 covering important due dates for Income Tax Filing, GST (GSTR1, GSTR3B. RET1), TDS Payments, Preparation, & Filing, ROC, and general accounting from Apr 01st 2019 to Mar 31st 2020 with a primary focus on Startup and SME.
Table of Contents
- Important due dates for the GST Return in March 2021
- Important due dates for the Income Tax Compliance / PF / ESI in the Month of March 2021
Important due dates for the GST Return in March 2021
| Due date | Form to be filed | Period | Who should file? |
| 10.03.2021 | GSTR 7 | February 2021 | GSTR 7 is a return to be filed by the persons who are required to deduct TDS (Tax deducted at source) under GST |
| 10.03.2021 | GSTR 8 | February 2021 | GSTR-8 is a return to be filed by the e-commerce operators who are required to deduct TCS (Tax collected at source) under GST. |
| 11.03.2021 | GSTR 1 | February 2021 | Taxpayers having an aggregate turnover of more than Rs. 1.50 Crores or opted to file Monthly Return |
| 13.03.2021 | GSTR 6 | February 2021 | Input Service Distributors |
| 20.03.2021 | GSTR 5 & 5A | February 2021 | Non-Resident Taxpayers and ODIAR services provider |
| 20.03.2021 | GSTR 3B | February 2021 | The due date for GSTR-3B having an Annual Turnover of more than 5 Crores |
| 31.03.2021 | CMP-08 | October to December 2020 | Due date for opting for composition scheme for the year 2021-22 |
Important due dates for the Income Tax Compliance / PF / ESI in the Month of March 2021
| 07.03.2021 | Challan No. ITNS-281 | February 2021 | Payment of TDS/TCS deducted /collected in February 2021. |
| 15.03.2021 | TCS Return | Quarterly | Advance Tax payment for the quarter of Jan to March 2021 |
| 15.03.2021 | Electronic Challan cum Return (ECR) (PF) | February 2021 | E-payment of Provident Fund |
| 15.03.2021 | ESI Challan | February 2021 | ESI payment |
31.03.2021 | Form 26Q | Quarterly | Extended due date to file TDS return for AY 2020-21(Extended due date) |
| 31.03.2021 | Form- 1 to 7 | FY 2019-20 | Filing ITR for AY 2020-2021 with penalty for both audit and non audit cases. |
| 31.03.2021 | – | – | Payment of Tax under Vivad se Vishwas act, 2020 |
| 31.03.2021 | Form 1 to 7 | FY 2019-20 | Last date to revise ITR for the financial year 2019-20 |
| 31.03.2021 | _ | _ | Last date to link Aadhar with PAN |
The month of march 2021 is full of statutory due dates for various tax compliances under the Goods and Service Act, Income Tax Act, Companies Act and LLP Act. Filing the above mentioned forms on or before the due dates will save the Taxpayers from hefty penalties.
