The last date for filing of GST annual return for 2017-18 has been extended to June 30.
An official release said trade and industry is being informed that the forms (GSTR-9 and 9A) are now available on the common portal for filing and taxpayers are requested to file their returns at the earliest. Taxpayers have been asked to exercise caution while filing the return as facility to revise the FORM GSTR-9 and FORM GSTR-9A is not available.
GST exemption limit
A PTI report said the government on Thursday notified April 1 as the date for the implementation of doubling of GST exemption limit to ₹40 lakh, which will benefit SMEs. Besides, the effective date for availing higher turnover cap of ₹1.5 crore for availing composition scheme by traders has also been fixed as April 1.