Goods & Services Tax Practitioners Association of Maharashtra has requested Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, Hon’ble Union Minister of Finance Government of India for Extension of due date for filing GSTR-9 & GSTR-9C for F.Y. 2017-18 & other due dates falling in August and September 2019. Text of the l;etter is as follows:-
GOODS AND SERVICES TAX PRACTITIONERS ASSOCIATION OF MAHARASHTRA
Ref: A/19-20/480
Date: 13th August 2019
To
Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman
Hon’ble Union Minister of Finance Government of India
North Block, New Delhi — 110 001
Respected Madam,
Sub: Extension of due date for filing GSTR-9 & GSTR-9C for F.Y. 2017-18 & other due dates falling in August and September 2019
The Goods & Services Tax Practitioners Association of Maharashtra (GSTPAM) is a State-level body of Sales Tax Practitioners’ established in the year 1951. The Association has over 3,200 members spread all over the State of Maharashtra comprising of Tax Practitioners and other professionals such as Chartered Accountants, Cost Accountants, Company Secretaries and Advocates practicing in GST, VAT, Service tax and allied laws. The Association’s main object is to educate the public in general and the members in particular on Indirect Taxes operative in the State of Maharashtra and whole of India.
We write to you today to appraise you about the hardship faced by our brothers and sisters in the State of Maharashtra due to destructively heavy rains and flooding. We are certain that you are fully aware of the grave situation caused due to floods in Western Maharashtra, especially in the districts of Kolhapur, Satara, Sangli and Konkan region. Residents of these and many other areas are devastated due to the natural calamity. The situation has not improved as these areas are still receiving heavy rains impeding the recovery efforts.
The immediate demand of the situation is the rehabilitation of the flood affected citizens and monetary and other aid to the families. All efforts of help are being made by many of us at organisational and personal level. However, there is an equal necessity for grant of extension in the due dates of compliance under various laws, as such dates are causing severe anxiety among the already distressed members of trade and the profession.
In this hour of severity, tax professionals as well as the members of the industry cannot be expected to comply with the deadlines for returns and audit under the GST as well as the Income Tax Act. It would be inhumane and unjust to force the taxpayers and the tax professionals to comply with the deadlines until their life returns to normalcy.
We, therefore, seek your early intervention to extend the due dates for Annual Return and Audit under the GST Acts and the Income Tax Act as well as the due dates for filing various monthly returns falling due in the months of August and September 2019.
Considering the gravity of the disaster, it is only just that we request your good self to consider extending the due date of annual return and audit under the GST law by at least three months. We also request your good self to take up this matter on a priority basis.
| Dinesh Tambde (President) | Aditya Sure (Convenor-L&R) |
Vinod Mhaske / Aditya Seema Pradeep/Amol Mane / Narendra Sonawane / Alok Singh / Ritesh Mehta / Abhijit Berde (Jt. Convenors – L&R Committee) |
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List of the other recent Representation
List of the other recent Representation
| S. No. | Dated | Submitted by | Link |
| 10. | 19/08/2019 | BCAS and 4 Others | Representation on Income Tax and GST Issues faced by taxpayers |
| 9. | 19/08/2019 | Professional Accountants’ & Tax Consultants’ Association |
Request for Extending Due Dates for filing Annual GST Returns |
| 8. | 17/08/2019 | Chamber of Tax Consultants | Extend due date for filing of GSTR -9, 9A and 9C for F.Y. 2017-18 |
| 7. | 14/08/2019 | Western Maharashtra Tax Practitioner’s Association | Extend Due date of GST Returns in Flood affected States |
| 6. | 13/08/2019 | Goods & Services Tax Practitioners Association of Maharashtra | Extend GST, Income Tax and other due dates falling in Aug & Sep 2019 (As above Post) |
| 5. | 12/08/2019 | Association of Tax Lawyers, Delhi | Request to Extend time limit for claim of ITC for FY 2017-2018 |
| 4. | 10/08/2019 | Karnataka State Chartered Accountants Association | Extend Due Date for Filing of Income Tax and GST Returns |
| 3. | 18/07/2019 | Tax Bar Association, Jodhpur | Extend due date for filing of Income-tax returns to 30th Sept 2019 |
| 2. | 11/06/2019 | Goods And Services Tax Practitioners’ Association Of Maharashtra | GST Annual Return & subsequent reconciliation for GST Audit- Issues |
| 1. | 05/08/2019 | Gujarat Sales Tax Bar Association | Request for extension of due date of Annual Return- GSTR-9 |
Due date for filing of GSTR -9 and 9C AND Most important is Income Tax Returns due date falling in Aug., 2019 has to be extend up to 30.09.2019 AND Income Tax Audit Due date falling in Sept., 2019 has to be extend up to 31.10.2019 . It is very difficult to submit on current due dates. Please do the needful. Thanks
So much pressure for these days. So please extend GSTR 9,9C,Income tax and Tax Audit date.
