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GSTR 9

GSTR 9 is an annual return to be filed yearly by taxpayers registered under CGST Act, 2017. GSTR 9 consists of details regarding the outward and inward supplies made/received during the relevant financial year under different tax heads i.e. CGST, SGST & IGST.

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12 Critical GSTR-9 & GSTR-9C Reconciliation Mistakes Every GST Taxpayer Must Avoid

Goods and Services Tax : Learn the twelve most common GSTR-9 and GSTR-9C reconciliation errors for FY 2025-26, including ITC mismatches, turnover differenc...

June 25, 2026 4683 Views 0 comment Print

Late Fee vs General Penalty: Has the Madras High Court Drawn a Line Between Delayed Filing and Non-Filing of Returns?

Goods and Services Tax : The Madras High Court held that complete failure to file the annual return can attract both late fee under Section 47 and general ...

June 12, 2026 579 Views 0 comment Print

GSTR-9 Annual Return: Unresolved Crisis of GST Reconciliation & ITC Matching

Goods and Services Tax : Article highlights how mechanical matching of GSTR-9 tables is leading to unjust GST demands and penalties against honest taxpayer...

May 20, 2026 1344 Views 0 comment Print

Recovery of Late Fees for GSTR-9 Defaults

Goods and Services Tax : Late fees for GSTR-9 cannot be recovered without prior determination. The article clarifies why direct recovery actions violate st...

April 6, 2026 858 Views 0 comment Print

Compliance Calendar For The Financial Year 2026-27

CA, CS, CMA : The calendar lists all major statutory deadlines across laws. It helps businesses track filings and avoid penalties through timely...

April 1, 2026 17913 Views 0 comment Print


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ICAI’s suggestions on Forms GSTR 9 and GSTR 9C accepted for 2024-25

Goods and Services Tax : The government accepted key professional suggestions to simplify annual GST reporting. The update allows ITC payments, clearer ITC...

January 7, 2026 1041 Views 0 comment Print

Annual GST Returns Deadline Sought to Be Extended Due to Complex ITC Reporting

Goods and Services Tax : Stakeholders seek more time for GSTR-9 and 9C as new ITC reporting rules introduce granular, multi-year reconciliations that signi...

December 31, 2025 122670 Views 0 comment Print

Call for GSTR-9 & GSTR-9C Due Date Extension After Major FY 2024–25 Changes

Goods and Services Tax : The representation seeks more time to file GST annual returns citing extensive amendments and late clarifications. It urges an ext...

December 18, 2025 100311 Views 0 comment Print

Challenges in filing GSTR-9 & GSTR-9C and Request to extend due date

Goods and Services Tax : Recent amendments in GSTR-9 and GSTR-9C have increased compliance complexity, prompting calls for extended deadlines to allow accu...

December 13, 2025 43797 Views 2 comments Print

Free Live Webinar on GSTR-9 & 9C Filing – Practical Insights & Compliance Strategies

Goods and Services Tax : Join TaxGuru’s free live webinar on GSTR-9 and GSTR-9C with CA Sachin Jain on 9th Nov 2025. Learn practical reconciliation techn...

November 6, 2025 10989 Views 2 comments Print


Latest Judiciary


Madras HC Upholds both GST Late Fee & Penalty for Non-Filing of GSTR-9  

Goods and Services Tax : The Madras High Court held that failure to file the annual return in Form GSTR-9 attracts late fee under Section 47(2) of the CGST...

June 12, 2026 714 Views 0 comment Print

Late Fee applies for GSTR-9C Delay as It Forms Part of Annual Return: Madras HC

Goods and Services Tax : The ruling clarifies that an annual return is incomplete without the reconciliation statement where required. Late filing of GSTR-...

April 24, 2026 3792 Views 0 comment Print

Calcutta HC Quashes GST Order for Ignoring GSTR-3B & GSTR-9 Data on ITC Reversal

Goods and Services Tax : The High Court quashed both adjudication and appellate orders after finding that GST return data was not examined. The matter was ...

February 5, 2026 843 Views 0 comment Print

GST Adjudication Set Aside for Ignoring Annual Return Reconciliation

Goods and Services Tax : The decision clarifies that GSTR-9 plays a vital role in reconciling ITC claims. Authorities must reassess demands after examining...

December 22, 2025 741 Views 0 comment Print

Cess Not Shown in GSTR-3B but Corrected in GSTR-9 Is Revenue Neutral: Calcutta HC

Goods and Services Tax : The court held that non-disclosure of CESS in GSTR-3B, corrected in GSTR-9, was revenue neutral. The appellate authority was direc...

December 10, 2025 1260 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


GSTN Issues Consolidated GSTR-9 & 9C FAQs for FY 2024-25

Goods and Services Tax : GSTN has clarified key issues on filing annual returns through consolidated FAQs. The guidance explains ITC reporting, auto-popula...

December 17, 2025 23220 Views 0 comment Print

GSTR-9/9C Table-wise Reporting: Essentials & FAQs

Goods and Services Tax : ITC availed for FY 2023-24 but reversed or claimed in FY 2024-25 must be reported in Table 6A1 of GSTR-9. Reversals from prior yea...

