CGPI Appeal to Bombay HC for the Extension of GSTR 9/9C Filing Due Date

For admitting the GSTR-9/9C The Confederation of GST Professionals and Industries (CGPI) has filed the summons appeal in Bombay High court to extend the scheduled date.

Due to restrictions on public transport and staff attendance in various places the problems are faced by the professionals, said by the advocates on the account of CGPI. under section 21 the applicant has submitted the rights of professionals and violation of staff by giving worthless decisions to have a completely inadequate extension to the deadline.

The Bombay High Court post-hearing to the application calls for ASG to appear to ask them how the Union of India has an intention to solve the issues for the public benefits.

The taxpayer whose turnover is more than Rs 2 cr should file GSTR 9C audit form Get the easy guide to GSTR 9C along with complete online return filing process. GSTR 9C is a GST audit form for taxpayers having turnover more than 2 crores. Read more form yearly. GSTR-9 is a yearly return which is to be filed only by the enrolled taxpayers under GST. It involves information regarding the outward and inward supplies done in the last year in different tax officials such as CGST, SGST & IGST, and HSN codes.

Rs 100 per day is charged as late fees as a penalty for not filing GSTR-9. There was no utility available for filing GSTR 9 for fiscal year 2018-19 A simple guide to GSTR 9 (GST annual return form) online filing procedure with due dates. We attached all screenshots and divided into 19 sections. Read more , and then lockdown till May 31, 2020, was held and after that restriction was alleged on the attendance of staff.

Moreover, the court verbally stated that this is not adversarial prosecution and the Union of India must find the method for solving such issues.

Read Also: GSTR 9 & 9C Form Due Date Extended for FY 2018-19 (31st Oct 2020) CBIC again extended the due date of the annual GSTR 9 form and GSTR 9C audit reconciliation form for FY 2018-19 till 31st October, 2020 as per the taxpayers’ demand. Read more

On October 27, 2020, the body is held High on Board, and ASG is known to help the Court. If the government will not find the solution then the court particularly will solve the issues.