yes, there should be an extention because we cant match ITC for the year 2017-18. the return should be simplificated to file.
pl extend due date of all categories of gstr9/9a/9c to 30-09-2019 because requirement is so much time consuming
Since Statutory Audit of Income Tax and GST Audit both are falling due in August & September we are under pressure and finding difficult to address both together. Hence kindly extend the due date at least for three months. Thanks!
Madam please extend due date atleast two months. We are facing unbearable pressure due to alltoghether all compliance date are coming. In last month heavy rains fall ,Most of the part of Maharashtra and people are not in condition to provide any data for compliance due to flood and other problems I e internet connectivity, power supply etc
So please please extend the date.
Hi Mam,
It’s very necessary to extend due date of GSTR-9 till Nov-19
out of 30 days , 20 days goes for gstr 1 & 3B, bal 10 days
how much work to be done hence date should be extended
Dear Madam,
Please extend the due date GST9 and make it simple format, so that every one can understand.
It’s too much burden of work on professional so it should be extended.
yes date should be extended
it is requested to kindly extend the due dates for GSTR9 for 2017-18 and tax audit returns due on 30.9.2019 in view of problems faced by the trade and industry by at least next two months
Difficulty in filing gstr returns and itr are due to on and often changes at system level this should be stoped. in itr matters root cause is tds compliance
.Late availability of 26AS .on and offen changes in schema of itrs without wide publicity etc. No changes should be made after returns are notified.one must cost of compliance by small and medium businessmen.they are all the time in tension.It is also becoming diffult to contect consultants due to rush in sort span time more over festivals are also in july to sept. in such a situation for non audit 31st oct and for audit dealers 30 nov date should be fixed.one should expect professional to do govt compliances only putting aside family life.
GSTR 9 return should be extended till 31.10.2019
pl extend due date to file gstr-9 for 2017-2018 because of income tax returns in aug 31st 2019& tax audits for financial year 2018-19 in oct2019 pl extend due date up to nov30 2019 to file gstr-9 for 2017-18
It’s very needful for extension
There are seasons of business from March to July and than after season of rain and heavy rain. People can not stand till December. There must be given time to file all kind of Returns till february without any penalty or late fees. Officers in finance department deliberately making complication to harass common people only for their own benefits and ego. Finance minister should think the difficulty of common persons. Officers wants ideal times and rest of work like in the time of Congress rules.
ALL DUE DATES FALLING IN MONTH OF AUGUST & SEPTEMBER 2019 MUST BE EXTENDED DUE TO . SOME CLARIFICATIONS REQUIRED ON GSTR 9. E-VERIFICATION OF ITR TOOK TIME
ALL DUE DATES FALLING IN MONTH OF AUGUST & SEPTEMBER 2019 MUST BE EXTENDED . SOME CLARIFICATIONS REQUIRED ON GSTR 9. E-VERIFICATION OF ITR TOOK TIME HENCE REQUIRED EXTENSION
The representation should go from all associations
extension is much needed as it is the first year of submission of Annual Return for 2017-18
Dates in Aug and Sep should be extended.