December 4, 2025 22809 Views 0 comment Print

GSTN FAQs: GSTR-9/9C Filing Guidance FY 2024-25

Goods and Services Tax : Taxpayers cannot file GSTR-9 for FY 2024-25 unless all GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B returns are completed. Auto-population of relevant table...

October 16, 2025 11136 Views 1 comment Print

GSTR-9/9C for FY 2024-25 enabled on GST portal

Goods and Services Tax : GSTN confirms GSTR-9/9C filing for FY 2024-25 is active on the GST portal since October 12, 2025. Filing requires all GSTR-1 and G...

October 15, 2025 1737 Views 0 comment Print

Clarification on Late Fee for Delay in FORM GSTR-9C Filing

Goods and Services Tax : Learn about the GST clarification on late fees for delayed FORM GSTR-9C filing and the impact of recent changes on late fee calcul...

January 30, 2025 11226 Views 0 comment Print


12 Case Studies on Inward Supplies of FY 17-18 reporting in GSTR 9 & 9C of FY 18-19

September 3, 2020 9657 Views 0 comment Print

Part II of GST Audit Series: 12 Case Studies on Inward Supplies of FY 17-18 reporting in GSTR 9 & 9C of FY 18-19. How to report Input Tax Credit of 17-18 in GSTR 9 and 9C of 18-19? 1. 12 Case studies covering all issues of ITC reporting of 17-18 transactions in 18-19. 2. […]

12 Case Studies on Outward Supplies of FY 17-18 reporting in GSTR-9 & 9C of FY 2018-19

September 3, 2020 11211 Views 1 comment Print

GST Audit Series Part I: 12 Case Studies on Outward Supplies of FY 17-18 reporting in GSTR9 & 9C of FY 2018-19.  Highlights: How to report Outward Supplies Tax of 17-18 in GSTR 9 and 9C of 18-19. 1. Total 12 Case studies covering all issues of reporting 17-18 transactions in 18-19. 2. Where to […]

Practical understanding of effect of ITC in GSTR 9 for F.Y. 2018-19

August 30, 2020 3351 Views 0 comment Print

Form GSTR-9 is an annual return to be filed by all registered taxpayers whose turnover is Rs. 2 crores or more. A taxpayer shall report all outward supplies, inward supplies, taxes paid, refund claimed, demands raised and ITC availed and utilized in Form GSTR-9. It has been observed that practitioners are facing many difficulties to […]

Request to extend due date of filing of GSTR 9 & GSTR 9C

August 29, 2020 4212 Views 7 comments Print

As we are aware, the due date for filling GSTR 9 and GSTR 9C for F.Y 2018-19, is 30th September 2020 according to Notification No. 41/2020 – Central Tax dated 5th May 2020 and we humbly requests CBIC to extend the due date of filling GSTR 9 and GSTR 9C for Financial Year 2018-19 up […]

How to disclose transactions/adjustments of FY 17-18 in Annual return of FY 18-19?

August 25, 2020 26013 Views 0 comment Print

Completed 3 years in operation but still struggling to rise-up to the average expectations of the stakeholders; GST has proved to be a loop of extension of compliance deadlines. One such compliance is the filing of Annual Return (Form GSTR 9) and GST Audit (Form GSTR 9C).

GST Insights- Facility – Download Table 8A of GSTR-9

August 21, 2020 9468 Views 2 comments Print

While filing GSTR-9 of F.Y. 2017-18, one of the issues faced by the taxpayers was non-availability of detailed invoice-wise information of auto-populated information in Table 8A of GSTR-9 in respect of Details of Invoices appearing in GSTR-2A of the taxpayers. The ITC amount appearing in GSTR-2A downloaded as per authorized GSP/ASP or directly from GST […]

GSTN enables taxpayers to know ITC eligibility at invoice level while filing Annual Return

August 18, 2020 38184 Views 6 comments Print

GSTN enables taxpayers to know Input Tax Credit (ITC) eligibility at invoice level while filing Annual Return – Taxpayers are enabled to download of invoices which account for ITC in Table 8A of Form GSTR-9, Annual Return – Reasons for non-inclusion of an invoice in ITC value can be found out (difference between GSTR-2A and […]

Downloading document-wise details of Table 8A of Form GSTR-9

August 18, 2020 36801 Views 3 comments Print

1. A facility has been provided to the taxpayers to download document wise details of Table 8A of Form GSTR-9, from the portal in excel format. This can be done by using a new option of ‘Document wise Details of Table 8A’ given on the GSTR-9 dashboard, from Financial Year 2018-19 onwards. This will help […]

Facility to view auto computed GSTR-2A now available in GSTR-9

August 18, 2020 11256 Views 0 comment Print

In the process of easing out the GST returns process, CBIC has now enabled the facility to Download document wise details of Table 8A of Form GSTR-9 i.e. the invoice wise details of auto-populated amounts of GSTR-2A appearing in GSTR-9 can now be downloaded in excel. This facility is provided for the year 2018-19 onwards […]

GST returns – Due dates conundrum

August 14, 2020 23631 Views 2 comments Print

Introduction: Extending the due dates for various compliances is one of the reliefs extended by the Government to support the struggling taxpayers due to Covid-19 crisis. However, the extensions are not straight forwarded, it comes with conditions and criteria. Hence it is important to carefully check the relevant conditions and make the compliance. We have […]

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