Summary: The July 2026 Due Date Guide provides a comprehensive compliance calendar covering key obligations under the Income Tax Act, 2025, GST, Companies Act, FEMA, Provident Fund (PF), and ESI. Major deadlines include payment of TDS/TCS and filing of ECB-2 on 7 July, GST returns such as GSTR-7, GSTR-8, GSTR-1, GSTR-5, GSTR-6, GSTR-3B, GSTR-5A, GSTR-11, CMP-08, and GSTR-1A, along with PF and ESI payments on 15 July. Income tax compliances include filing Forms 24G, 15CC, 15G/15H, issuance of various TDS certificates, quarterly TDS/TCS statements, and statement-cum-challans for TDS on property, rent, contractual payments, and virtual digital assets. FEMA requires filing of the FLA Return by eligible entities. The month concludes with Companies Act Form DPT-3, QRMP scheme option, and quarterly tax statements, making July 2026 a crucial month for businesses, employers, tax deductors, and taxpayers.
Don’t Miss It! – July 2026 Due Date Guide
July 2026 — Income Tax | GST | Companies Act | FEMA | PF & ESI
| Date | Act | Form No. | Obligation |
| 07 Jul 2026, Tue | Income Tax Act, 2025 | Challan No. ITNS-281N | Payment of TDS/TCS of June. In case of government offices where TDS/TCS is paid by book entry, same shall be paid on the same day on which tax is deducted or collected. |
| 07 Jul 2026, Tue | FEMA | ECB-2 | Return of External Commercial Borrowings for June. |
| 10 Jul 2026, Fri | GST | GSTR-7 | Monthly Return by Tax Deductors for June. |
| 10 Jul 2026, Fri | GST | GSTR-8 | Monthly Return by e-commerce operators for June. |
| 11 Jul 2026, Sat | GST | GSTR-1 | Monthly Return of Outward Supplies for June. |
| 13 Jul 2026, Mon | GST | GSTR-1 | Quarterly return of Outward Supplies for Apr-Jun (QRMP) |
| 13 Jul 2026, Mon | GST | GSTR-5 | Monthly Return by Non-resident taxable person for June. |
| 13 Jul 2026, Mon | GST | GSTR-6 | Monthly Return of Input Service Distributor for June. |
| 15 Jul 2026, Wed | Provident Fund | Electronic Challan cum Return (ECR) | E-Payment of PF for June. |
| 15 Jul 2026, Wed | ESI | ESI Challan | Payment of ESI for June |
| 15 Jul 2026, Wed | Income Tax Act, 2025 | Form 137 (Form 24G) | Details of Deposit of TDS/TCS of June by book entry by an office of the Government. |
| 15 Jul 2026, Wed | Income Tax Act, 2025 | Form No. 147 (15CC) | Statement by Banks etc. in respect of foreign remittances during April-June. |
| 15 Jul 2026, Wed | Income Tax Act, 2025 | Form No. 121 (15G/15H) | E-filing of form 121 (15G/H) for April-June. |
| 15 Jul 2026, Wed | Income Tax Act, 2025 | Form 132 (16B, 16C, 16D, 16E) | Issue of TDS Certificate for tax deducted u/s 393 (194-IA) on payment made for purchase of property in May. |
| 15 Jul 2026, Wed | Income Tax Act, 2025 | Form 132 (16B, 16C, 16D, 16E) | Issue of TDS Certificate for tax deducted on rent above 50,000 pm by certain individuals/HUF under Section 393(194-IB) where lease has terminated in May. |
| 15 Jul 2026, Wed | Income Tax Act, 2025 | Form 132 (16B, 16C, 16D, 16E) | Issue of TDS Certificate for tax deducted u/s 393 (194M) on certain payments by individual/HUF in May. |
| 15 Jul 2026, Wed | Income Tax Act, 2025 | Form 132 (16B, 16C, 16D, 16E) | Issue of TDS Certificate for tax deducted u/s 393 (194S) on Virtual Digital Assets in May. |
| 15 Jul 2026, Wed | FEMA | FLA Return | Annual Return on Foreign Liabilities and Assets (FLA) for FY 2025-26, to be filed with RBI through the FLAIR portal by every Indian company, LLP, AIF, partnership firm and other entity that has received FDI and/or made ODI (overseas direct investment) in the current or any previous year and continues to hold foreign assets and/or liabilities as on 31 March 2026. |
