GSTN has issued advisory to taxpayers to reconcile records and file pending GST Returns within expiry of three years as on 1st October 2025
As per the Finance Act,2023 (8 of 2023), dt. 31-03-2023, implemented w.e.f 01-10-2023 vide Notification No. 28/2023 – Central Tax dated 31th July, 2023, the taxpayers shall not be allowed file their GST returns after the expiry of a period of three years from the due date of furnishing the said return under Section 37 (Outward Supply), Section 39 (payment of liability), Section 44 (Annual Return) and Section 52 (Tax Collected at Source). These Sections cover GSTR-1, GSR-1A, GSTR 3B, GSTR-4, GSTR-5, GSTR-5A, GSTR-6, GSTR 7, GSTR 8 and GSTR 9 or GSTR 9C. Hence, above mentioned returns will be barred for filing after expiry of three years.
The said restriction will be implemented on the GST portal from September 2025 Tax period. Which means any return for which due date was three years back or more and hasn’t been filed till September Tax period will be barred from Filling. In this regard an advisory was already issued by GSTN.
Illustration : For ease of reference and better clarity, the latest GST returns that will be barred from filing w.e.f 1st October 2025 are detailed in the table below:
| GST Return | Barred Period w.e.f. 01.010.2025 |
| STR-1/IFF | August-2022 |
| GSTR-1Q | April-June 2022 |
| GSTR-3B/M | August-2022 |
| GSTR-3BQ | April-June 2022 |
| GSTR-4 | FY 2021-22 |
| GSTR-5 | August-2022 |
| GSTR-6 | August-2022 |
| GSTR-7 | August-2022 |
| GSTR-8 | August-2022 |
| GSTR-9/9C | FY 2020-21 |
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