Key Compliances for the Month of October 2021

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Key Compliances for the Month of October 2021

It is crucial for every business, irrespective of the business structure to adhere to the statutory compliance and complete all the necessary filings before the due dates. It is important to stay compliant with enormous compliance falling in the year for businesses and entrepreneurs. The Government and concerned Government Departments such as Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Central Bureau of Direct Taxes, Income Tax Department, and Ministry of Finance etc have announced extensions in various due dates from time to time to facilitate the stakeholders and taxpayers at large. Nevertheless, statutory compliance and tax compliance is concerned, every month is significant. There are various tax and statutory compliance due dates relating to ROC filing, GST return filings and Income tax filing falls in the month of October, 2021.

Compliance Calendar for the Month of October 2021 

1.GST Returns in the Month of October 2021

Due date Form to be filed Period Who should file?
10.10.2021 GSTR 7 September 2021 GSTR 7 is a return to be filed by the persons who is required to deduct TDS (Tax deducted at source) under GST
10.10.2021 GSTR 8 September 2021 GSTR-8 is a return to be filed by the e-commerce operators who are required to deduct TCS (Tax collected at source) under GST
11.10.2021 GSTR 1 September 2021 Taxpayers having an aggregate turnover of more than Rs. 1.50 Crores or opted to file Monthly Return
13.10.2021 GSTR 1 (QRMP) July to September 2021 GST return for the taxpayers who opted for QRMP scheme (Optional)
13.10.2021 GSTR 6 September 2021 Input Service Distributors
18.10.2021 CMP- 08 July to September 2021 Composition
20.10.2021 GSTR 5 & 5A September 2021 Non-Resident Taxpayers and ODIAR services provider
20.10.2021 GSTR 3B September 2021 The due date for GSTR-3B having an Annual Turnover of more than 5 Crores
25.10.2021 GST Challan Payment September 2021 GST Challan Payment if no sufficient ITC for September (for all Quarterly Filers)

2. Income Tax Compliance / PF / ESI in the Month of October 2021

Due Date Form to be filed Period Who should file?
07.10.2021 Challan No. ITNS-281 September 2021 Payment of TDS/TCS deducted /collected in September 2021.
15.10.2021 TDS Certificate August 2021 Due date for issue of TDS Certificate for tax deducted under Section 194IA in the month of August, 2021
15.10.2021 TDS Certificate August 2021 Due date for issue of TDS Certificate for tax deducted under Section 194IB in the month of August, 2021
15.10.2021 TDS Certificate August 2021 Due date for issue of TDS Certificate for tax deducted under Section 194M in the month of August, 2021
15.10.2021 Form 24G by Government officer September 2021 style=”border: 1px solid #555;Due date for furnishing of Form 24G by an office of the Government where TDS/TCS for the month of September, 2021 has been paid without the production of a challan
15.10.2021 Form No. 3BB September 2021 Due date for furnishing statement in Form no. 3BB by a stock exchange in respect of transactions in which client codes been modified after registering in the system for the month of September, 2021
15.10.2021 TCS Payment July to September 2021 Quarterly statement of TCS deposited for the quarter ending September 30, 2021
15.10.2021 Electronic Challan cum Return (ECR) (PF) September 2021 E-payment of Provident Fund
15.10.2021 ESI Challan September 2021 ESI payment
30.10.2021 TDS Challan-cum-statement September 2021 Due date for furnishing of challan-cum-statement in respect of tax deducted under section 194-IA, 194 IB, 194M
30.10.2021 TCS Certificate July to September 2021 Quarterly TCS certificate (in respect of tax collected by any person) for the quarter ending September 30, 2021
31.10.2021 Form 3CEAB FY 2020-21 Intimation by a designated constituent entity, resident in India, of an international group in Form no. 3CEAB for the accounting year 2020-21
31.10.2021 TDS Payment July to September 2021 Quarterly statement of TDS deposited for the quarter ending September 30, 2021
31.10.2021 Annual Audited Account FY 2020-21 Due date for furnishing of Annual audited accounts for each approved programme under section 35(2AA)
31.10.2021 Non TDC Return July to September 2021 Quarterly return of non-deduction of tax at source by a banking company from interest on time deposit in respect of the quarter ending September 30, 2021
31.10.2021 Copies of Form No. 60 April to September 2021 Copies of the declaration received in Form No. 60 during April 1, 2021 to September 30, 2021 to the concerned Director/Joint Director
31.10.2021 Payment of tax under the Direct Tax Vivad se Vishwas Act, 2020 with additional charge

3. Company Annual Filing and LLP Annual Filing in the Month of October 2021

Due Date Form to be filed Period Who should file?
14.10.2021 ADT 1 FY 2020-21
29.10.2021 Form AOC 4 FY 2020-21 AOC 4 filing by Companies

(If AGM is held on 30.09.2021)

– If AGM was not held on 30.09.2021, then AOC 4 needs to be filed withing 30 days date of the conclusion of AGM

30.10.2021 LLP Form 8 FY 2020-21 Every LLP should submit the data of its profit or loss and balance sheet.Financial Report of LLP
31.10.2021 Form MSME April to September 2021 All MSMEs should file a half-yearly return with the registrar for outstanding payments to Micro or Small Enterprises.

The month of October, 2021 is crucial for the due dates for various compliances under Goods and Service Act, Income Tax Act, Companies Act and LLP Act. Filing the above mentioned forms on or before the due dates will save the Taxpayers from hefty penalties.

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Takeaway

The month of October 2021 is crucial for the due dates for various compliances under Goods and Service Act, Income Tax Act, Companies Act and LLP Act. Filing the above mentioned forms on or before the due dates will save the Taxpayers from hefty penalties.

CS Urvashi Jain is an associate member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India. Her expertise, inter-alia, is in regulatory approvals, licenses, registrations for any organization set up in India. She posse’s good exposure to compliance management system, legal due diligence, drafting and vetting of various legal agreements. She has good command in drafting manuals, blogs, guides, interpretations and providing opinions on the different core areas of companies act, intellectual properties and taxation.

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