| 18 Jul 2026, Sat | GST | CMP-08 | Payment of tax under Composition Scheme for June quarter. |
| 20 Jul 2026, Mon | GST | GSTR-5A | Monthly Return by persons outside India providing online information and data base access or retrieval services, for June. |
| 20 Jul 2026, Mon | GST | GSTR-1A | Add/amend particulars (other than GSTIN) in GSTR-1 of June. It can be filed after filing of GSTR-1 but before filing corresponding GSTR-3B. |
| 20 Jul 2026, Mon | GST | GSTR-3B | Summary Return cum Payment of Tax for June by Monthly filers. (other than QRMP). |
| 22 Jul 2026, Wed | GST | GSTR-1A | Add/amend particulars (other than GSTIN) in GSTR-1 of June quarter by Quarterly filers in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, the Union territories of Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Puducherry, Andaman and Nicobar Islands or Lakshadweep. It can be filed after filing of GSTR-1 but before filing corresponding GSTR-3B. |
| 22 Jul 2026, Wed | GST | GSTR-3B | Summary Return of April-June quarter by Quarterly filers in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, the Union territories of Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Puducherry, Andaman and Nicobar Islands or Lakshadweep. |
| 24 Jul 2026, Fri | GST | GSTR-1A | Add/amend particulars (other than GSTIN) in GSTR-1 of June quarter by Quarterly filers in Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya, Assam, West Bengal, Jharkhand or Odisha, the Union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Chandigarh or Delhi. It can be filed after filing of GSTR-1 but before filing corresponding GSTR-3B. |
| 24 Jul 2026, Fri | GST | GSTR-3B | Summary Return of April-June quarter by Quarterly filers in Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya, Assam, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, the Union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Chandigarh or Delhi. |
| 28 Jul 2026, Tue | GST | GSTR-11 | Return for June by persons with Unique Identification Number (UIN) like embassies etc to get refund under GST for goods and services purchased by them. |
| 30 Jul 2026, Thu | Income Tax Act, 2025 | – | Deposit of TDS u/s 393(1)[Sl.3(i)] on payment made for purchase of property in June. |
| 30 Jul 2026, Thu | Income Tax Act, 2025 | – | Deposit of TDS u/s 393(1)[Sl.2(i)] @ 5% on total payment of Rent more than 50,000 pm by individual or HUF (not liable to tax audit) during FY 25-26, where lease has terminated in June. (Else TDS is to be deposited on annual basis by 30 April of next year.) |
| 30 Jul 2026, Thu | Income Tax Act, 2025 | – | Deposit of TDS on certain payments made by individual/HUF u/s 393(1)[Sl.6(ii)] for June. |
| 30 Jul 2026, Thu | Income Tax Act, 2025 | – | Deposit of TDS on Virtual Digital Assets u/s 393(1)[Sl.8(vi)] for June. |
| 31 Jul 2026, Fri | GST | – | Taxpayers with Turnover below Rs 5 Crores can opt in or opt out of QRMP Scheme for Jul-Sep quarter. |
| 31 Jul 2026, Fri | Companies Act | DPT3 | Annual Return of Deposits by Companies other than NBFCs for FY 25-26. (extended due date) |
| 31 Jul 2026, Fri | Income Tax Act, 2025 | Form 138, 140, 143, 144 (Form 24Q, 26Q, 27Q & 27EQ) | Quarterly TDS/TCS Statements for April-June. Details of Form 121 (15G/15H) cases also to be shown in Form 140. (Note: TCS filing date has also been aligned with TDS) |
| 31 Jul 2026, Fri | Income Tax Act, 2025 | Form 141 (Form 26QB, 26QC, 26QD, 26QE, 26QF) | Quarterly statement-cum-challan for TDS on property/rent/contractual payments etc. for April-June. |
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