There is No Change in Financial Year 2019-20 ends on 31 March 2020 Government Press Release.
Know various due dates of returns extended in Income Tax, GST & MCA for the months of February 2020, March 2020, May 2020 and June 2020
The government, Ministry of Finance has clarified that there is no change in Financial Year 2019-20 and it ends on 31 March 2020
In Social Media there are fake circular or notification which is shared. Government clarified all such documents are fake. The document jn circulation is not changes in financial year. This is stamp duty amendments. Earier stamp duty amendments made by Finance Act, 2019 (onterim budget) were to become effective from 9th Janury, 2020. Which later were oushed to 1st April, 202 vide notification dated 8th January, 2020.
The attached notification postpones applicability of amendnment to indian stamps act to be effective from 1st July, 2020 now
The change is only in various due dates which are due for filing various forms returns and reply to notice in Income Tax and GST from 31 March to 30 June
Press release copy of government

The Various Returns Due Dates in GST Goods and Serivce Tax which are due monthly or quarterly or yearly are extended in some cases by one month and in others by 3 months depending upon Turnover
Sr. No. | Return | Turnover | Months/Period | Regular Due Date | Revised Due Date | Interest | Late Fees & Penalty |
1 | GSTR-3B | Less than Rs.5 Crore | February | 20/03/2020 | Last week of June 2020 | No Interest | No Penalty |
Less than Rs.5 Crore | March | 20/04/2020 | Last week of June 2020 | No Interest | No Penalty | ||
Less than Rs.5 Crore | April | 20/05/2020 | Last week of June 2020 | No Interest | No Penalty | ||
Less than Rs.5 Crore | May | 20/06/2020 | No Change | No change | No Change | ||
More than Rs.5 Crore | February | 20/03/2020 | 04/04/2020 | 9% | No Penalty | ||
More than Rs.5 Crore | March | 20/04/2020 | 05/05/2020 | 9% | No Penalty | ||
More than Rs.5 Crore | April | 20/05/2020 | 04/06/2020 | 9% | No Penalty | ||
More than Rs.5 Crore | May | 20/06/2020 | No change | No change | No change | ||
2 | GSTR- 1(Monthly) | More than Rs.1.5 Crore | February | 11/03/2020 | Last week of June 2020 | Not applicable | No Change |
More than Rs.1.5 Crore | March | 11/04/2020 | Last week of June 2020 | Not applicable | No Change | ||
More than Rs.1.5 Crore | April | 11/05/2020 | Last week of June 2020 | Not applicable | No Change | ||
More than Rs.1.5 Crore | May | 11/06/2020 | Last week of June 2020 | Not applicable | No Change | ||
3 | GSTR-1 (Quarterly) | Less than Rs.1.5 Crore | Jan – Mar 2020 | 30/04/2020 | Last week of June 2020 | Not applicable | No Change |
4 | CMP-08(Queerly) | Composition Scheme | Jan- Mar 2020 | 18/4/2020 | Last week of June 2020 | No Interest | No Penalty |
5 | GSTR- 4(Annual Return) | Composition Scheme | 2019-20 | 30/04/2020 | Last week of June 2020 | No Interest | No Penalty |
6 | GST Audit | More than Rs.5 Crore | 2018-19 | 31/03/2020 | 30/06/2020 | No Change | No Change |
7 | GST Annual Return | More than Rs.2 Crore | 2018-19 | 31/03/2020 | 30/06/2020 | No Change | No Change |
Government will issue a notification as to provide actual revised due dates in staggered manner falling under the last week of June 2020
Above deadlines are as per Press Release dated 24th March 2020, Subject to the subsequent notification to be issued in this regard by GST department
Income Tax Returns Due Dates extended up to 30th June 2020
Return /Form | Original Date/ Norms | New Dates/ Norms |
Income Tax Return for 2018-19 | March 31,2020 | June 30,2020 |
Revise Return for 2018-19 | March 31,2020 | June 30,2020 |
Aadhaar – Pan linking | March 31,2020 | June 30,2020 |
Vivad se Vishwas Scheme | March 31 : with out any add payment June 30: add payment @10% | June 30,2020 without addition payment |
Delayed payments of advanced tax self-assessment tax, regular tax TDS,TCS equalisation levy, STT,CTT | Interest rate @ 12 – 18 % | Reduced interest rate of 9% for payment made between March – June 2020 |
Due dates for various matters such as notice intimation, filing of appeal | Expiring betweeb March 20- June 29 | June 30,2020 |
Payment under Sabka Vishwas | March 31,2020 | June 30,2020 with out Interest |
Above deadlines are as per Press Release dated 24th March 2020, Subject to the subsequent notification to be issued in this regard by Income Tax department
Ministry of Corporate Affairs has extended various deadlines for filing forms
MCA Form Compliance | Original Date/ Norms | New Date/ Norms |
CARO 2020 | Applicable from FY 2019-20 | Applicable from FY 2020-21 |
Commencement of business filing | 1 month | 6 month |
Late filing of any document | Late fees as applicable | No additional fees till 30 September |
LLP Settlement Scheme, 2020 | 31 Aug 2020 | 30 September 2020 |
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